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The Economic Impact of the 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games

Published: Government of BC, November 2002

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

Published: Office of the Auditor General of British Columbia, September 2006

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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XX Olympic Winter Games, Turin 2006: Final report of the IOC Coordination Commission

Published: International Olympic Committee, November 2006

The “Final Report of the IOC Coordination Commission” is the compilation of all analysis carried out by all Olympic Movement stakeholders concerning the Turin Games. It summarizes the seven years of preparation and subsequent Games operations conducted by the Games organizers, covering both how the IOC works and interacts with the organizers, as well as technical aspects of Games management by specific function/theme.

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Legacies of North American Olympic Winter Games

Published by: VANOC, 2007

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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Winning: A Tourism Strategy for 2012 and Beyond

Published by: UK Department of Culture, Media and Sport, September 2007

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

Published: VisitBritain and Visit London, September 2007

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

Published: Australian Tourist Commission, February 2001

The ATC’s Olympic Tourism Strategy was aimed at adding depth and dimension to Australia’s international image and increase long-term economic and social benefits for Australia through increased export earnings, employment, visitor arrivals and visitor dispersal.

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Australia: A Medium to Long Term Strategy for Tourism, White Paper

Published: Commonwealth of Australia, 2003

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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2002 Olympic Winter Games: Economic, Demographic and Fiscal Impacts

Published: State of Utah, November 2000

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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