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Cultural Tourism The Partnership Between Tourism and Cultural Heritage Management

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ISBN-10: 0789011069

ISBN-13: 9780789011060

Edition: 2002

Authors: bob Mckercher, hilary du cros

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List price: $74.95
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 2/7/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 266
Size: 6.00" wide x 8.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English

Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Defining Cultural Tourism
Conceptualizing Cultural Tourism--A Thematic Approach
The Key Issue: Linking Cultural Heritage Management and Tourism Management
Challenges in Achieving Sustainable Cultural Tourism
Introduction
Culture and Tourism--Collaborators or Competitors?
The Independent Evolution of Tourism and Cultural Heritage
Seven Possible Relationships Between Tourism and Cultural Heritage Management
The Consequences
The Solution?
How Tourism Works
Introduction
The Nature of Tourism
Attractions Drive Tourism
Factors Influencing Visitation Levels
Tourist Behavior
Cultural Tourism
Conclusion
Cultural Heritage Management
Introduction
Core Concepts
Cultural Heritage Management and Tourism
Negative and Positive Impacts of Tourism
Conclusion
Tangible Heritage
Introduction
Process-Driven Conservation of Tangible Cultural Heritage
The Scope of Tangible Heritage Assets
Cultural Significance of Heritage Assets
Authenticity
Tourism, Authenticity, and Commodification
Visitor Accessibility to Tangible Heritage Assets
Consultation As an Important Element of the Management Process
Intangible Heritage and Its Management
Introduction
Recognition of Intangible Cultural Heritage Management
Intangible Heritage Assets--Management and Tourism Issues
Authenticity and Cultural Space
Tourism and Changes to Intangible Heritage
Culturally Appropriate and Sustainable Use of Assets
Stakeholder Consultation in Setting Management Priorities
Cultural Tourism Products--A Regional Perspective
Introduction
Products
Benefits of Adopting a Marketing Approach to Product Development
Hierarchy of Attractions
Developing Cultural Tourism Attractions
Conclusions
Commodification, Environmental Bubbles, and Cultural Tourism Products
Introduction
Consumption--Strangeness versus Familiarity and the Environmental Bubble
Creating Cultural Tourism Products or Attractions
Tactics
Conclusions
The Cultural Tourism Market: A Cultural Tourism Typology
Introduction
Who Are Cultural Tourists?
A Typology of Cultural Tourists: Recognizing Different Shades of Cultural Tourists
Five Types of Cultural Tourists
Testing the Model: Hong Kong As a Case Study
Implications for Cultural Tourism
Gatekeepers
Introduction
Using Cultural and Heritage Assets to Brand a Destination
The Role of Gatekeepers in Conveying Messages
Effect of Many Gatekeepers on the Message Passed to the Tourist
Assessment
Introduction
Assessing the Tourism Potential of Assets
Considering the Wider Context
Understanding the Asset in Its Setting
Asset Specific Issues: "Place" and Cultural Spaces
Stakeholder and Consultation Issues
People, Skills, and Financial Resources
Conclusions
Asset Auditing and Planning
Introduction
An Audit Model
An Audit Procedure
Testing the Procedure--Hong Kong
Planning
Marketing
Introduction
Marketing As a Management Tool
Unique Features of Marketing in Cultural Tourism
Thinking Strategically
Sustainable Competitive Advantages
Role of Research
Putting It Together--The Marketing Plan
The Four Ps--The Marketing Mix
Conclusions
Presentation and Management of Heritage Assets
Introduction
Reinvestment of Revenue in Conservation As One Benefit of Tourism
Fees and Levies Raised at the Source
Epilogue
References
Index