Sports Event In Manchester

Manchester World Sport 08 Events - £23 Million of Economic Impact Generated for the City
Published Wednesday 27th May 09
Recently completed research has confirmed that the biggest year of international sport ever in Manchester attracted over 317,000 visitors to the City and generated £23 million of net economic impact.
It also provided social and participatory benefits for community and youth groups across the city and the Northwest.
Manchester City Council and its major sports events partners commissioned Ipsos MORI North, in conjunction with Experian, to undertake a research study to assess the economic benefits associated with each of the Manchester World Sport 08 events, along with the collective impacts across the city's biggest series of sporting events ever and the most significant year of world sport for Manchester since the XVII Commonwealth Games in 2002.
The study, which included primary research with spectators, revealed that the events supported a total of 499 full-time equivalent jobs in the Manchester area and that for almost all of the attendees across all of the events, the sport was the only or one of the main reasons for coming to Manchester. 11% of attendees were first time visitors to Manchester and of those, 85% enjoyed their experience of the city so much, they are likely to return within the next three years.
The 9th FINA World Swimming Championships 2008 and the UEFA Cup Final 2008 contributed £7million and £11million of net impact across Manchester, respectively.
Councillor Mike Amesbury, Manchester City Council's Executive Member for Culture and Leisure, said: "Manchester connects all its major events to the city's Sports Development and Community Sports programme, one of the most successful in the country.
"The hugely positive impacts of Manchester World Sport 08 demonstrate the Council's commitment to delivering social benefits to residents by maximising opportunities for inclusion and participation, while...