Cultural tourism From Wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultural_tourism Cultural tourism (or culture tourism) is the subset of tourism concerned with a country or region's culture, specifically the lifestyle of the people in those geographical areas, the history of those people, their art, architecture, religion(s), and other elements that helped shape their way of life. Cultural tourism includes tourism in urban areas, particularly … Continue reading Cultural tourism From Wikipedia

UNESCO – Cultural Tourism definition

To create a discerning type of tourism that takes account of other people’s cultures http://portal.unesco.org/culture/en/ev.php-URL_ID=36700&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html It is a well-known fact that tourism can be a deadly foe as much as a firm friend in the matter of development. Considering the economic might of the tourist industry—now regarded as the biggest in the world ahead of … Continue reading UNESCO – Cultural Tourism definition

ICOMOS International Scientific Committee on Cultural Tourism

CULTURAL TOURISM is that form of tourism whose object is, among other aims, the discovery of monuments and sites. It exerts on these last a very positive effect insofar as it contributes - to satisfy its own ends - to their maintenance and protection. This form of tourism justifies in fact the efforts which said … Continue reading ICOMOS International Scientific Committee on Cultural Tourism