Cities as Creative Spaces for Cultural Tourism

A Plea for the Consideration of History

Bibliographic Data

ID5908262
AuthorsMarian Walker (University of Tasmania, corresponding author)
Year2010
Volume8
Issue3
Pages17-26
Publication date2010-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePASOS Revista de Turismo y Patrimonio Cultural (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1695-7121 • E-ISSN: 1695-7121
PublisherUniversity of La Laguna (PUBLISHER • ES)
DOI10.25145/j.pasos.2010.08.031
OpenAlexW1643340454
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited15

Cultural tourism around the world is big business. Tourism stakeholders within tourism destinations understandably work hard to develop brands and images that entice cultural tourists to visit. However, when tourism stakeholders involved in this process do not prioritise host community selfknowledge, cultural integrity is compromised and cultural distortion inevitably arises. The purpose of this paper is to raise the issue of congruity between tourism brand and tourist experience, and to make a plea for the consideration of history in the imaging, branding and interpretation processes. The conclusion is that the effective use of local history can illuminate host community self-knowledge for the benefit of both cultural tourist and host community

Business · Cultural tourism · Destinations · Interpretation (philosophy) · Plea · Political science · Public relations · Sociology · Tourism · Tourism geography · Cultural Industries and Urban Development · Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research · Law · Marketing · Museums and Cultural Heritage

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