Cultural Tourism: Global and Local Perspectives

Cultural Tourism: Global and Local Perspectives
ISBN-10
0789031175
ISBN-13
9780789031174
Series
Cultural Tourism
Category
Business & Economics
Pages
384
Language
English
Published
2007
Publisher
Psychology Press
Author
Greg Richards

Description

Cultural tourism is not only a major industry but also a support for national identity and a means for preserving heritage. Interdisciplinary explorations of cultural tourism, with essays about tourism between globalization and authenticity, township tourism in Soweto, South Africa, tourism in the culturally regenerated city, the new tourism areas in London, cultural routes, in the footsteps of Goethe, Humbert and Ulysses, tourism in inland Spain, indicators and qualitative observatories of heritage tourism, ecotourism and religious tourism in the North of Portugal, the festivalization of society, the consequences of the European Capitals of Culture, the economic impact of festivals, the future of cultural tourism: grounds for pessimism or optimism? Review in: Journal of cultural economics. 32(2008)3(.231-236).

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