Commonwealth Games & Regeneration Activities-Samples for Students

Question: Choose any type of Event and analys it. Answer: Introduction The following paper is intended to build and enhance the skills of a student in understanding the part played by events and other attractions in the Tourism and Hospitality Industry. Understanding the processes involved in organizing a successful event is key to an event management student. An event is an organized occasion of a social nature. Attractions, on the other hand, are features whether natural or man-made that encourages people to visit a certain place. In many countries, tourism is considered to be a major source of income and the backbone of the economy. Hence, events are planned during a different time of the year and people from all over the world visit and take part in them. For example, the 2018 Commonwealth Games as discussed below with all the details about its location and stakeholders. Type of Event, Dimension, and Associated Attractions The 2018 Commonwealth Games also known as the Gold Coast 2018 is an international event with different sporting competitions (Chappelet 2012, pp.76). It is an example of a mega event whereby, it is a huge event and has an immense impact on a countries whole economy(Coates 2012, pp.76). The Commonwealth will have an economic dimension in that, the occurrence of these games in Australia is going to greatly impact the economy, the Tourism and Hospitality Industry in particular, following the income earned from the foreign visitors that will come to the country to witness the sports (Wicker Sotiriadou 2013, pp.41). Also, the country will benefit from all infrastructures that will be developed for a successful sporting competition (Wicker Sotiriadou 2013, pp.40). Looking from another dimension, all the people involved will get a chance to experience other cultures in the food they will eat while in their stay in Australia (Clark, Kearns 2014, pp.78). Some of the attractions include aqu atic centers which will also host the swimming and diving competitions. Brief Analysis of the Events Categorization The 2018 Commonwealth Games is a sports event that also enhances the different cultures having participants from all over the world with an emphasis on the Commonwealth members (Mller, Pickles 2015, pp.62). The sports are in 18 major categories and are 275 in total. For the past 15 years, Australia has been hosting these games in Gold Coast, Queensland (Stell 2014, pp.56). The Gold Coast 2018 will occur between 4th and 15th of August 2018. The announcement for the 2018 games to be held in Australia was made in Basseterre, Saints Kitts on November 11th, 2011 (Ramchandani, Wilson 2014, pp.45). One of the key aspects that made Gold Coast a suitable location for these games is that 80 percent of the venues in the city are in a state to host world Olympics. The Carrara Stadium which is the main venue was constructed in 1986 and can hold a total of 25000 people having 23,500 seats (Bajracharya, Cattell Khanjanasthiti 2014, pp.120). The field has a length of 161 meters and 134 meters. The Commonwealth Games budget is estimated about 1.5 billion dollars. $657 million to be spent in the construction of the sporting avenues. Also, 4 security companies have been hired to ensure order and tranquility during the sports. In order to create a successful event, factors such as security and traffic need to be addressed. The Gold Coast light rail system will provide a direct connection to some of the game venues hence, the issue of participants running late due to inconveniences brought by transport will be eliminated. The participant countries are seventy all of them members of Commonwealth with six thousand six hundred athletes (Byrne 2014, pp.1205). The sports will also include the disabled people who will compete among themselves and win medals just like the rest of the people. Stakeholders and Their Involvement Being an International sports event, Gold Coast 2018 has attracted investors from all over the globe (Hall 2006, pp.67). They are in three major categories which include; the Official Game Partners, Supporters, and Suppliers. The partners include The Star Gold Coast, Griffith University, and many others. Griffith University is located in the eastern part of the Australian Coast and funded the Gold Coast 2018 since some of the students in this institution are also participants in the Olympics and by winning the games bring a lot of pride and publicity of the school (Harris 2013, pp.2069). The supporters, on the other hand, include Minter Ellison, Seek and Gold Coast Bulletin. Finally, Mediacom, Tourism Australia, Thrifty Rent A Car among many others being the suppliers. The Thrifty Rent A Car will supply vehicles to Gold Coast 2018 to be used by the competitors to take them around the city. Conclusion The Commonwealth games 2018 will bring together people of different origins and beliefs and provide so many opportunities for the participants. The Australian Tourism and Hospitality Industry will gain profits that will help it grow rapidly. The winners of the different sports will receive gold and silver medals to take back to their countries at the same time bringing a lot of pride to their country (Oliver 2014, pp.45). The involvement of the disabled in the sporting competitions provides them a chance to participate in activities that were previously seen as only for able bodied people. Bibliography Bajracharya, B., Cattell, D. and Khanjanasthiti, I., 2014, May. Challenges and opportunities to develop a Smart City: A case study of Gold Coast, Australia. 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