No owner, no thesis: claiming that local events are always an essential component of destination validation lacks nuance and clarity in the decision chain.
The governance of the process requires a clear definition of the relevance of these events according to the trip's purpose, because their impact is not universal.
A business trip to New York will not consider the festival calendar the same way as a leisure trip, where festivals could be an attraction factor.
A clear sign-off on evaluation criteria is needed to avoid unnecessary complexity, because what is an opportunity for one is a cost escalation for another.
For example, for an urgent maintenance mission, local festivities increase delays and cost without added value, requiring documentation to justify the deviation.