Selling places and constructing local cultures in tourism. Growing heritage tourism and social cohesion in south africa. The focus is on local peoples perceptions to a relatively new tourist attraction called bahurutshe cultural village. Cultural tourism download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. Cultural tourism by ivanovic, milena author mar192008. The city is made up a 57 km stretch of coastline and hinterland divided by a major highway. Exploring the authenticity of the tourist experience in culture heritage. Increasingly, its cultural heritage sites, museums and galleries, cultural villages and other sites of cultural interest form heavily visited stops on the tourism routes. Globalization, landmark attractions, and cultural heritage are among the topics discussed from both international and local perspectives. Pdf cultural tourism download full pdf book download. Hottola, tourism strategies and local responses in southern africa pp.
South africa offers a diversified tourism product range and this is reflected in the various forms of tourism that are available. Culture and tourism have always been inextricably linked. Cultural tourism is a growing area of special interest in the field of tourism, and south africa is a key participant in this area. Based on recent case studies that illustrate the different facets of the relationship between tourism, culture and. Cultural tourism is not a new form of tourism but a growing niche product. Setting cultural tourism in southern africa nordic journal of. Pdf although cultural tourism is the most prevalent type of tourism in the world it still. Cultural tourism or culture tourism is the subset of tourism concerned with a country or regions culture, specifically the lifestyle of the people in those geographical areas, the history of those people, their art, architecture, religions, and other elements that helped shape their way of life. This paper outlines the discussion surrounding the definition of cultural tourism and also asks the question whether the term cultural tourism is still appropriate to cover the increasingly wide variety of activities that now tend to be included. Also it focuses on the specific features of the tourists that characterize this form of tourism. But it is only in recent decades that the link between culture and tourism has been more explicitly identi.
Thus, cultural tourism is a good form of tourism that would stimulate the economy and conserve culture through the growth of both international and domestic travel richards, 2001. Pdf performing cultural tourism download read online free. Exploring the authenticity of the tourist experience in. Guide to best practices in tourism and destination management. Cultural tourism research methods pdf ebook download free.
Monare moselewapula community secondary school, botswana abstract. Cultural heritage tourism development in postapartheid south africa. Cultural tourism includes experiencing local culture, traditions and lifestyle, participation in artsrelated activities, and visits to museums, monuments and heritage sites. Click download or read online button to get guide to best practices in tourism and destination management book now. The article wishes to present notions of culture and tourism and to highlight the main features of the concept of cultural tourism and its evolution over time from a niche market to a booming sector. Locating or dislocating heritage and cultural tourism. Cultural tourism is the subset of tourism concerned with a travelers engagement with a country. Thus, there is no absence of cultural resources for tourism in the region, albeit it must be. Another classification of the cultural tourism includes ivanovic, 2008. But it is only in recent decades that the link between culture and tourism has been more explicitly identified as a specific form of consumption. A study on ethical tourism and sustainable environment strategies.
Tourism valorisation should be used in order to achieve the necessary maximum effects with minimum negative impacts which tourism may leave on cultural resources. These types of cultural tourists allow, in their turn, to identify the types of cultural tourism figure 1. Cultural sights, attractions and events provide an important motivation for travel, and travel in itself generates culture. Ivanovic 2008, 58 defines cultural heritage tourism as travelling to experience the places and activities that authentically represent the sto ries and people of the past and the present. Challenges of the social innovation in tourism 3 tourist organizations need to develop a businesssupport infrastructure, as a result of the initiating partnerships, which allows them access to information, advice and. Pdf south africa calling cultural tourists researchgate. Cultural tourism on australias gold coast in 2018 the city of the gold coast in southeast queensland, australia, will host the next commonwealth games. The impact of culture on tourism examines the growing relationship between tourism and culture, and the way in which they have together become major drivers of destination attractiveness and competitiveness. Of course, the goal of tourism managers, no matter the type of ownership, should be to involve, by all means, not the 15% motivated cultural tourists, but the 85% of tourists that are partially motivated, not motivated or for whom.
Telfer, tourism and development concepts and issues. Botswana is known as a wilderness and safaritourism destination, which attracts highend overseas visitors to the country. Cultural tourism is the subset of tourism concerned with a travelers engagement with a country or regions culture, specifically the lifestyle of the people in those geographical areas, the history of those people, their art, architecture, religions, and other elements that helped shape their way of life. Pdf on jan 1, 2008, milena ivanovic and others published cultural tourism find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. Examining newspaper articles on tourism and crime in south africa. Milena ivanovic, cultural tourism, juta and company ltd, 2009. The style is very clear, i highly recommend it as a main source for university courses. Ivanovic 2008, 11 the culture of group is maintained.
Cultural tourism by ivanovic, milena author mar192008 paperback. African journal for physical, health education, recreation and dance. Stressing the interconnectedness of tourism and culture, this valuable handbook explores what tourism industry professionals need to know to succeed. Apr 01, 2009 the book covers all the important aspects of cultural tourism and will be useful for both researchers and practitioners. Cultural tourism examines the five main constituent elements involved in cultural tourism. According to richards, the conceptual definition states that tourism is a temporary shortterm movement of people to destinations. Cultural tourism and tourism cultures pdf ebook download. The main aim of this paper is to analyze cultural tourism in italy and its relationship with the territory that is considered the principal driver of the analysis and to provide a tool to policy. Tourist guides perceptions of cultural heritage tourism in. While experiential staging is well documented in tourism studies, not enough has been written about the diverse types of experiences and expectations that visitors bring to the tourist space and how communities respond to, or indeed challenge, these expectations. Cultural tourism is the subset of tourism concerned with a travelers engagement with a country or regions culture, specifically the lifestyle of the people in those geographical areas, the history of those people, their art, architecture, religions, and other elements that helped shape their way.
This respect cultural quarter of foreign tourists is also. Click download or read online button to get cultural tourism book now. The united nations world tourism organizations global code of ethics for tourism was carried out in july, 2001. These forms of tourism include cultural tourism, medical tourism. Each chapter also concludes with a comprehensive series of selfassessment questions and a proposed task. It can be argued that cultural heritage tourism includes historic buildings and monuments, the sites of. The visit to sites have become mere one day excursions but cultural tourism can be packaged to entice tourists to stay longer and spend more. Heritage, tourism, south africa, culture, training. Cultural tourism, a value addition alternative for zimbabwe. Globalization, landmark attractions, and cultural pages.
Using the case study of bahurutshe cultural village for tourism, the following issues are explored. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Not unlike the concepts heritage and culture, tourism is not easily defined as it can be described as both a business and an activity. A case study of bahurutshe cultural village for tourism in botswana naomi moswete university of botswana, botswana, jarkko saarinen university of oulu, finland university of johannesburg, south africa and masego j. Cultural tourism, cultural tourists, cultural heritage, south africa, european. Experiencing south african cultural heritage tourism products. Since the 1990s the countrys tourism policy has been based on a so called high value low volume hvlv strategy referring to the aim of attracting limited numbers of tourists with high expenditure patterns.
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