%T Winter Games in the Summer Capital: A Case Study on How Infrastructural Modifications Changed Tourism in Sochi
%D 2021
%L theses_frw3516
%X Sport mega-events started to be used as an engine for the urban development and infrastructural modifications, and the case of 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics is a clear example of that. This study aims to determine how infrastructural modifications, made for the Olympic 2014, have changed tourism in Sochi. This is done through the documentation study of the official documentation for the data on the infrastructural modifications and number of the tourist arrivals in the study area and whole Russia, and in-depth semi-structured interviews with three residents and three experts.

The results showed that tourism in Sochi has changed and increased significantly during and after the Olympics. The made infrastructural modifications have changed tourism in Sochi in terms of geographical location, opportunities, accessibility, touristic interests, seasonality, and accommodation. However, it needs to be acknowledged that the initial inflow of tourists was caused by the Olympics city branding, which was used as a tool that informed the people about city’s existence and its facilities.
%A Alesya Grishkun