Publications

Setting the stage : a community-based festival and event planning manual [2016]

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Whether starting up a new festival or event or wishing to grow an existing one, this manual has been developed to be a fill-in-the-blank tool for organizers to help them plan, implement and then... More ≫

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Whether starting up a new festival or event or wishing to grow an existing one, this manual has been developed to be a fill-in-the-blank tool for organizers to help them plan, implement and then evaluate their event. The manual is divided into standalone sections that can be given to each major team member, outlining their specific duties. Each section includes general guidelines, checklists and worksheet templates which can easily be customized for a specific event.

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Festivals and events tourism growth program : program guidelines

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The Festivals and Events Tourism Growth Program makes funding available to eligible organizations that deliver festivals and events to work with a third-party consultant to evaluate the festival... More ≫

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The Festivals and Events Tourism Growth Program makes funding available to eligible organizations that deliver festivals and events to work with a third-party consultant to evaluate the festival or event, identify tourism growth opportunities, and set clear steps towards growing the visitor experience, tourism revenues, visitation and organizational capacity. The result will be a Festival/Event Tourism Growth Plan that will help the organization realize the full tourism potential of its festival or event.

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The American market for fairs & festivals tourism in Alberta : a special analysis of the 2006 Travel Activities and Motivation Survey (TAMS)

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Alberta Tourism, Parks, Recreation and Culture commissioned a set of American tourist profiles based on activity-based sectors identified in the 2006 Travel Activities and Motivation Survey:... More ≫

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Alberta Tourism, Parks, Recreation and Culture commissioned a set of American tourist profiles based on activity-based sectors identified in the 2006 Travel Activities and Motivation Survey: cultural tourists; fairs & festivals tourists; hunters; and archaeological experiences tourists. This profile describes fairs & festivals tourists.

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Guidelines : survey procedures for tourism economic impact assessments of ungated or open access events and festivals [2007]

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These guidelines are designed to enable organizers of small and medium sized fairs, festivals and events across North America to produce more credible and consistent inputs for estimating their... More ≫

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These guidelines are designed to enable organizers of small and medium sized fairs, festivals and events across North America to produce more credible and consistent inputs for estimating their tourism economic impact. A new level of consistency and professionalism will be brought to this important measurement task as event organizers adopt the guidelines as minimum standards.

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Guidelines : survey procedures for assessment of on-site spending at gated events and festivals

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These documents include guidelines and sample forms and questionnaires. The guidelines are designed to allow organizers of small and medium sized fairs, festivals, and events across North... More ≫

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These documents include guidelines and sample forms and questionnaires. The guidelines are designed to allow organizers of small and medium sized fairs, festivals, and events across North America to produce credible and consistent inputs for estimating their tourism economic impact and/or estimates of on-site spending, with limited assistance from professional consultants. These guidelines are most appropriate for events and festivals with 50,000 or fewer "net" attendees.

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Guidelines : survey procedures for tourism economic impact assessments of gated events and festivals [2005]

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These guidelines are designed to enable organizers of small and medium sized fairs, festivals and events across North America to produce more credible and consistent inputs for estimating their... More ≫

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These guidelines are designed to enable organizers of small and medium sized fairs, festivals and events across North America to produce more credible and consistent inputs for estimating their tourism economic impact. A new level of consistency and professionalism will be brought to this important measurement task as event organizers adopt the guidelines as minimum standards.

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Guidelines : survey procedures for tourism economic impact assessments of ungated or open access events and festivals [2005]

Description

These guidelines are designed to enable organizers of small and medium sized fairs, festivals and events across North America to produce more credible and consistent inputs for estimating their... More ≫

Description

These guidelines are designed to enable organizers of small and medium sized fairs, festivals and events across North America to produce more credible and consistent inputs for estimating their tourism economic impact. A new level of consistency and professionalism will be brought to this important measurement task as event organizers adopt the guidelines as minimum standards.

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Guidelines : survey procedures for assessment of on-site spending at ungated or open access events and festivals

Description

These documents include guidelines and sample forms and questionnaires. The guidelines are designed to allow organizers of small and medium sized fairs, festivals, and events across North... More ≫

Description

These documents include guidelines and sample forms and questionnaires. The guidelines are designed to allow organizers of small and medium sized fairs, festivals, and events across North America to produce credible and consistent inputs for estimating their tourism economic impact and/or estimates of on-site spending, with limited assistance from professional consultants. These guidelines are most appropriate for events and festivals with 50,000 or fewer "net" attendees.

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