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Investigating the Potential of E-sports Tourism in New Egyptian Tourism Cities

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Last updated: 29 Dec 2024

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The rapid evolution of e-sports has made it an interesting phenomenon for many tourism cities in terms of tourism growth and new cities awareness. Similar to traditional sports, e-sports have significant economic impacts and the potential to be a tourism motivator and a new market for tourism destinations, that could be used for attracting tourists, increasing tourist expenditure, and developing city branding. However, there is a lack of research concerning e-sports events as a sports events tourism and how they could be a great motivator for thousands of tourists. Accordingly, this paper aims to investigate the potential for e-sports tourism in the Egyptian destination, especially the new cities, such as Alamein city and the New Administrative Capital which have numerous resources that may provide great opportunities for hosting e-sports events. The study uses qualitative research with a phenomenological approach to investigate Egypt as an e-sports tourism destination and describe the state of e-sports events in Egypt. The findings of the study demonstrate that e-sports tourism is growing rapidly and has a positive influence on tourism destinations' branding and economic development. Therefore, the study recommends expanding the e-sports events in Egypt and considering e-sports tourism as a vital resource for sustainable tourism in the future.

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10.21608/ijtah.2023.190662.1070

Keywords

E-sports events, E-sports Tourism, Venue requirements, Sports events tourism

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Haidy

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Elsaid

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Tourism Studies Department, Faculty of Tourism and Hotel Management, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt.

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haidy.arafa@gmail.com

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0000-0002-9637-7878

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Maryam

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Fathallah

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Ahmed

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Tourism Studies Department, Faculty of Tourism and Hotel Management, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt.

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maryammoaz35@gmail.com

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3

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2

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42707

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2023-07-01

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2023-01-30

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2023-07-01

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149

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161

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2812-6033

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2812-6041

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International Journal of Tourism, Archaeology and Hospitality

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Investigating the Potential of E-sports Tourism in New Egyptian Tourism Cities

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29 Dec 2024