The Games Effect: Impact of the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games on BC and Canada 2003-2008

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The Government of Canada and the Government of British Columbia (through their respective 2010 Winter Games secretariats) have jointly commissioned PricewaterhouseCoopers to complete an independent study of the direct and indirect impacts of hosting the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. The report covered the period of 2003 to 2008 and tracks impacts in eight key areas. The report is part of a series commissioned by the governments of Canada and British Columbia to measure social and economic impacts of the Games.

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The Economic Impact of the 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games

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A comprehensive study of the incremental economic impacts anticipated from hosting the 2010 Winter Olympic Games for British Columbia, including an analysis of specific economic impacts for the province’s tourism industry.

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The 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games: A Review of Estimates Related to the Province’s Commitments

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The Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games being hosted by British Columbia in 2010 is the largest event ever staged in the province. This report provides an overview of the cost of staging the Games and of the Province’s oversight role.

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Legacies of North American Olympic Winter Games

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A series of reports reviewing the impacts and legacies of past North American Olympic Winter Games held in Salt Lake (2002), Calgary (1988), and Lake Placid (1980).

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2002 Olympic Winter Games: Economic, Demographic and Fiscal Impacts

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A pre-Games analysis of employment, earnings and output in the Utah economy prior to and during 2002. This report estimates the economic, demographic, and fiscal impacts by analyzing the effect of new out-of-state money that entered the Utah economy as a result of the Games.

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Winning: A Tourism Strategy for 2012 and Beyond

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The UK's tourism strategy for the 2012 Games and beyond, developed following wide consultation of the tourism sector. The strategy has been developed in full partnership with VisitBritain and Visit London.

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The Value of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games to UK Tourism

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This report quantifies the potential contribution of the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games to UK tourism over the period 2007 to 2017. A number of previous mega sporting events celebrated in Europe in the last 15 years are analyzed in order to identify patterns in visitor-related variables.

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Sydney Olympic Games Tourism Strategy

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The plan sets out the Australian government’s long-term tourism plan involving substantial new investment and restructuring, building on the impacts of the 2000 Summer Games in Sydney.

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