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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, M
Cultural 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.

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Publication title

Papers and Proceedings of the Istanbul 2010 European Capital of Culture International Conference, 19-21 November 2009

Editors

Maria Dolores Alvarez, Duygu Salman Ozturk, Cuneyt Argun Gene

Pagination

3-18

Department/School

School of Humanities

Publisher

Department of Tourism Administration, Bogazici University

Place of publication

Istanbul, Turkey

Event title

Cities as Creative Spaces for Cultural Tourism

Event Venue

Istanbul

Date of Event (Start Date)

2009-11-19

Date of Event (End Date)

2009-11-21

Repository Status

  • Restricted

Socio-economic Objectives

Expanding knowledge in history, heritage and archaeology

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