The spatial agglomeration of the <scp>MICE</scp> industry

Bernini, Cristina; Emili, Silvia; Medei, Renato

doi:10.1002/jtr.2440

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“…MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions) is one of the tourism industry's most profitable sectors (Bernini et al, 2021). As an essential branch of MICE, the conference industry is booming (Qi et al, 2019).…”

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Motivational factors to participate in conferences and gender differences

López-Bonilla

Monroy-Rodríguez

López-Bonilla

et al. 2022

Tourism and Hospitality Research

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Conference tourism is of growing importance for destinations, although has been severely impacted by the travel and venue capacity restrictions caused by COVID-19. The main aim of this study is to analyse the motivation of conference tourism demand from a gender-based perspective. Data were gathered using an online survey instrument developed on the basis of a literature review. A total of 265 responses received were subjected to exploratory factor, ANOVA and logistic regression analyses. The sample was composed of 52.5% men and 47.5% women and the average age of respondents was 44.25 (SD = 9.87). The results indicated five motivating factors for attending conferences: Destination and leisure, academic and professional development, networking, travelability and cost. Significant gender differences were found in the first four factors. Female attendees at conferences considered these factors more important than male attendees did. The implications of these findings for conference organisers are discussed.

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confidence: 99%

Motivational factors to participate in conferences and gender differences

López-Bonilla

Monroy-Rodríguez

López-Bonilla

et al. 2022

Tourism and Hospitality Research

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Coupling coordination and spatial analyses of the MICE and tourism industries: do they fit well?

Yao

Wang

Pang

et al. 2023

Current Issues in Tourism

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An Investigation of the Rotation Patterns of International Association Meetings and Events

Lockstone-Binney,

Robertson,

Drake

et al. 2024

Event Management

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International association meeting and events (IAMEs) are a significant specialist segment of the business events sector. Noting the lack of longitudinal research available to confirm how these events rotate globally, regionally and over time, this study analysed the rotation patterns of IAMEs based on 236 meeting iterations sampled from the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA) database and held between 2009-2019. Results confirm intuitive rotation patterns not previously determined by a data-driven analysis to date. Namely, that global events rotated more widely geographically but also less often, whilst most regional events were annual events. These regional events were held in the same continent of the association awarding the rights to host, thereby demonstrating less reach. Delegate numbers for both global and regional events were comparable. Association preferences for rotating IAMEs were geographically heterogenous. The implications of these rotation patterns are discussed, and an associated future research agenda is outlined.

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The spatial agglomeration of the MICE industry

Cited by 5 publications

References 51 publications

Motivational factors to participate in conferences and gender differences

Motivational factors to participate in conferences and gender differences

Coupling coordination and spatial analyses of the MICE and tourism industries: do they fit well?

An Investigation of the Rotation Patterns of International Association Meetings and Events

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