Twenty years later, the idea that local events are just a secondary variable in travel planning will be structurally obsolete.
The arc of global tourism developments points towards an inevitable integration of local events as determinant elements of destination attractiveness and sustainability.
Their influence on capacity and traveler experience will become central, not anecdotal.
Just as Carthage plans its festivals to distribute tourist flows throughout the year, destinations will need to use them as levers for generational tourism management.