Cultural tourism is a type of tourism activity in which the visitor's essential motivation is to learn, discover, experience and consume the tangible and intangible cultural attractions/products in a tourism destination. These attractions/products relate to a set of distinctive material, intellectual, spiritual, and emotional features of a society that encompasses arts and architecture, historical and cultural heritage, culinary heritage, literature, music, creative industries and the living cultures with their lifestyles, value systems, beliefs and traditions.[1]
Cultural tourism experiences include architectural and archaeological treasures, culinary activities, festivals or events, historic or heritage, sites, monuments and landmarks, museums and exhibitions, national parks and wildlife sanctuaries, religious venues, temples and churches. It includes tourism in urban areas, particularly historic or large cities and their cultural facilities such as theatres.[2] In the twenty-first-century United States, national parks and a limited number of Native American councils continue to promote "tribal tourism." The U.S. National Park Service has publicly endorsed this strain of cultural tourism, despite lingering concerns over exploitation and the potential hazards of ecotourism in Native America.[3]
Proponents of cultural tourism say that it gives the local population the opportunity to benefit financially from their cultural heritage and thus to appreciate and preserve it, while giving visitors the opportunity to broaden their personal horizons. Cultural tourism also has negative sides. There may be negative effects on local residents, such as making the local economy unstable, increasing the cost of living for local residents, increasing pollution or creating environmental problems. The local economy can also be destabilized due to the rapid change in population size. The local population also comes into contact with new ways of life that can disrupt their social fabric.[4][5][6]
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.[7] Cultural tourism has been also 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'.[8] Nowadays, cultural tourism has recently shifted in the nature of demand with a growing desire for cultural "experiences" in particular. Additionally, cultural and heritage tourism experiences appear to be a potentially key component of memorable tourism experiences.[9]
Destinations
Tourists at the cultural historical Old Town of Porvoo
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.[10] In light of this, many cultural districts add visitor services to key cultural areas to bolster tourist activity.[11][12] 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.[13]
Creative tourism
Creative tourism is a new type of tourism, recently theorized and defined by Greg Richards and Crispin Raymond in 2000. They defined creative tourism as: “Tourism which offers visitors the opportunity to develop their creative potential through active participation in courses and learning experiences, which are characteristic of the holiday destination where they are taken." (Richards, Greg et Raymond, Crispin, 2000).[14] Creative Tourism involves active participation from tourists in cultural experiences specific to each holiday destination.
This type of tourism is opposed to mass tourism and allows the destinations to diversify and offer innovative activities different from other destinations.[15]
Similarly, UNESCO launched in 2004 a program entitled Creative Cities Network.[16] This network aims to highlight cities around the world that are putting creativity at the heart of their sustainable urban development plan. Creative cities are organized into seven categories representing seven different creative fields: crafts and folk arts, digital arts, film, design, gastronomy, literature, and music. As of January 2020, the network has 246 members across all categories. In order to promote the development of this new type of tourism, a non-profit organization was created in Barcelona in 2010: Creative Tourism Network.[17] Its missions involve, among others: the promotion of creative tourism, the creation of a network of “Creativefriendly” cities but also awards celebration, The Creative Tourism Awards.
^Definition by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) adopted during the 22nd Session of the General Assembly held in Chengdu, China (11–16 September 2017).
^CBI Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Netherlands) "What are the opportunities for cultural tourism from Europe?", 10 October 2018.
^"Tribal Tourism and Native Voices in Parks (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov.
^Burkhard Schnebel, Felix Girke, Eva-Maria Knoll: Kultur all inclusive. Identität, Tradition und Kulturerbe im Zeitalter des Massentourismus. (2013); Christoph Hennig: Reiselust. (1999), p 102–149.
^Whitmore, Geoff. "5 Destinations Suffering From Overtourism (And Where To Go Instead)". Forbes. Retrieved 2022-06-23.
^Universitat Pompeu Fabra - Barcelona "What most attracts us to a tourist destination? Attractions, culture and gastronomy" April 8, 2019.
^OECD (2009) The Impact of Culture on Tourism. OECD, Paris
^Richards, G. (1996) Cultural Tourism in Europe. CABI, Wallingford. Available to download from www.tram-research.com/atlas
^Seyfi, Siamak; Hall, C. Michael; Rasoolimanesh, S. Mostafa (2020-05-03). "Exploring memorable cultural tourism experiences". Journal of Heritage Tourism. 15 (3): 341–357. doi:10.1080/1743873X.2019.1639717. ISSN 1743-873X. S2CID 199156052.
^Borowiecki, K.J. and C. Castiglione (2014). Cultural participation and tourism flows: An empirical investigation of Italian provinces. Tourism Economics, 20(2): 241-62.
^Ketz, David. "Building a Cultural Heritage Tourism Program". Heritage Sites for Dialogue.
^"Cultural Tourism: Attracting Visitors and Their Spending". Americans for the Arts. 2019-05-15. Retrieved 2021-11-10.
^Demonja, Damir. (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2014-12-16.
^Greg Richards et Crispin Raymond, « Creative Tourism », ATLAS News 23, janvier 2000
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Cultural tourism is a type of tourism activity in which the visitor s essential motivation is to learn discover experience and consume the tangible and intangible cultural attractions products in a tourism destination These attractions products relate to a set of distinctive material intellectual spiritual and emotional features of a society that encompasses arts and architecture historical and cultural heritage culinary heritage literature music creative industries and the living cultures with their lifestyles value systems beliefs and traditions 1 Cultural tourism in Egypt in the 19th century Tourists at Hearst Castle California Tourists taking pictures at the khmer Pre Rup temple ruins an example of cultural tourism Contents 1 Overview 2 Destinations 3 Creative tourism 4 See also 5 References 6 Further reading 7 External linksOverview EditCultural tourism experiences include architectural and archaeological treasures culinary activities festivals or events historic or heritage sites monuments and landmarks museums and exhibitions national parks and wildlife sanctuaries religious venues temples and churches It includes tourism in urban areas particularly historic or large cities and their cultural facilities such as theatres 2 In the twenty first century United States national parks and a limited number of Native American councils continue to promote tribal tourism The U S National Park Service has publicly endorsed this strain of cultural tourism despite lingering concerns over exploitation and the potential hazards of ecotourism in Native America 3 Proponents of cultural tourism say that it gives the local population the opportunity to benefit financially from their cultural heritage and thus to appreciate and preserve it while giving visitors the opportunity to broaden their personal horizons Cultural tourism also has negative sides There may be negative effects on local residents such as making the local economy unstable increasing the cost of living for local residents increasing pollution or creating environmental problems The local economy can also be destabilized due to the rapid change in population size The local population also comes into contact with new ways of life that can disrupt their social fabric 4 5 6 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 7 Cultural tourism has been also 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 8 Nowadays cultural tourism has recently shifted in the nature of demand with a growing desire for cultural experiences in particular Additionally cultural and heritage tourism experiences appear to be a potentially key component of memorable tourism experiences 9 Destinations Edit Tourists at the cultural historical Old Town of Porvoo 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 10 In light of this many cultural districts add visitor services to key cultural areas to bolster tourist activity 11 12 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 13 Creative tourism EditCreative tourism is a new type of tourism recently theorized and defined by Greg Richards and Crispin Raymond in 2000 They defined creative tourism as Tourism which offers visitors the opportunity to develop their creative potential through active participation in courses and learning experiences which are characteristic of the holiday destination where they are taken Richards Greg et Raymond Crispin 2000 14 Creative Tourism involves active participation from tourists in cultural experiences specific to each holiday destination This type of tourism is opposed to mass tourism and allows the destinations to diversify and offer innovative activities different from other destinations 15 Similarly UNESCO launched in 2004 a program entitled Creative Cities Network 16 This network aims to highlight cities around the world that are putting creativity at the heart of their sustainable urban development plan Creative cities are organized into seven categories representing seven different creative fields crafts and folk arts digital arts film design gastronomy literature and music As of January 2020 the network has 246 members across all categories In order to promote the development of this new type of tourism a non profit organization was created in Barcelona in 2010 Creative Tourism Network 17 Its missions involve among others the promotion of creative tourism the creation of a network of Creativefriendly cities but also awards celebration The Creative Tourism Awards See also EditArchaeological tourism Cultural diplomacy Cultural tourism in Egypt Film tourism Impacts of tourism Literary tourism Overtourism Tourist trapReferences Edit Definition by the World Tourism Organization UNWTO adopted during the 22nd Session of the General Assembly held in Chengdu China 11 16 September 2017 CBI Ministry of Foreign Affairs Netherlands What are the opportunities for cultural tourism from Europe 10 October 2018 Tribal Tourism and Native Voices in Parks U S National Park Service www nps gov Burkhard Schnebel Felix Girke Eva Maria Knoll Kultur all inclusive Identitat Tradition und Kulturerbe im Zeitalter des Massentourismus 2013 Christoph Hennig Reiselust 1999 p 102 149 Whitmore Geoff 5 Destinations Suffering From Overtourism And Where To Go Instead Forbes Retrieved 2022 06 23 Universitat Pompeu Fabra Barcelona What most attracts us to a tourist destination Attractions culture and gastronomy April 8 2019 OECD 2009 The Impact of Culture on Tourism OECD Paris Richards G 1996 Cultural Tourism in Europe CABI Wallingford Available to download from www tram research com atlas Seyfi Siamak Hall C Michael Rasoolimanesh S Mostafa 2020 05 03 Exploring memorable cultural tourism experiences Journal of Heritage Tourism 15 3 341 357 doi 10 1080 1743873X 2019 1639717 ISSN 1743 873X S2CID 199156052 Borowiecki K J and C Castiglione 2014 Cultural participation and tourism flows An empirical investigation of Italian provinces Tourism Economics 20 2 241 62 Ketz David Building a Cultural Heritage Tourism Program Heritage Sites for Dialogue Cultural Tourism Attracting Visitors and Their Spending Americans for the Arts 2019 05 15 Retrieved 2021 11 10 Demonja Damir Cultural Tourism in Croatia after the Implementation of the Strategy of Development of Cultural Tourism PDF Archived from the original PDF on 2015 09 24 Retrieved 2014 12 16 Greg Richards et Crispin Raymond Creative Tourism ATLAS News 23 janvier 2000 Greg Richards and Lenia Marques Exploring Creative Tourism Editors Introduction Journal of Tourism Consumption and Practice Volume 4 No 2 2012 https www researchgate net publication 241886393 Exploring creative tourism Introduction Creative Cities Creative Cities Network Home creativetourismnetwork org Further reading EditBob 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 Edit 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 amp non profit cultural attractions Sri Lanka Cultural Tour Package Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cultural tourism amp oldid 1131307872, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
