Cultural Tourism: Past, Present and Future (original) (raw)
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1996
The cultural heritage of Europe is one of the oldest and most important generators of tourism and it retains its central role in the European tourism industry to this day. In 1990, the European Commission designated cultural tourism as a key area of tourism development in Europe. Yet at that time few comparative data existed on the topic. This led to the European Association for Tourism and Leisure Education (ATLAS) undertaking a transnational study of European cultural tourism. This book draws on the data collected by the ATLAS Cultural Tourism Project and combines data presentation and analysis with more reflective discussions on the nature of cultural tourism in different areas of Europe. The first five chapters address general themes and are followed by eleven chapters on individual countries from the European Union. Research workers, advanced students and professionals in the tourism industry will find this original contribution to the literature of practical and academic value.
Cultural Attractions and European Tourism complete book
Cultural Attractions and European Tourism, 2001
Cultural attractions have become particularly important in this modern form of pilgrimage called tourism. Not only do cultural attractions such as museums and monuments constitute the largest sector of the European attractions market, but they are also increasingly being placed at the centre of urban and rural development strategies and image enhancement programmes.This book examines the reasons why culture has become such an important element of the attractiveness of places, and examines the development, management and marketing of cultural attractions. Contents 1 The Development of Cultural Tourism in Europe Greg Richards 2 The Market for Cultural Attractions Greg Richards 3 The Experience Industry and the Creation of Attractions Greg Richards 4 The Cultural Attraction Distribution System Greg Richards, Saskia Goedhart and Carla Herrijgers 5 The Bonnefanten Museum, Maastricht Wil Munsters 6 Urban Regeneration and Glasgow’s Galleries with Particular Reference to the Burrell Collection David Leslie 7 Clonmacnoise: a Monastic Site, Burial Ground and Tourist Attraction Frances McGettigan and Kevin Burns 8 Cultural Heritage Sites and Their Visitors: Too Many for Too Few? Sue Berry and Graham Shephard 9 Urban Heritage Tourism: Globalization and Localization Michael Green 10 The Budapest Spring Festival: a Festival for Hungarians? László Puczkó and Tamara Rátz 11 The Consumption of Cultural Tourism in Poland Barbara Marciszewska 12 Creative Industries as Milieux of Innovation: the Westergasfabriek, Amsterdam Caro Bonink and Erik Hitters 13 European Cultural Attractions: Trends and Prospects Greg Richards
Cactus, 2018
The current paper tackles the thorny issue of cultural tourism in Romania, trying to ascertain whether there is an actual chance of promoting it successfully in our country, without further damage to an already endangered national cultural patrimony. The question is whether we were facing a dilemma with little chances of being solved to our advantage – namely, if the promotion of cultural tourism would pose a threat or present an opportunity to a domain in which, unfortunately, very little has been done in recent years. The goal of the paper is twofold – it is meant, on the one hand, as a strong alarm signal, a wake-up call as to the necessity of a coherent, well-funded strategy regarding the promotion of cultural tourism in Romania, and on the other hand as a cautionary tale – one that could envisage what might happen if such a strategy were incorrectly devised and applied. Some hints in that direction are unfortunately already at hand, amply visible when considering the current si...