Events and Reports
Host cities are among the biggest contributors to the global sports economy, but their contribution is not always recognised.
With the economics of major events under greater scrutiny than ever before, cities and rights holders are working together in new ways, and exploring new ways of measuring return on investment.
This Leaders Special Report examines the changes in the ways major events, notably the Olympic Games and FIFA World Cup, are awarded and staged; explores the new range of considerations – societal, environmental, political – for would-be host cities and the rights holders tasked with selecting venues; and charts the new world order, as the travel and tourism sector looks to rebound after the Covid-19 lockdowns of 2020.
It features exclusive commentary from bidding consultants, major event organisers and tourism experts to build a picture of how host city-rights holder relationships are evolving to meet the current circumstances.
This report has been produced by Leaders with the support of the Greater Orlando Sports Commission, which represents one of the 22 cities – 17 of them in the US – bidding to host games at the 2026 FIFA men’s World Cup. The report is free to download and requires a basic set of details. We will not share these details with any third party, but if you’re happy for us to share them with Greater Orlando Sports Commission – and Greater Orlando Sports Commission alone – then please tick the box where prompted.
Events and Reports
11 May 2023 • Report
Leaders Report – WOW! Moments: Making an Impact with Major Events within Major Events
29 Nov 2022 • Report
Leaders Report – What’s an app worth today? Making decisions about digital that optimise ROI
22 Sep 2022 • Report
Leaders Report – Data Engines: The numbers, systems and services driving sport’s next generation technology
1 Sep 2022 • Report
Leaders Guide – How to design the perfect high performance away day
17 Feb 2022 • Report
Leaders Special Report – Transformation Journeys: Strategic Approaches to Digital in 2022
17 Dec 2021 • Report
How to maximise the value of branded content in 2022
17 Aug 2021 • Report
Leaders Special Report – The super aggregators: sports IP pirates have gone OTT
14 Jul 2021 • Report
Leaders Special Report: Enabling digital transformation in sport
25 Feb 2019 • Report
Leaders Special Report: Opportunity and challenge in betting and integrity
2 Feb 2018 • Report
Leaders Special Report: The Next Generation Stadium
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