Tourism And Globalization Of Cultural Heritage In Africa

Cultural tourism is a growing component of the international tourism phenomenon. It involves movements of people motivated by culture such as study tours, performing arts, festivals, cultural events, visits to sites and monuments, and travel to pilgrimage sites. The cultural impact of tourism on many parts in Africa may be less obvious because these places are already economically, socially, and culturally diverse, and globally connected through well-established electronic and social networks. In the context of globalization, what place exists for an African identity and what is the importance of such identity within and outside Africa? Do ethnocultural identities become less relevant as we become members of the "global village" within the global economy? What is the role and place of the people of African descent? It is not easy for an African to talk about Africa without referring to the age-old issues of poverty, slavery, and illiteracy. But there is also a danger of drifting into apologetics and rationalizations about current events and blaming some historical development or some common experience. The relationship between culture, globalization, and tourism is important because tourism development can create confusion about cultural dissections. This article addresses such issues and their contribution to regional integration

Aesthetics · Cultural heritage · Cultural identity · Cultural tourism · Economic growth · Economics · Economy · Geography · Globalization · Glocalization · Pilgrimage · Political science · Poverty · Social science · Sociology · Tourism · Tourism geography · Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation · Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research · Global Maritime and Colonial Histories

• Theorizing Other discourses of tourism, gender and culture

  Open Access•Cara Aitchison•Tourist Studies•2001

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