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Cultural tourism is one of the largest and fastest-growing global tourism markets. Culture and creative industries are increasingly being used to promote destinations and enhance their competitiveness and attractiveness. Many locations are now actively developing their tangible and intangible cultural assets as a means of developing comparative advantages in an increasingly competitive tourism marketplace, and to create local distinctiveness in the face of globalisation. |
Foreword
Executive Summary
PART I. INCREASING THE ATTRACTIVENESS OF DESTINATIONS THROUGH CULTURAL RESOURCES
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. Roles and Impact of Culture and Tourism on Attractiveness
Chapter 3. Policies and Programmes for Culture and Tourism
Chapter 4. Conclusions, Policy Implications, and Long-Term Challenges
Bibliography
PART II. CASE STUDIES FROM FIVE OECD COUNTRIES
Chapter 5. Introduction
Chapter 6. The Port Arthur Historic Site, Australia
Chapter 7. The Vorarlberg Province, Austria
Chapter 8. Temple Stay Program, Republic of Korea
Chapter 9 State of Michoacan, Mexico
Chapter 10. The Industrial Monuments Route of the Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
Annex A. Summary of Culture and Tourism Case Studies
How to obtain this publication
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The analysis of this book is largely based on case studies provided by the following OECD countries: Australia, Austria, France, Greece, Italy, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia and Turkey.
The case studies illustrate different aspects of the relationship between tourism, culture and regional attractiveness and the policy interventions which can be taken to enhance this relationship. A selection of downloadable case studies have been made available:
Australia - Tourism Tasmania and the Port Arthur Historic Site Management Authority
Austria - The Vorarlberg Province
Korea - Temple Stay Programme
Mexico - State of Michoacán
Poland - The Industrial Monuments Route of the Silesian Voivodeship
Portugal - European Network of Village Tourism
Romania - Oltenia Project
Slovak Republic - The Žilina self-governing region
Various sections of the publication has been translated into several languages and are available as free downloads (pdf):
French (Français) - Partie I. Renforcer l’Attractivite des Destinations grace aux Ressources Culturelles
German (Deutsch) - Kurzdarstellung
Spanish - Parte I. Cómo aumentar el atractivo de los destinos mediante el uso de los recursos culturales
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