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Festival and Event Tourism: Building Resilience and Promoting Sustainability Challenges and Opportunities in a Post-COVID-19 Environment

Prem Subramaniam (IDFC (Retd), India)

The Emerald Handbook of Destination Recovery in Tourism and Hospitality

ISBN: 978-1-80262-074-0, eISBN: 978-1-80262-073-3

Publication date: 7 November 2022

Abstract

Festivals and events have been regarded as one of the sources of super-spreading of the COVID-19 virus. This industry has higher vulnerability to external factors. Against this backdrop, this chapter explores the various methods that will define the future for them while promoting the ideas of sustainability.

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Acknowledgements

Acknowledgements

The author is grateful to Dr Shyju P J, Asst. Professor (Tourism Management), Banaras Hindu University for his help in editing the manuscript.

Citation

Subramaniam, P. (2022), "Festival and Event Tourism: Building Resilience and Promoting Sustainability Challenges and Opportunities in a Post-COVID-19 Environment", Mohanty, P., Sharma, A., Kennell, J. and Hassan, A. (Ed.) The Emerald Handbook of Destination Recovery in Tourism and Hospitality, Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 497-507. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-80262-073-320221029

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