Research project: Paris 2024 "Tourism and Urban Development" (Duignan et al)

Between 2023 - 2025, bringing together a diverse array of international scholars, this research project aimed to examine the tourism and urban development impacts of hosting Paris 2024. The research aligns to Paris 2024 objectives, including but not exclusive to: community engagement; developing authentic tourist experiences; festivalisation of the city and cultural programming; accessibility and inclusivity; place imaging, marketing and branding and numerous other themes that have emerged out of conversations with local- and city-level stakeholders.