%0 Journal Article
%T ANALYSIS OF THE ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF CULTURAL FESTIVALS: THE CASE OF CALABAR CARNIVAL IN NIGERIA
%A Bassey Benjamin Esu
%A Vivian Mbaze-Ebock Arrey
%A Glory Basil
%A Emmanuel Essien Eyo
%J Tourismos : an International Multidisciplinary Journal of Tourism
%D 2011
%I University of the Aegean
%X This study investigates the economic impacts of the Calabar Carnival Festival in Nigeria. A convenience sample of 464 attendees was used for the study. A semi-structured, self-administered questionnaire was employed in collecting relevant social and economic data from respondents. The result supported the claim that event tourism has positive economic impacts on the host community.
%K Economic impacts
%K festival
%K event tourism
%K participants
%K spectators
%K destination
%K attractions
%K Calabar
%U http://www.chios.aegean.gr/tourism/VOLUME_6_No2_art19.pdf