Effects of Olympics on Tourism Destination



Effects of Olympics on Tourism Destination

Introduction

Despite the length of time that the games have been in existence, the Olympics continue to draw large numbers of people and even larger sums of money to various destinations around the world, and perhaps more importantly, to whatever country has been fortunate enough to be chosen by the International Olympic Committee as the host country. It does not necessarily guarantee that the host country will 'hit the jackpot,' in terms of tourist money coming into their country from across the world. The other side of coin represents the investment ...