text: Hosting The winning country traditionally hosts the following year's event, with some exceptions since . Hosting the contest can be seen as a unique opportunity for promoting the host country as a tourist destination and can provide benefits to the local economy and tourism sectors of the host city. However, whether based on facts or not, there is a perception reflected in popular culture that some countries wish to avoid the costly burden of hosting sometimes resulting in them sending deliberately sub-par entries with no chance of winning. This belief is mentioned in Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga (2020) and a plot point in the Father Ted episode  "A Song for Europe" (1996).  Preparations for each year's contest typically begin at the conclusion of the previous year's contest, with the winning country's head of delegation receiving a welcome package of information related to hosting the contest at the winner's press conference. Eurovision is a non-profit event, and financing is typically achieved through a fee from each participating broadcaster, contributions from the host broadcaster and the host city, and commercial revenues from sponsorships, ticket sales, televoting and merchandise. Unlike the Olympic Games or FIFA World Cup whose hosts are usually announced several years in advance, there is usually no purpose-built infrastructure whose construction is justified with the needs of hosting the event. However, the , hosted in Baku, Azerbaijan, was held in a venue that had not existed when Azerbaijan won the previous year. Most other editions have been held in pre-existing venues, but renovations or modifications have sometimes been undertaken in the year prior to the contest and justified with the needs of Eurovision.