Issues in Cultural Tourism Studies

ISBN-13: 9780415467124 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 254 str.

Melanie Smith

Opis

Offers a framework for analyzing the complexity of cultural tourism and its increasing globalization in existing as well as emergent destinations of the world. This book focuses on the need for creative tourism strategies to differentiate destinations from each other using a blend of localized cultural products and innovative global attractions.

Spis treści

1. A Framework for Global Cultural Tourism  2. The Geography of Cultural Tourism  3. The Politics of Global Cultural Tourism  4. Heritage, Tourism and Museums  5. Indigenous Cultural Tourism  6. The Arts, Festivals and Cultural Tourism  7. The Growth of Creative Tourism  8. Urban Cultural Tourism and Regeneration  9. Experiential Cultural Tourism  10. The Future of Cultural Tourism

O autorze

Melanie Smith is a Senior Lecturer and Researcher in Tourism Management at Corvinus University, Budapest. She is also currently Chair of ATLAS (the Association for Tourism and Leisure Education). Her research interests are in Cultural Tourism, Health and Wellness Tourism, and Cultural Regeneration.