Cultural Tourism

Bridges an ever-widening gap between academic and industry approaches to the subject.

This book provides a broad discussion of cultural tourism as a concept and the way it is implemented in regions around the world. It addresses the notion of cultural tourism, what it means to the tourism industry, and the different types offered to tourists, as well as including international case studies on specific instances of cultural tourism.With contributions from international experts this book provides a broad discussion of cultural tourism as a concept and the way it is implemented in diverse regions around the world. Addressing the notion of cultural tourism and what it means to tourism as an industry, and also types of cultural tourism offered to tourists and experienced by them. Many international case studies will be included on specific instances of cultural tourism, and current topics such as cultural tourism's relationship to sustainability are discussed.