Tourism at the Olympic Games

Visiting the World

Bibliographic Data

ID23535752
EditorsMike Robinson (0000-0001-8996-7645), Josef Ploner (0000-0002-6363-7477)
Year2017
Pages130
Publication date2017-10-02
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenueTourism at the Olympic Games (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherRoutledge (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.4324/9781315674773
OpenAlexW1993279416
Open LibraryOL33574017M
ISBN9781315674773
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited10

Going far beyond being just a mega sport event, the Olympic Games are, and have been in the past, important settings for tourism and cultural change. Hosting the Olympic Games presents a unique opportunity for countries to promote, regenerate, and develop cities and regions, and to firmly locate them within an increasingly competitive global tourism marketplace. From Athens to Rio de Janeiro, Olympic landmark buildings, 'districts', and 'parks' have permanently transformed cities and regions, and gained tremendous material and symbolic value as tourist attractions. On another level, the Olympic Games produce a kaleidoscopic range of intangible and quasi-religious engagements with place and spectacle. They have a tremendous impact on the image of the host country, while invoking collective memories and touching on emotions such as suspense, compassion, togetherness, and pride. Tourism has also become a major watchword in ongoing debates on the 'legacy' of the Olympic Games, and it deeply penetrates discourses on social justice and cultural change on a local, national and global scale. This book was originally published as a special issue of the Journal of Tourism and Cultural Change.

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