Cultural and Heritage Tourism for Economic Development

Description

Nearly 700 million people travel worldwide yearly, spending more than 7.4 trillion US dollars, making tourism one of the most significant and fastest expanding sectors today. Tourism offers limitless prospects for job creation, social and economic upliftment of the populace, and bolstering the economies of the countries, in addition to fostering inter-ethnic and intercultural understanding, mutual respect, cooperation, and so promoting peace. The preservation of cultural resources, proper interpretation of resources, authentic tourist experiences, and stimulation of the generated income from cultural resources are only a few of the objectives of cultural heritage tourism that must be addressed within the context of sustainable development. At sites designated as global historic sites, thus tourism is a significant issue. Moreover, it is a primary concern to most managers in natural areas. Therefore, local preservation, conservation, and restoration are vital aspects of world heritage tourism. Additionally, such tourism necessitates specialized management training. Planning various visitor management tactics, interpretation, and site promotion activities is necessary. Additionally, culture and history are important factors in revitalising the economy and cities. Examining how cultural and heritage tourists can be better understood and catered to through marketing, planning, and programming with local and regional communities is valuable as cultural tourism becomes an increasingly important factor for tourist destinations involved in developing their cultural capital in order to attract more international visitors. Additionally, this book gives readers access to international charters created to promote cultural tourism and preserve historical monuments. The ICOSM and WHC are the main topics. The efforts to preserve cultural places and safeguard heritage sites have been classified as World Heritage Sites, which have been discovered and conserved worldwide.