Impacts of World Cup on Tourism, Hospitality, and Events Industries

This report analyzes the impacts of the World Cup on the tourism, hospitality, and events industries, including short-term effects on the hospitality sector, logistical challenges of hosting the event, longer-term influences on the country as a tourism destination, and impacts from an environmental and social perspective. Recommendations are provided for each impact area.

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Table of Contents

Introduction......................................................................................................................................1
Definition of World Cup........................................................................................................1
Positive and negative issues involved for countries considering a bid..................................1
Summarising the main aims of the report...............................................................................1
Analysis............................................................................................................................................2
The Impacts on the Tourism, Hospitality and Events Industries............................................2
Short term effects on the hospitality sector.......................................................................2
Logistical challenges of hosting the event.........................................................................2
Longer term influences on the country as a tourism destination.......................................3
The impacts from an environmental perspective....................................................................3
Carbon footprint and pollution..........................................................................................3
Regeneration opportunities................................................................................................4
The impacts from a social perspective...................................................................................4
Intangible benefits (e.g. social cohesion; morale; entertainment).....................................4
Policing..............................................................................................................................5
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................5
Summary of the Analysis section...........................................................................................5
Recommendations............................................................................................................................5
Overview................................................................................................................................5
Recommendation on impacts on the Tourism, Hospitality and Events Industries.................6
Recommendation on impacts from an environmental perspective.........................................6
Recommendation on impacts from a social perspective........................................................6
References........................................................................................................................................7

Introduction
Definition of World Cup
World cup can be defined as the competition among different types of teams from different
countries in sports and there is a trophy which is awarded for a world cup to a specific team who
is the winner. There are various number of common squad sporting which takes part in the world
cup competition such as ICC that is the cricket world cup, rugby world cup, rugby league world
cup and the hockey world cup but there is one which is top recognised that is the FIFA world cup
which is an association of the football tournament and it was first held in 1930 (Kayumovich and
Kamalovna, 2019). It is the type of tournament that is considered as the sports world champion
which is the maximum widespread sporting occasion in the world which draws billions of TV
audiences each competition. This is the international sporting event in which assorted teams
participate in different sports to win the trophy and this kind of the event is a part of tourism and
hospitality along with the events industries which has the greater impact on world cup events and
vice versa.
Positive and negative issues involved for countries considering a bid
Positivity of the world cup event is that it supports in increasing the valuable tourism
which can boost the local economics and also increases the host countries global trade and
stature along with creating the sense of national pride. Negativity of the world cup event is that
they are a financial drain on host cities and the world cup forces the host cities to spend the large
amount of money on the substructure and structures that comes into neglect along with the
displacement and load inhabitants of the host nation and the City. All these are the positive and
negative issues involved for countries considering a bid (Aicher and Newland, 2018).
Summarising the main aims of the report
The following discussion is based on the impacts on the tourism, hospitality and events
industries along with the impacts from an environmental perspective and social perspective with
proper findings and conclusion along with the recommendations.
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Analysis
The Impacts on the Tourism, Hospitality and Events Industries
Short term effects on the hospitality sector
Short term effects on the hospitality sector of world cup events are such that the tourism
industry has benefited a lot because of the infrastructure of the host countries have improved
along with the temporary hotels has turned into housing projects for residence and continue in
the industry and moreover they are in the process of modifications in order to start gearing up for
the next world cup event. Talking about the more short term effects on the hospitality sector of
world cup events are such that the hotel business and restaurant are earning in a good amount
because at the time of world cup event, every outsider visit the restaurants and hotels for the
accommodation and food and therefore all the tourism companies in the industry who are
responsible for management of the event can get the contract of hosting the world cup event as
well which is a very big thing for the tourism industry and moreover it can also increase the
economy of the host country. All these are the benefits to the hospitality sector of conducting the
world cup events and the short term impacts (Taheri, Hosany and Altinay, 2019).
Logistical challenges of hosting the event
Logistic challenges of hosting the world cup event are such that first is the research in
part which is very difficult about the first country and also about the event because international
event planning has the complicated research to analyse the including elements and components.
Another challenge is enlisting the help of a customs broker along with understanding local
business customers and getting help with value added taxes. Another major challenge is
communication and language along with establishing the local connections. These are the major
challenges and talking about the minor challenges that could be faced by the hospitality industry
while conducting the world cup event are the budget and time along with the innovation and
creativity. Moreover, it also includes the AV equipment failure and fresh content along with the
audience engagement and leaving a lasting impression along with the backup plan (Kapur,
2018).
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Longer term influences on the country as a tourism destination
Longer-term influences on the country as a tourism destination are basically the
advantages to the country such as tourism activity creates demand and this is because tourism is
the individual activity of travelling which involves the feeding and profitable actions and each
and every stage. Tourism industry needs and feasts request which means that the worth chain
needs and feasts the request through numerous businesses & consequently boosts additional
commercial action. It motivates the tourists to reach global standards that the facilities and the
infrastructure which are required to be world-wide standard as of the tourist are a global
customer. Tourism needs nation growth which means that a country is required to render
traveller magnetisms with the help of substructure and providing amenities to entice the tourist in
order to make tourism grow. Tourism induces more consumption which means that tourists want
to enjoy and experience their life to the fullest so that they can take back their good memories
and therefore it is inclined to do more and consume more. This can help the country with the
help of tourist attractions and travelling along with the local tourism and stay and ancillary
activities. It also includes the travel planning along with the transport and accommodation along
with the food and shopping and tourist sites. All these are the influences of the longer turn on the
country as a tourism destination (Greenwell, Danzey-Bussell and Shonk, 2019).
The impacts from an environmental perspective
Carbon footprint and pollution
Event and tourism industry is a very carbon intensive industry. This is because it
contributes approximately 8% of the global greenhouse gas emissions as a result of rendering
dining and transportation along with the accommodation and recreation activities to tourists.
There are many activities which are responsible for the carbon footprint and pollution from the
plane flights and the boat rides along with the lodging and many more. After the search it is
known that the maximum footprint is emitted by the tourist from high income countries and the
United States travellers are on the top of the list. talking about pollution because of the events
and tourism industry then it creates amazon's and noise along with the solid waste and littering
by releasing the oil and chemicals and even the architecture of visual pollution. Air pollution is
also included and all are specific to the tourist activities. All these activities impact the
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environment in a very disastrous manner in the form of heavy carbon footprint and pollution.
The World cup is the major and very popular event in a world which people travel to watch in
different countries and accommodate for long days which can impact the environment of the
particular country (Fakana and Mengist, 2019).
Regeneration opportunities
Regeneration of opportunities can be conducted by the tourism industry so that they can
reduce the carbon footprint and pollution which can help the environment to be sustainable along
with their activities in the particular country and this way they can easily conduct the world cup
event in an environment friendly manner. Such as people can use the 4 R's that are refused and
reduced along with the reuse and recycle. They can encourage people to bike more and drive less
along with the conservation of water to protect the waterways. Opportunities can be regenerated
by eating seasonally and locally along with the more plants growing so that the people can
switch to sustainable and clean energy (Mishra, 2020).
The impacts from a social perspective
Intangible benefits (e.g. social cohesion; morale; entertainment)
There is a positive impact of the event and tourism industry on the society and from the
social perspective such as the benefits are the intangible for example social cohesion and morale
along with the entertainment. Social cohesion has a positive impact on society from the social
perspective of the tourism industry such as it is the willingness of the people of a society in order
to cooperate with other people to survive and prosper so that it can contribute to the broader
variety of social results for example health and economic prosperity. Basically it links and
creates the relationship among the members of a social group and it has mainly four components
such as social relations and task relations along with the perceived unity and emotions. This also
results in the morals among the people which helps in the social outcomes for better
encouragement to interact among different countries assorted cultured people for better
understanding of the society's nature to live in it. World cup events are the major source of
entertainment of today's generation because people are more involved in the sports activities and
they are interested in watching such tournaments and therefore it brings the entertainment to the
society as well (Koo, Mendes-Filho and Buhalis, 2019).
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Policing
Policing any event and tourism industry from a social perspective has the major objective
such as its establishment is the guarantee and safeguard of the effective standardization of
different types of processes and practices in which the implementation of policies is done.
Basically the tourism policy from the social perspective is the set or group of discourses and
decisions along with the practices which are determined by the administration and also the
partnership with the secluded and communal performers in order to accomplish the different
goals and objectives which are related to tourism (Škare, Soriano and Porada-Rochoń, 2021).
Conclusion
Summary of the Analysis section
It is summarised that the short term effects on the hospitality sector of the world cup even
is positive as well as negative also because they are facing the logistics challenges of hosting the
event and also getting the benefit after the accomplishment of the event and moreover they have
the longer term influences on the country as a tourism destination either in a positive or a
negative manner. It is analysed that the impact from an environmental perspective of the event
and tourism industry has the negative impact more than the positive impact but there are
regeneration opportunities as well. It is also analysed that the impact from a social perspective of
the event and tourism industry has the positive impact more than the negative impact along with
the standardized policy followed by the tourism industry. Hence all such areas are covered in the
report for better understanding of the event in the tourism industry and their impacts along with
different perspectives.
Recommendations
Overview
Hosting the event of world cup in a country has the both positive and the negative impact
on the industry as well as on the individual also and therefore Such negative impact is to be
rectified and they must be the encouragement for the positive impact so that there can be a
greater benefit to the society and environment along with the country and individualism as well
(Moon, Yang and Seo, 2019). Hence there are some recommendations discussed below.
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Recommendation on impacts on the Tourism, Hospitality and Events Industries
 Amount of investment done to host the world cup must be equal or all less than the return
on investment
 World cup events for the short period of time and therefore facilities provided must be
equivalent for the same in order to save the cost
 Sporting facilities and marketing strategies must be good enough so that the investment
can gain value
Recommendation on impacts from an environmental perspective
 Educating The tourist about the saving of water and energy in order to be environment
friendly and sustainable
 Measurement taken to reduce air and noise pollution is a responsibility of the tourism
company so that it can be minimized
Recommendation on impacts from a social perspective
 It is important to ensure that there must be the team management and conflict
management among the people who are involved in the event
 It is essential to make sure that the people available much respect each other culture and
background
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References
Books and journal
Aicher, T.J. and Newland, B.L., 2018. To explore or race? Examining endurance athletes’
destination event choices. Journal of Vacation Marketing. 24(4). pp.340-354.
Fakana, S.T. and Mengist, A.B., 2019. Factors Hindering Tourism Industry Development:
Gambella People’s National Regional State, South West Ethiopia. Global Journal of
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Greenwell, T.C., Danzey-Bussell, L.A. and Shonk, D.J., 2019. Managing sport events. Human
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Kapur, R., 2018. The Significance of Sports Tourism. University of Delhi.
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Koo, C., Mendes-Filho, L. and Buhalis, D., 2019. Smart tourism and competitive advantage for
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Mishra, R.R., 2020. Mice tourism in India: Powerhouse of a new era. PRAGATI: Journal of
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Škare, M., Soriano, D.R. and Porada-Rochoń, M., 2021. Impact of COVID-19 on the travel and
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