Du Cros, Hilary

Cultural tourism / Hilary du Cros and Bob McKercher - Second Edition - New York: Routledge, 2015. - xiii, 269p. 25cm.

Bob McKercher is the first author listed on the title page of the previous edition.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

SECTION A: Setting the context -

Defining cultural tourism

Challenges in achieving sustainable cultural tourism

Issues, benefits, risks and costs

SECTION B: Cultural assets. Cultural heritage management principles and practice (with special reference to World Heritage)

Tangible cultural heritage

Intangible cultural heritage and creative arts

SECTION C: Tourism, the tourist and stakeholders. How tourism works

The cultural tourism market: a cultural tourism typology

Tourism attraction system, markers and gatekeepers

SECTION D: Products. Cultural tourism products

Assessing product potential

Market appeal/Robusticity matrix: a site specific auditing tool

SECTION E: Operationalization. Framework for understanding what is necessary for a successful attraction

Applying planning and management frameworks

Experience creation.

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Heritage tourism.

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