Event tourism in the research literature
The ensuing literature review aims to be systematically
comprehensive and critical, leading to identification of
theoretical and research themes and gaps. First a chronological
review is provided, showing how this sub-field
originated and evolved. Then a thematic review is undertaken,
looking specifically at types of events and ‘megaevents’.
Of necessity, this review covers both event
management and event tourism, mainly because the
overlaps are considerable, and also owing to the fact that
there are no separate event-tourism periodicals.