Cultural Tourism Wikipedia

Cultural tourism
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Riga, Latvia - 2014 European Capital of Culture
Sibiu, Romania
The Arts Quarter in Beirut Central District, Lebanon
Tourists taking pictures at the khmer Pre Rup temple

ruins, an example of cultural tourism.
Tourists in the courtyard of the Great Mosque of
Kairouan (also called the Mosque of Uqba).
Considered one of the most important and most
prestigious monuments of Islamic civilization,[1][2] the
Great Mosque of Kairouan is located in the World
Heritage city of Kairouan in Tunisia.
Cultural tourism is the subset of tourism

concerned with a traveler's engagement
with a country or region's culture,
specifically the lifestyle of the people in
those geographical areas, the history of
those people, their art, architecture,
religion(s), and other elements that helped
shape their way of life.
Overview
Cultural tourism includes tourism in urban
areas, particularly historic or large cities
and their cultural facilities such as
museums and theatres. It can also include
tourism in rural areas showcasing the
traditions of indigenous cultural
communities (i.e. festivals, rituals), and
their values and lifestyle, as well as niches
like industrial tourism and creative
tourism.
It is generally agreed that cultural tourists

spend substantially more than standard
tourists do. This form of tourism is also
becoming generally more popular
throughout the world, and a recent OECD
report has highlighted the role that cultural
tourism can play in regional development
in different world regions.[3]
Cultural tourism has been defined as 'the

movement of persons to cultural
attractions away from their normal place
of residence, with the intention to gather
new information and experiences to
satisfy their cultural needs'.[4] These
cultural needs can include the
solidification of one's own cultural identity,
by observing the exotic "others".
Destinations
One type of cultural tourism destination is
living cultural areas. Visiting any culture
other than one's own such as traveling to a
foreign country. Other destinations include
historical sites, modern urban districts,
"ethnic pockets" of town, fairs/festivals,
theme parks, and natural ecosystems. It
has been shown that cultural attractions
and events are particularly strong magnets
for tourism.[5] The term cultural tourism is
used for journeys that include visits to
cultural resources, regardless of whether it
is tangible or intangible cultural resources,
and regardless of the primary motivation.
In order to understand properly the
concept of cultural tourism, it is necessary
to know the definitions of a number terms
such as, for example, culture, tourism,
cultural economy, cultural and tourism
potentials, cultural and tourist offer, and
others.[6]
Key principles
Destination planning
As the issue of globalization takes place in

this modern time, the challenge of
preserving the few remaining cultural
communities around the world is
becoming hard. In a tribal-based
community, reaching economic
advancement with minimal negative
impacts is an essential objective to any
destination planner. Since they are using
the culture of the region as the main
attraction, sustainable destination
development of the area is vital for them
to prevent the negative impacts (i.e.,
destroying the authentic identity of the
tribal community) due to tourism.
Management issues
Certainly, the principle of "one size fits all”

doesn't apply to destination planning. The
needs, expectations, and anticipated
benefits from tourism vary the money is
good there. This is clearly exemplified as
local communities living in regions with
tourism potential (destinations) develop a
vision for what kind of tourism they want
to facilitate, depending on issues and
concerns they want to be settled or
satisfied.
Destination planning resources
Planning guides
Culture – the heart of development

policy
It is important that the destination planner

take into account the diverse definition of
culture as the term is subjective. Satisfying
tourists' interests such as landscapes,
seascapes, art, nature, traditions, ways of
life and other products associated to them
-which may be categorized cultural in the
broadest sense of the word, is a prime
consideration as it marks the initial phase
of the development of a cultural
destination.
The quality of service and destination,

which does not solely depend on the
cultural heritage but more importantly to
the cultural environment, can further be
developed by setting controls and policies
which shall govern the community and its
stakeholders. It is therefore safe to say
that the planner should be on the ball with
the varying meaning of culture itself as
this fuels the formulation of development
policies that shall entail efficient planning
and monitored growth (e.g. strict policy on
the protection and preservation of the
community).
Local community, tourists, the

destination and sustainable tourism
While satisfying tourists' interests and

demands may be a top priority, it is also
imperative to ruminate the subsystems of
the destination's (residents). Development
pressures should be anticipated and set to
their minimum level so as to conserve the
area's resources and prevent a saturation
of the destination as to not abuse the
product and the residents correspondingly.
The plan should incorporate the locals to
its gain by training and employing them
and in the process encourage them to
participate to the travel business.
Travellers should be not only aware about
the destination but also concern on how to
help it sustain its character while
broadening their travelling experience.
Research on tourism
International tourism changes the world.
The Centre for Tourism and Cultural
Change (CTCC) is leading internationally in
approaching Tourism for critical research
relating to the relationships between
tourism, tourists and culture.[7]
Sources of data
The core of a planner’s job is to design an

appropriate planning process and facilitate
community decision. Ample information
which is a crucial requirement is
contributed through various technical
researches and analyzes. Here are some
of the helpful tools commonly used by
planners to aid them:
1. Key Informant Interviews

2. Libraries, Internet, and Survey Research
3. Census and Statistical Analysis
4. Spatial Analysis with Geographical
Information System (GIS) and Global
Positioning System (GPS) technologies
Key institutions
Participating structures are primarily led

by the government’s local authorities and
the official tourism board or council, with
the involvement of various NGOs,
community and indigenous
representatives, development
organizations, and the academe of other
countries. asd
Case study: mountainous

regions of central Asia and in
the Himalayas
Tourism is coming to the previously
isolated mountainous regions of Central
Asia, the Hindu Kush and the Himalayas.
Closed for so many years to visitors from
abroad, it now attracts a growing number
of foreign tourists by its unique culture and
natural beauty. However, while this influx
of tourists is bringing economic
opportunities and employment to local
populations, helping to promote these
little-known regions of the world, it has
also brought challenges along with it: to
ensure that it is well-managed and that its
benefits are shared by all.
As a response to this concern, the

Norwegian Government, as well as the
UNESCO, organized an interdisciplinary
project called the Development of Cultural
and Ecotourism in the Mountainous
Regions of Central Asia and the Himalayas
project. It aims to establish links and
promote cooperation between local
communities, national and international
NGOs, and tour agencies in order to
heighten the role of the local community
and involve them fully in the employment
opportunities and income-generating
activities that tourism can bring. Project
activities include training local tour guides,
producing high-quality craft items and
promoting home-stays and bed-and-
breakfast type accommodation.
As of now, the project is drawing on the

expertise of international NGOs and
tourism professionals in the seven
participating countries, making a practical
and positive contribution to alleviating
poverty by helping local communities to
draw the maximum benefit from their
region's tourism potential, while protecting
the environmental and cultural heritage of
the region concerned.
See also
Indigenous peoples
Archaeological tourism
Travel agency
Cultural tourism in Egypt
References
1. Hans Kung, Tracing the Way : Spiritual
Dimensions of the World Religions,
Continuum International Publishing Group,
2006, page 248
2. Kairouan Capital of Political Power and
Learning in the Ifriqiya (Muslim Heritage)
3. OECD (2009) The Impact of Culture on
Tourism. OECD, Paris
4. Richards, G. (1996) Cultural Tourism in
Europe. CABI, Wallingford. Available to
download from www.tram-
research.com/atlas
5. Borowiecki, K.J. and C. Castiglione
(2014). Cultural participation and tourism
flows: An empirical investigation of Italian
provinces . Tourism Economics, 20(2): 241-
62.
6. Demonja, Damir. "Cultural Tourism in
Croatia after the Implementation of the
Strategy of Development of Cultural
Tourism" (PDF).
7. Chalmers, William D. (2011). On the
Origin of the Species Homo Touristicus:
The Evolution of Travel from Greek Spas to
Space Tourism . iUniverse. p. 291.
Further reading
Bob McKercher and Hilary du Cros,
Cultural Tourism: The partnership
between tourism and cultural heritage
management, Routledge, 2002.
Greg Richards, Cultural Tourism: Global
and local perspectives, Routledge, 2007.
Priscilla Boniface, Managing Quality
Cultural Tourism, Routledge, 1995.
Milena Ivanovic, Cultural Tourism, Juta
and Company Ltd, 2009.
External links
The Wikibook Development Cooperation
Handbook has a page on the topic of:
Community Tourism
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Cultural

attractions.
Media related to Cultural tourism at

Wikimedia Commons
Family Heritage Tourism
Cultural Heritage Tourism
GoUNESCO - Culture and Heritage Travel
Challenge
Heritage Tourism from the National
Trust
Success factors for museums & non-
profit cultural attractions
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Cultural tourism

Riga, Latvia - 2014 European Capital of Culture

Tourists taking pictures at the khmer Pre Rup temple

Cultural tourism is the subset of tourism

It is generally agreed that cultural tourists

Cultural tourism has been deﬁned as 'the

As the issue of globalization takes place in

Certainly, the principle of "one size ﬁts all”

Destination planning resources

Culture – the heart of development

It is important that the destination planner

The quality of service and destination,

Local community, tourists, the

While satisfying tourists' interests and

The core of a planner’s job is to design an

1. Key Informant Interviews

Participating structures are primarily led

Case study: mountainous

As a response to this concern, the

As of now, the project is drawing on the

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Cultural

Media related to Cultural tourism at

Last edited 4 months ago by Kpgjhp…

Content is available under CC BY-SA 3.0 unless

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