The Impact of Small Island Sports Events on Developing Sustainable Tourism

Abstract

Small islands rely heavily on tourism as a way of an economic boost, as well as a way of growth for business development, in particular, hospitality. One of the ways that several islands around the world have excelled in this is through hosting sports events as a way of sustainable tourism and there are many examples of this such as Hawaii that have $200 million dollar source of revenue and 94% of inbound tourists coming to the island for this type of tourism. This is just one example that is discussed within the chapter along with others as such stakeholders as the International Island Games that takes place every two years on 24 small islands around the world. Key areas that will be discussed as how the community must be involved in any type of tourism development due to the number of potential tourists who may visit the island and its potential positive or negative impact that this might have.