Assessing the revenue generation and other economic influences of a one-time megaevent raises unique measurement problems. This is especially true when the event is a “cultural” tourist activity held in a place where many “casual” tourists flock. This article describes this delineation process and presents the basis for encouragement of cultural tourist events.
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