Overtourism and support for sports mega events

Martin Schnitzer, Hannes Winner and Gottfried Tappeiner

Annals of Tourism Research, 2021, vol. 88, issue C

Abstract: •We analyze overtourism as driver for population's opposition towards mega event.•As a case study the referenda for the 2026 Olympic Games in Innsbruck was chosen.•Over-crowded tourism destinations should abstain from organizing mega events.

Keywords: Sports mega events; Overtourism; Olympic games; Residents (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1016/j.annals.2020.103065

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