Purpose – This paper aims to report on the views that tourists in China have about the country, its people, the country as a destination and the 2008 Olympic Games that were held there. Design/methodology/approach – The study utilizes a survey in which responses were gathered from 288...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the views of residents and foreigners of the Olympics and the host country before and after the mega‐event within the context of marketing theory on country image effects and psychology theories attribution. Design/methodology/approach –...