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Making the Olympics work: interpreting diversity and inclusivity in employment and skills development pre-London 2012 (2013)
Journal Article
Minnaert, L. (2014). Making the Olympics work: interpreting diversity and inclusivity in employment and skills development pre-London 2012. Contemporary Social Science, 9(2), 196-209. https://doi.org/10.1080/21582041.2013.838290

The rising cost of staging the Olympic Games has resulted in closer scrutiny on their potential economic impacts. Employment and skills development are often used at the bidding stage to – at least partly – justify the cost of the Games. This article... Read More about Making the Olympics work: interpreting diversity and inclusivity in employment and skills development pre-London 2012.

Social tourism participation: The role of tourism inexperience and uncertainty (2013)
Journal Article
Minnaert, L. (2014). Social tourism participation: The role of tourism inexperience and uncertainty. Tourism Management, 40, 282-289. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tourman.2013.07.002

Social tourism initiatives tend to facilitate access to tourism for groups who would otherwise be financially unable to participate in holidays. The tourism products offered in social tourism vary between individual and group holidays, and day trips.... Read More about Social tourism participation: The role of tourism inexperience and uncertainty.