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Cities as Creative Spaces for Cultural Tourism: A Plea for the Consideration of History
conference contribution
posted on 2023-05-23, 04:37 authored by Walker, MCultural tourism around the world is big business. Tourism stakeholders within tourism destinations understandably work hard to develop brands and images that entice cultural tourists to visit. However, when tourism stakeholders involved in this process do not prioritise host community selfknowledge, cultural integrity is compromised and cultural distortion inevitably arises. The purpose of this paper is to raise the issue of congruity between tourism brand and tourist experience, and to make a plea for the consideration of history in the imaging, branding and interpretation processes. The conclusion is that the effective use of local history can illuminate host community self-knowledge for the benefit of both cultural tourist and host community.
History
Publication title
Papers and Proceedings of the Istanbul 2010 European Capital of Culture International Conference, 19-21 November 2009Editors
Maria Dolores Alvarez, Duygu Salman Ozturk, Cuneyt Argun GenePagination
3-18Department/School
School of HumanitiesPublisher
Department of Tourism Administration, Bogazici UniversityPlace of publication
Istanbul, TurkeyEvent title
Cities as Creative Spaces for Cultural TourismEvent Venue
IstanbulDate of Event (Start Date)
2009-11-19Date of Event (End Date)
2009-11-21Repository Status
- Restricted