Introduction

Question 1

the ‘oldest’ of the new tourism phenomena, people have been travelling since the days of the Romans

Answer 1

Cultural Tourism

Question 2

Cultural Tourism to be recognized as a distinct product category in the ____ when tourism researchers realized that some people traveled to gain a deeper understanding of the culture

Answer 2

late 1970’s

Question 3

Define Cultural Tourism: Tourism-Derived

Answer 3

A form of special interest tourism,
Culture attracts tourists
involves interrelationships between people, places and cultural heritage
a temporary movement of people.

Question 4

Define Cultural Tourism: Motivational

Answer 4

people move for cultural motivations (such as study tours, performing arts and cultural tours, travel to festivals and other events, visit sites and monuments, travel to study nature, folklore and art)

Question 5

Define Cultural Tourism: Experiential / Aspirational

Answer 5

experiencing or having contact of… heritage and special character of places

Question 6

Define Cultural Tourism: Operational

Answer 6

Cultural tourism is defined by participation in activities and experiences.
use of cultural heritage assets as archaeological sites, museums, castles, palaces, historical buildings, ruins, art, sculpture, crafts, galleries, festivals, evens, music, dances, arts, churches, cathedrals and other things that represents people and their cultures

Question 7

Importance of Cultural Tourism Management

Answer 7

To provide quality visitor experiences, we lose opportunities while managing rare and fragile resources in a socially, environmentally and ethically responsible and sustainable manner.
Lost opportunities results to exploitation of the local cultures and heritage assets.
Lack of awareness of the culture results to underperformance

Question 8

Nature of Cultural Tourism

Answer 8

The art of traveling removes tourists from their home culture and places them temporarily in a different cultural milieu.
It is seen as offering something more or different both to the community and the tourists.

Question 9

it has been recognized as a high-profile, mass-market activity when?

Answer 9

1990’s

Question 10

____ percent of travelers are considered cultural tourists.

Answer 10

35-70%

Question 11

Cultural Tourism as a Double-edged Sword

Answer 11

Increased demand of tourists = powerful political and economical justification to expand conservation activities
Increased visitation = overuse, inappropriate use, and the commodification of the same assets w/o regard to cultural values, this will threaten the survival of the assets

Culture being sold as a product is a cultural heritage mgmt issue