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GSI Event Study – Summary Findings

19th World Veteran Table Tennis Championships Las Vegas, USA

18-24 June 2018

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Total organiser surplus spend

Unique attendees

GSI EVENT STUDY / 19th WORLD VETERAN TABLE TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS

Direct economic impact

Total tourism spend in Las Vegas

Participants were first time visitors to

Las Vegas

Participants had a positive experience

in Las Vegas


Heard about WVC 2018 through their table

tennis club

Competing at a WVC for the

first time


Participants are likely to compete at

WVC 2020

Would like at least one veterans event

per year

Number of players at WVC 2018

Nations represented at WVC2018

Economic

Total number of players in Las Vegas


Unique attendance at WVC 2018

Number of persons accompanying players


Total tourism spend


Direct economic impact

Total organiser surplus spend


Tourism

Origin of participants



3%

13%

85%

Las Vegas

Other US

International

Tourism participant survey was completed by both players and accompanying person Some figures do not total 100% as individual percentages have been rounded up/down.

Came from overseas, a predominantly international event

Of players were from the US outside of Las Vegas

Age and gender of participants


Age category 50-54 best represented during WVC 2018

Male/female participants


11%

12%

15%

14%

14%

14%

11%

9%

40-44

45-49

50-54

55-59

60-64

65-69

70-74

75+

63%

37%

Male

Female


With whom did participants attend WVC 2018?



Players attended with their spouse/partner

Attended with friends

44%

40%

16%

16%

13%

7%

6%

4%

Spouse/Partner

Friends

Other family members

Contacts from table tennis community

Club

Other

Colleagues

Children aged under 16


Average size of party



The most common party size was two persons

The average party size was 4.25

2%

5%

13%

18%

11%

29%

23%

Party of >20

Party of 11-20

Party of 6-10

Party of 4-5

Party of 3

Party of 2

Alone


Where did respondents stay?


Stayed in paid accommodation in Las Vegas

Stayed in other accommodation such as time shares

Paid accommodation respondents stayed in a hotel


13%

1%

5%

81%

Other

Paid accommodation outside LasVegas

With friends/family in Las Vegas

Paid accommodation in Las Vegas

70%

11%

1%

19%

Hotel

Rented private house / apartment / Airbnb

Guest house

Other


Number of nights in Las Vegas


Spent 9+ nights in Las Vegas

Average number of nights in Las Vegas

Average number of nights Internationals stayed


8.2

8.3

7.5

Average

International

From the US

50%

20%

10%

8%

9%

3%

9+ nights

8 nights

7 nights

5-6 nights

3-4 nights

1-2 nights


Previous visits to Las Vegas and likeliness to visit again


Were first time visitors

Likely to revisit the city in the next couple of years

International visitors likely to visit again in the

near future


55%

45%

First visit to Las Vegas Previously visited Las Vegas 8%

17%

20%

14%

23%

18%

0 - I don’t know / Difficult to say

1 – Very unlikely

2 – Unlikely

3 – Neither likely nor unlikely

4 – Likely

5 – Very Likely


Likeliness to recommend Las Vegas to another person



Would recommend Las Vegas to another person

Are unlikely to recommend Las Vegas 5%

5%

13%

37%

39%

1 – Very unlikely

2 – Unlikely


4 – Likely

5 – Very Likely




Total tourism spend by participants of WVC 2018

Total tourism spend in Las Vegas

Spend in USA outside of Las Vegas

Event Experience

How did participants hear about WVC 2018?


Discovered WVC 2018 via their table tennis club

Heard through their friends or family


9%

6%

9%

30%

39%

45%

Other

Social media

News in press/television/internet

Event website

Friends or family

Table tennis club

Event experience survey was completed by both players and accompanying person Some figures do not total 100% as individual percentages have been rounded up/down

Reasons for participating in WVC 2018



5%

29%

30%

38%

45%

76%

Other

To visit USA

My table tennis club/friends were going to take part

To meet with friends from the table tennis community

To visit Las Vegas

To take part in an international competition

To take place in an international tournament

To visit Las Vegas

To meet with friends from the table tennis community Event experience survey was completed by both players and accompanying person

Some figures do not total 100% as individual percentages have been rounded up/down

Likeliness to attend WVC 2020 in Bordeaux, France



3%

6%

5%

11%

24%

52%

0 - I don’t know / Difficult to say

1 – Very unlikely

2 – Unlikely


4 – Likely

5 – Very Likely

Likely to attend WVC 2020

Overseas respondents likely attend WVC 2020

US-based respondents likely to attend WVC 2020 Event experience survey was completed by both players and accompanying person

Some figures do not total 100% as individual percentages have been rounded up/down

Important factors in deciding to attend a future WVC


Would attend if it was a location they would like to visit

Less than a quarter of respondents consider

proximity to one’s home an important factor


22%

26%

27%

37%

The proximity of the event's location to where I live

The event location is held in a holiday destination

The event location is held in a famous destination

The event location is a destination that I would like to visitregardless of table tennis


How frequently would players like events specifically for veterans to take place?


Would like at least one event a year

Of which, one-third would like to participate in one

event a year


10%

15%

5%

7%

6%

25%

33%

Don't know

One event every two years

More than four times a year

Four times a year

Three times a year

Twice a year

Once a year


Sporting

Competing nations


Nations present at WVC 2018

Of nations at WVC 2018 came from Europe


21

36 38

45 46 48 49 49 53

57

63

47

59

52 51

66

58

82

90

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

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Players from European nations

Players present at WVC 2018

Of players came from outside the US


Female players at WVC 2018

Male players at WVC 2018

Male to female split of players


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