Year 2019, Issue 

Date published

20.12.2019

Table of content

  • Petya Ivanova
    EVENT TOURISM IN BULGARIA ON THE BASIS OF HALLMARK EVENTS
    Summary: ction 9 Chapter one. Theoretical bases of event tourism research 13 1.1. Basic principles and concepts related to leisure, recreation and tourism 13 1.2. Nature and characteristics of the categories of special events and event tourism 24 1.3. Significance and possible impacts of hallmark events and event tourism 38 Chap ... ... Introduction 9 Chapter one. Theoretical bases of event tourism research 13 1.1. Basic principles and concepts related to leisure, recreation and tourism 13 1.2. Nature and characteristics of the categories of special events and event tourism 24 1.3. Significance and possible impacts of hallmark events and event tourism 38 Chapter two. Management aspects of event tourism 47 2.1. Management levels of event tourism 47 2.1.1. Management of events and event tourism at national level 48 2.1.2. Corporate event management 52 2.1.3. Management of events and event tourism at municipal level 55 2.2. Management approaches of events and event management 59 2.3. Strategic management and development of event tourism 62 Chapter three. Exploring the opportunities for event tourism in Bulgaria 74 3.1. Methodological issues of the study 74 3.2. Analysis of the events of destination Bulgaria 78 3.2.1. Analysis of the cultural events of destination Bulgaria 78 3.2.2. Analysis of the business events of destination Bulgaria 88 3.2.3. Analysis of the sporting events of destination Bulgaria 90 3.3. Model of event tourism goals on the basis of hallmark events 92 3.4. Prospects for strategic management of event tourism based on hallmark events in Bulgaria 101 Conclusion 111 References 114 Appendices 121 Appendix ¹ 1. Research methods – strengths and limitations 122 Appendix ¹2. List of periodic events in Bulgaria in the offers of tour operators as of May 2019 128 Appendix ¹3. Questionnaire 135 Appendix ¹4. Information about experts’ participation in the survey 142 List of figures 144 List of tables 145 The monograph examines the specific features of event tourism and the opportunities it offers for the development of destination Bulgaria. Global trends in tourist demand and the state of local tourism supply are indicative of the relevance of developing this type of tourism in the country. Special events, especially those that are hallmark events, and tourism that is based on them, are recognized as an opportunity to achieve a range of goals. They can also have impact on the image, attract tourists and emotionally influence them which makes them a particularly suitable instrument at this stage of the development of destination Bulgaria. The monograph focuses on the management aspects of event tourism on the basis of hallmark events and untapped potential in the country. Theoretical perspectives on the taxonomy of the issues under study are developed in chapter one. Management aspects as part of realizing the potential of event tourism are presented in chapter two. An empirical approach is adopted in chapter three – hallmark events for destination Bulgaria are systematized, a model for assessing the factors and goals of event tourism management in the country is constructed and tested by experts.