Measuring the Economic Impacts of Convention Centers and Event Tourism

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to provide policymakers, local planners, investors, and other interested parties with a discussion of economic impact studies concerning event tourism, conventions, and their infrastructure. This paper will discuss the main methodologies underlying economic impact studies, the factors that increase and decrease economic impact, and the components that can create a defendable study.

Key Words:

• Event economic
• tourism impact
• impact assessment methods