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
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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
OECD - The Impact of Culture on Tourism publication http://www.oecd.org/cfe/tourism/theimpactofcultureontourism.htm Cultural tourism is one of the largest and fastest-growing global tourism markets. Culture and creative industries are increasingly being used to promote destinations and enhance their competitiveness and attractiveness. Many locations are now actively developing their tangible and intangible cultural assets as a means of … Continue reading OECD – The Impact of Culture on Tourism
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