Heritage tourism

Freeman Tilden was considered to be an innovator in the field of cultural interpretation. Interpreting our Heritage, is recognised as the most influential, seminal book. The book includes the famed “six principles” of interpretation, with an explanation of each one. Tilden’s principles appear straightforward and quite uncomplicated, however, they are more than that, it is sophisticated and imaginative, as his writings speak and challenge the interpreter to this day. This book will offer…

McKercher and Du Cros state that in many places, cultural heritage management and the torusim industry are often at odds with on another, and in fact, remarkably little dialogue occurs between the two even though they both share mutual interests in the ‘management, conservation and presentation of the culture and heritage assets’. Richards (2007) further supports this thesis by stating that places where there is a functioning culture heritage management and a booming tourist sector as can be in…

Tourism is a significant contributor to nowadays economy and the largest industries worldwide. Numerous nations have developed since the nineteen century and tourism is gaining more importance as regarding to the chaining trends. The improvement of tourism has given new methods of transportation and expanded people 's chances to travel. Because of the development for transportation and infrastructure, roads are improved and governments stabilised, interest in travelling for business, leisure and…

1. Introduction to Dubrovnik City. Dubrovnik is located on the Adriatic coast in the Southern part of Croatia. The City is listed as UNESCO World Heritage since 1979. Tourist from all over the world coming to see the perfectly preserved defensive walls with mighty forts and towers, characteristic Baroque houses with red roof tops, and many Gothic-Renaissance palaces. Dubrovnik, as other cities of Croatian cost line proud themselves by the crystal clear sea and surrounded by amazing countryside…

The Terrors of Tourism: Economic and Cultural Consequences Tourism is a practice observed all across the globe and is defined as “the activity of travelling to a place for pleasure” (“Tourism”). As people decide to visit new places to relax and get away, often-unrealized impacts can destroy tourist locations. Tourism obstructs the economic opportunity of its destinations for both the overall region and the individual citizens, and the idea of commercial travel tarnishes the culture of a region…

Akwaaba! Tourism in Ghana Akwaaba! Welcome to Ghana, a friendly and hospitable tropical country in West Africa (Ghana Tourism Authority). A simple verbal greeting, smile, or handshake is an important social function for Ghanaians that expresses their concern for others and represents an open heart and mind. However, the left hand has limited use in Ghana; thus, the waving, pointing, and gesticulating in speech should be avoided. As one of the few English speaking countries, Ghana offers a safe,…

‘Support for tourism’ Reasons for government involvement There are many reasons the Scottish government would be involved in the tourism industry of the country, this is because tourism generates a huge income for the country. The total number of employment in the tourism industry in 2011 was 2.4 million, most of the employment involved as in the food and beverage service industry which employed 458,000 people. Travel and tourism is an industry which relies on its employees, they earn money…

provides a designed approach to increase tourism benefits and constructs a responsible tourism strategy. The aim of this paper explains briefly about the elements of Geotourism, their strategies, how it helps to maintain integrity of local environment and finally it concludes by explaining its impacts on a region. By definition Geotourism is “tourism that sustains, or even enhances, the geographical character of a place, such as its culture, environment, heritage, and the wellbeing of its…

Gastronomic tourism and culinary tourism are often used interchangeably and they refer to trips made to destinations where the local food and beverages are the main motivating factors for travel. It is also known as food tourism or tasting tourism (Manolis,2010). Eric Wolf, president of the International Culinary Tourism Association (2010) states that, culinary tourism is defined as “the pursuit of unique and memorable eating and drinking experiences”. Researcher from the University of Brasov,…

Scientific and Cultural organisation(UNESCO) stated that “Venice and its Lagoon form an inseparable whole of which the city of Venice is the pulsating historic heart and a unique artistic achievement.” in 1987 (Ned, 2015)and Venice become the world heritage site of UNESCO.(Benjamin, 2012) Venice is the capital of northern Italy which is build on 117 small island which separated by more than 400 bridges and linked by over 150 canals.(Martha, 2016) Venice is one of the top cities in Italy which…