Events Tourism and Sustainable Development with Respect to Covid-19

Events are widely recognized as essential components of global tourism. Due to the rapid transmission of the deadly coronavirus,the tourism industry including events tourism felt disrupted. WHO officially announced the outbreak of COVID-19 as the worst pandemic that mankind has ever faced. These disruptions manifest in the way of event suspensions or rescheduling. The present study examines three segments of event tourism, namely, corporate events, religious events, and sports events. The first objective is to conduct a concise review of the pre-COVID-19 condition of events tourism. The inquiry into the persistence of events as a significant determinant within the framework of the pandemic has been delineated as the second objective. Finally, the last objective pertains to the evaluation of the ramifications of the pandemic on the events tourism. This study conducts a comprehensive analysis of scholarly articles to examine the recent advancements in various worldwide events with respect to the pandemic, as well as the consequences of the outbreak on the field of event tourism and event management. Thus, COVID-19 has resulted in an unprecedented decline in events tourism, giving a hit to overall sustainable development.