The role of heritage attractions in sustainable tourism strategies

The experience in Ireland

Bibliographic Data

ID5885145
AuthorsSean Browne, Terry Stevens
Year1996
Volume1
Issue4
Pages238-253
Publication date1996-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Heritage Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1352-7258 • E-ISSN: 1470-3610
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/13527259608722153
OpenAlexW2019912944
LanguageEN
References cited8

Ireland, located on the north‐west periphery of Europe, illustrates all the difficulties of a small, marginal, island economy. It is an ancient landscape rich in heritage and cultural features. Tourism is now a vital part of the Irish economy and recent research has demonstrated that ‘Irishness’. whilst difficult to define, is the major appeal to overseas visitors. In 1989 the Irish Government challenged Bord Failte (the Irish Tourist Board) to double revenue from overseas tourists and create 25,000 new jobs. Heritage attractions formed a fundamental feature of Bord Failte's Framework Plan for Tourism. The methodology adopted for the development and interpretation of heritage attractions is evaluated in this paper, together with an assessment of the outcomes of the strategy. This particular initiative is discussed in the context of sustainable tourism strategies

Appeal · Archaeology · Business · Cultural heritage · Cultural heritage management · Economics · Economy · Geography · Heritage tourism · Industrial heritage · Irish · Political science · Revenue · Sustainable tourism · Tourism · Tourism geography · Cruise Tourism Development and Management · Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research · Law · Religious Tourism and Spaces

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