Abstract
There is no doubt about it, mega-events can completely transform a city. Some
undeveloped and completely forgotten places can raise suddenly the attention of a whole country.
A war against pollution and waste begins, the mobility is increased,... At first glance, we would
say that these events have numerous advantages and no disadvantages. But it is absolutely not the
case. Indeed, the organization of mega-events has always raised a lot of debate between the
researchers in tourism considering the positive but also all the negative effects that are generated
by mega-event. The aim of this paper will be to try apprehending this issue and analyze some of
the impacts of such events on the host community. In order to be able to make an in depth
analysis, we will only explore the economic and the physical aspects of the question.
The second part of this paper will address some recommendations about how the government
can manage the mega-event in order to promote tourism in the host destination.
