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Heritage tourism

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This article is about tourism based on cultural heritage sites. For tourism in the country of one's own heritage, see genealogy tourism.

Heritage tourism is a form of non-business travel that displays a region's tangible and intangible heritage. This can involve people, objects, and places associated with the past.[1] Cultural heritage tourism focuses on human-made elements.[2]

Heritage tourism focuses on exploring and experiencing the cultural, historical, and natural heritage of a destination.[3] It involves visiting places of historical significance, engaging with local traditions, and learning about the past and present of a community or region.[4] This form of tourism emphasizes the preservation and appreciation of cultural and historical resources, often contributing to the economic development of the area.[5]

Historiography

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In the western traditions of Christianity and Islam, the purpose of a pilgrimage was often to honor the shrine of a prophet or saint, such as that of Mohammed during the Islamic pilgrimages. Other popular pilgrimage sites in Europe included Lourdes in France and Canterbury in England.[6] Pilgrims could contribute significantly to the economies of certain regions.[7][8]

For example, rediscovery of ancient Roman ruins at Pompeii and Herculaneum stimulated an interest in the civilizations of the ancient world and travel.[9]Additionally, in the 19th century, there was an increase in tourism and in grand tours of Europe to historical sites.[10] The concept of a historical monument emerged in the Western world, accompanied by tourism.[11] Benjamin Porter and Noel B. Salazar have ethnographically documented that cultural heritage tourism can create tensions and even conflict between the different stakeholders involved.[12]

Culture tourism

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Culture, heritage, and the arts have contributed to the appeal of tourist destination.[13] Cultural heritage tourists might travel to see performances and productions of intangible heritage associated with the history of certain regions. Revenue from this form of tourism can be transferred to local economies; it can also appropriate cultural heritage for entertainment.[14][15] Heritage tourism can sometimes be supported by municipalities through promotion and tourist information in their administrative units, e.g., cities such as the Polish Warsaw[16] , Jallianwala Bagh.

An archaeologist from the UHI Archaeology Institute with heritage tourists at the Ness of Brodgar

Forms

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Cultural heritage tourism involving visits to immovable historic sites might include industrial sites such as fortifications, transportation facilities, and other sites that might show the technologies of the past.[17] The purchase of cultural goods, including numismatic coins, antiquarian books, and antiques, can also be associated with heritage tourism when visitors travel to locations.

Tourism organizations in these regions can offer specialized visits that allow tourists to experience the gastronomic heritage associated with multiple brands.[18][19] For example, Bretagne, France, is associated with galettes, while Normandy is associated with calvados.[20] In the United States, the region known as the Old Bourbon is associated with Bourbon whiskey production.[21]

Indigenous peoples

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The effect on indigenous peoples whose land and culture are being visited by tourists has been considered a problem. In Mexico, tourism has increased because of the predicted end of the Maya calendar. However, some activists claim the indigenous Maya are not benefiting from the traffic.[22] However, heritage tourism has sometimes contributed to the economies of certain regions; for example, heritage tourism once contributed £50 million to Orkney's economy in 2017.[23]

Fieldworkers' notes, books, and fieldwork were employed by colonial officials to understand aboriginal people.[24][25]

Community tourism in Sierra Leone[26]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Cultural Heritage | Kentucky Tourism – State of Kentucky – Visit Kentucky, Official Site". Kentucky Tourism. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
  2. ^ Rosenfeld, Raymond (2008). "Cultural and Heritage Tourism". Eastern Michigan University.
  3. ^ Jin, Yang; Hou, Bing; Kong, Xiang (2024-06). "The Practice Characteristics of Authorized Heritage Discourse in Tourism: Thematic and Spatial". Land. 13 (6): 816. doi:10.3390/land13060816. ISSN 2073-445X. {{cite journal}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link)
  4. ^ Zhang, Juan; Xiong, Kangning; Liu, Zhaojun; He, Lixiang (March 23, 2022). "Research progress and knowledge system of world heritage tourism: a bibliometric analysis". Heritage Science. 10 (1): 42. doi:10.1186/s40494-022-00654-0. ISSN 2050-7445.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link)
  5. ^ Timothy, Dallen J. (January 1, 2018). "Making sense of heritage tourism: Research trends in a maturing field of study". Tourism Management Perspectives. 25: 177–180. doi:10.1016/j.tmp.2017.11.018. ISSN 2211-9736.
  6. ^ Collins-Kreiner, Noga (May 4, 2018). "Pilgrimage-Tourism: Common Themes in Different Religions". International Journal of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage. 6 (1). doi:10.21427/D73428. ISSN 2009-7379. S2CID 150040112.
  7. ^ Collins-Kreiner, N. (January 1, 2010). "The geography of pilgrimage and tourism: Transformations and implications for applied geography". Applied Geography. 30 (1): 153–164. Bibcode:2010AppGe..30..153C. doi:10.1016/j.apgeog.2009.02.001. ISSN 0143-6228.
  8. ^ Wu, Hung-Che; Chang, Ya-Yuan; Wu, Tsung-Pao (March 1, 2019). "Pilgrimage: What drives pilgrim experiential supportive intentions?". Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management. 38: 66–81. doi:10.1016/j.jhtm.2018.11.001. ISSN 1447-6770. S2CID 261175823.
  9. ^ Bowersock, G. W. (1978). "The Rediscovery of Herculaneum and Pompeii". The American Scholar. 47 (4): 461–470. ISSN 0003-0937. JSTOR 41210458.
  10. ^ "What was the Grand Tour? | Royal Museums Greenwich". www.rmg.co.uk. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
  11. ^ Maria Gravari-Barbas, ed. (2020). A Research Agenda for Heritage Tourism. Edward Elgar Publishing. p. 1. ISBN 9781789903522.
  12. ^ Porter, Benjamin W. and Noel B. Salazar (2005). "Heritage tourism, conflict, and the public interest". International Journal of Heritage Studies. 11 (5): 361–370. doi:10.1080/13527250500337397. S2CID 145581442.
  13. ^ Richards, Greg (1996). Production and consumption of European Cultural Tourism. Annals of Tourism Research. Tillburg University Press.
  14. ^ Burr, Steven W.; Zeitlin, Jascha M. (May 2011). "A Heritage Tourism Overview". Utah State University Cooperative Extension.
  15. ^ "World Heritage and Sustainable Tourism Programme". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
  16. ^ "WarsawTour". Warsaw Tourist Office. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
  17. ^ Falser, Michael (2001). "Industrial Heritage Analysis" UNESCO World Heritage Center.
  18. ^ Aras, Sercan et al. (2015). "Gastronomy in Tourism". 3rd Global Conference on Business, Economics, Management, and Tourism. 26–28 November 2015, Rome, Italy.
  19. ^ "Gastronomy | UNWTO". www.unwto.org. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
  20. ^ "Are you a crêpe expert?". Brittany tourism. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
  21. ^ "Bourbon – Kentucky Tourism – State of Kentucky – Visit Kentucky". Kentucky Tourism. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
  22. ^ "Mayans Demand Inclusion in 'Doomsday Tourism'". Indian Country Today Media Network. January 21, 2012. Retrieved April 4, 2014.
  23. ^ "Neolithic archaeology". University of the Highlands and Islands. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  24. ^ Restrepo, E., & Escobar, A. (2005). ‘Other Anthropologies and Anthropology Otherwise’Steps to a World Anthropologies Framework. Critique of Anthropology, 25(2), 99–129.
  25. ^ Clifford, J., Dombrowski, K., Graburn, N., LeiteGoldberg, N., Phillips, R., Watkins, J., & Clifford, J. (2004). Looking several ways: Anthropology and native heritage in Alaska. Current Anthropology, 45(1), 5–30.
  26. ^ "Community Tourism – Number2 River Association, Sierra Leone". The Vrinda Project. YouTube. Retrieved April 4, 2014.
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