Cultural tourism: A review of recent research and trends

Richards, Greg

doi:10.1016/j.jhtm.2018.03.005

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“…Researchers such as Greg Richards have highlighted the relevance of studying intangible tourism for destinations for two big reasons: tangible heritage is increasingly hard to conserve over time and new visitors want to enjoy new experiences. In his research, Richards [52] defines cultural tourism as "A type of tourism activity in which the visitor's essential motivation is to learn, discover, experience, and consume the tangible and intangible cultural attractions/productions in a tourism destination". Moreover, the author declares that cultural tourism improves the smart tourism destination sector by helping to preserve heritage areas and that the use of technologies and social networks could help to establish contact with visitors after their trip.…”

Section: New Target and Tools For Smart Tourism Destinationsmentioning

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Transforming Communication Channels to the Co-Creation and Diffusion of Intangible Heritage in Smart Tourism Destination: Creation and Testing in Ceutí (Spain)

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Creating smart tourism destinations requires innovative solutions which cover the main pillars of sustainability as sociocultural, environmental, and economic aspects, in order to spread the cultural heritage of these tourist destinations to their visitors. One of the most demanded approaches by the new hyper-connected visitors is the expectation of plunging and becoming a short-term resident to receive a real experience during their visit. Therefore, the scope of this research covers the objective of designing an innovative communication channel between a visitor and a point of interest (POI), which in turn allows agile experiences to be built and provided and increases the dissemination of cultural heritage through new technologies, considering the real needs of the territories and the new digital visitors. In order to address these topics, this paper proposes an innovative and co-created progressive Web-App for visitors called Be Memories in order to spread the intangible heritage of a tourist destination, where the content is co-created by residents of the destination. The tool has been tested in Ceutí, a Spanish village with a high cultural value, which needs to be disseminated through new innovative tools. The trial was launched during local festivities of the village using an Internet of Things device, called a Smart Spot, to establish a communication channel between the visitor and POI.The results of the test were measured using Google Analytics, the reactions of Be Memories in social networks, and the acceptance of other cities and European committees. The results have concluded that Be Memories is able to enable a local experience via agile, fresh, and crowd-sourced content that people enjoy. This channel presents a complementary level of information with respect to official sources, documentaries, and local guide tours, at the same time enabling a mechanism to promote physical visits, walking tours, and cultural heritage via low-cost and sustainable infrastructure.The tool has been validated in Ceutí, with a highly cultural value, which requires new tools to spread their culture. To carry out the test of Be Memories, 15 Internet of Things (IoT) devices were deployed throughout the village. These devices are called Smart Spots. A Smart Spot generates an area called a smart point of interaction (Smart POI), which sends a notification (non-intrusive) with a URL through Bluetooth (nearby Google technology) and Wi-Fi (captive portal). This communication channel functions without the need to download a native application, facilitating the interaction by proximity [8]. The content of the pilot is composed of a progressive Web-App that offers a seed content (short video-interviews where the residents tell popular stories). The trial was launched during local festivities (6-19 August 2018).The structure of this article begins with the state-of-the-art, where the value of the pillars of sustainable tourism is presented. In addition, the concepts of a smart city and smart tourism destination are explained as the ...

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Section: New Target and Tools For Smart Tourism Destinationsmentioning

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Transforming Communication Channels to the Co-Creation and Diffusion of Intangible Heritage in Smart Tourism Destination: Creation and Testing in Ceutí (Spain)

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“…Culture and tourism have always been inextricably linked [1]. Tourism is a sector with significant economic relevance in several countries [2].…”

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“…Based on the background above the study entitled "Sustainable Tourism Model Based on Environmental Wisdom in Penglipuran Tourism Village, Kubu Subdistrict, Bangli" is very interesting to do. The formulations of the problem in this study are (1) how is the form of sustainable tourism based on environmental wisdom? (2) How is the implementation of sustainable tourism based on environmental wisdom?…”

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Sustainable Tourism Model Based on Environmental Wisdom in Penglipuran Tourism Village, Kubu Subdistrict, Bangli

Laksmi¹,

Candranegara²

2019

Proceedings of the International Conference of Social Science

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This article aims to find out the form and implementation of sustainable tourism based on environmental wisdom. This study is designed using a qualitative method. There are two results found. First, the form of sustainable tourism based on environmental wisdom includes (1) the form of policy contained in the vision of the tourism village management agency, (2) the form of the organizational structure of the management institution that collaborates indigenous people and villagers, and (3) the form of distribution of retribution proceeds determined through the Decree of the Level II Regional Chief of Bangli. Second, the implementation of sustainable tourism based on environmental wisdom includes (1) conservation of the physical environment, (2) biotic (forest) environmental conservation, and (3) tourism business development. Third, the sustainable tourism model based on environmental wisdom is a model of tourism village development with collaboration between local community elements.

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“…Additionally, destinations from which personal satisfaction could be attained effortlessly are the most preferable visited spots for travellers [2]. Culture and tourism have always been inextricably linked to each other [3]. Tourism is a sector with significant economic relevance in several countries [4].…”

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The Battle of Power in Sacred Arena: A Study at Pura Dasar Buana of Gelgel, Bali

Mardika¹

2019

Proceedings of the International Conference of Social Science

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Temples are generally interpreted as sacred places. However, studies on a number of temples indicate that temples function plurals. Tracking the function of temples in a dynamic historical perspective is interesting to examine. As in the Pura Dasar Buana of Gelgel located in the center of the Kingdom of Bali, the king who ruled in the XIV-XVI century was the temple of the center of the kingdom of Bali. This study aims to understand the meaning of power struggling processes at the Pura Dasar Buana of Gelgel, especially to reveal the relations of political power between actors. The two theories used are the theory of power and knowledge by Foucault, and the modality theory of Bourdieu. Data were analyzed inductively using cultural study methods. This article argues that temple has a political function and shows that there are the models of power relations among the supporting actors.

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Cultural tourism: A review of recent research and trends

Cited by 638 publications

References 82 publications

Transforming Communication Channels to the Co-Creation and Diffusion of Intangible Heritage in Smart Tourism Destination: Creation and Testing in Ceutí (Spain)

Transforming Communication Channels to the Co-Creation and Diffusion of Intangible Heritage in Smart Tourism Destination: Creation and Testing in Ceutí (Spain)

Sustainable Tourism Model Based on Environmental Wisdom in Penglipuran Tourism Village, Kubu Subdistrict, Bangli

The Battle of Power in Sacred Arena: A Study at Pura Dasar Buana of Gelgel, Bali

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