Worldwide Hospitality and Tourism Themes: Volume 3 Issue 3

Will sustainability change the business model of the event industry?

Fiona Pelham

This paper aims to present answers to the strategic question “will sustainability change the business model of the event industry”.

Promoting sustainable festival events tourism: a case study of Lamu Kenya

Roselyne N. Okech

Tourism has been a key force in promoting festival growth and expansion. Towns, villages and cities are increasingly keen to share their culture, environment and spending…

Roundtable discussion: applying sustainability legislation to events

Melanie Paterson, Sharon Ward

Environmental policies and sustainability‐focussed legislation has far‐reaching impacts across a range of aspects. This article attempts to provide a concise overview of four…

Tourism ecology: towards the responsible, sustainable tourism future

Lóránt Dávid

The purpose of this paper is to provide an insight into the purpose and development of responsible and sustainable tourism. Moreover, to present a critique of existing approach…

Sustainable facilities management within event venues

Myrsini Koukiasa

The article aims to provide an insight into concepts, frameworks and processes related to sustainable facility management (FM) within event venues. A further objective is to…

A critical review of “green” procurement: Life cycle analysis of food products within the supply chain

Sean Beer, Christian Lemmer

The purpose of this paper is to help readers understand the nature of the food supply chain and the way that environmental “costs” are accumulated along its length, with a view to…

The development of competitive advantage through sustainable event management

Stephen Henderson

Whilst the debate rages between progressive and destructive considerations of economic development, this paper aims to develop thinking around the sustainable event and its…

Moving towards responsible events management

James Musgrave

This article attempts to provide a concise overview of the approaches towards managing events in a changing market environment and summarises issues of responsibility…

Is there a need for sustainable management within the events industry?

James Musgrave