Abstract

The aim of this study is to determine the trajectories of global convention cities, in order to identify and explain the strong interactions between urban policies and changes and the dynamics of hosting international conferences around the world. To accomplish this aim, the major convention cities are calibrated so that their relative positions over 24 years alongside their policies for urban change can be analyzed. To do this, we undertake a factorial correspondence analysis (FCA) combined with ascending hierarchical classification to establish a hierarchical ranking and a typology. The hosting dynamics observed reveal the strong links between material and nonmaterial urban changes and a city’s attractiveness as a convention destination. At present, the situation still reflects the effects of the COVID-19 global pandemic. It has already had technical, technological, and health-related consequences for convention processes. These new factors need to be considered in further studies on convention tourism and urban changes

摘要

本研究的目的是确定全球会议城市的发展轨迹，以确定和解释城市政策和变化之间的强烈相互作用以及在世界各地举办国际会议的动态。为实现这一目标，对主要会议城市进行了校准，以便分析其 24 年来的相对位置及其城市变化政策。为此，我们进行了因子对应分析 (FCA) 并结合升序层次分类来建立层次排名和类型学。观察到的主办动态揭示了物质和非物质城市变化与城市作为会议目的地的吸引力之间的密切联系。目前，这种情况仍然反映了 COVID-19 全球大流行的影响。它已经对公约进程产生了技术、技术和健康相关的影响。在会议旅游和城市变化的进一步研究中需要考虑这些新因素