Narratives of World Heritage in Travel Guidebooks

Beck, Wendy

doi:10.1080/13527250600940207

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“…Regarding strategies of marketing world heritage sites, some previous studies have suggested that designation of a site as a world heritage can be regarded as a marketing device to attract tourists, as the listing (as a world heritage site) was found to have an impact on tourists' visit decisions (Beck, 2006;Yan & Morrison, 2007). However, to make the world heritage list status a more influential tool, cultural contents of world heritage sites need to be underlined by making the cultural elements accessible and interpretable for international visitors (Yan & Morrison, 2007).…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Can the Historic Center of Macao be a Popular Tourist Attraction? Examining the Market Appeal from Tour Marketers' Perspective

2011

Journal of Quality Assurance in Hospitality & Tourism

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A historic center being designated a world heritage site does not guarantee its popularity. While a few historical monuments at the Historic Center of Macao are recognized as popular tourist attractions, many of them are still under-exploited. To commercialize and develop the whole Historic Center as a popular tourist attraction, tour marketers' opinions on marketing a historic center deserve our attention. This study aims to examine the market appeal of the Historic Center of Macao from tour marketers' perspective. In-depth interviews were conducted to gather data. Four key attributes have been identified for assessing the market appeal of the historic center. The results have revealed some weaknesses and constraints of the historic center in being a popular tourist attraction. Practical recommendations are suggested accordingly.

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Can the Historic Center of Macao be a Popular Tourist Attraction? Examining the Market Appeal from Tour Marketers' Perspective

2011

Journal of Quality Assurance in Hospitality & Tourism

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“…Focus in the academic literature on the significant agency of guidebooks in the experience of users (Beck, 2008;Caruana & Crane, 2011;lisle, 2008;mcGregor, 2000;Wilson et al, 2009;Young, 2009) is largely supported by the journalistic perceptions of the guidebook displayed in these findings. Yet, as Young (2009) asserts, there is still much to understand about "how travelers use, engage with and negotiate" (p. 157) their guidebooks.…”

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confidence: 95%

“…moving beyond the ways in which guidebooks impact on tourists' understanding of place and culture such work examines their mediatory role in tourists' behavior and experiences (Beck, 2008;Caruana & Crane, 2011;lisle, 2008;mcGregor, 2000;Wilson, Holdsworth, & Witzel, 2009;Young, 2009). Guidebooks are thus raised to the status of "dynamic objects" (mcGregor, 2000), providing a prism through which it is possible to interpret the ways tourists engage with destinations and cultures.…”

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“Unfriendly, Unfunny, and Tyrannical”: An Exploratory Study of the Travel Guidebook in the Australian Print Media

Peel¹,

Sørensen

Steen

2012

Tourism Analysis

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Frequent casual allusions to guidebooks in the tourism literature suggest their significance in contemporary tourist experience. Yet beyond the dominant discourses of literary and historical textual analysis, focused interpretation of the role of guidebooks in the tourism system is rare. this article aims to stimulate debate concerning the role of the guidebook in contemporary tourism and to identify how the guidebook is represented in the context of popular media. results from a content analysis of representations of the guidebook in Australian print media between 2000 and 2009 suggest guidebooks are perceived both negatively and positively within journalistic discourse, that they are framed as significant facilitators of visitor experience and tourism development, and that an extensive range of travel guidebooks in both book and digital form available to consumers reflects the recent evolution in independent travel. Future guidebook-specific research objectives are identified.

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“…Dagestan also presents the historical and cultural heritage which can attract tourists. Unique place is the oldest city in Russia, Derbent, listed in the UNESCO World Heritage sites (Beck, 2006). In Dagestan there are also the Dzhuma Mosque in the village of Kumukh (XIII century), the high-mountain village fortress Kala-Koreish (XI century), the remains of the Russian fortress in Nizhny Gunib from the time of the Caucasian war and other objects (Matyugina et al, 2019).…”

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confidence: 99%

North Caucasus Image Inside Russia in the Context of Tourism Cluster Development

Litvinova¹

2020

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Narratives of World Heritage in Travel Guidebooks

Cited by 30 publications

References 16 publications

Can the Historic Center of Macao be a Popular Tourist Attraction? Examining the Market Appeal from Tour Marketers' Perspective

Can the Historic Center of Macao be a Popular Tourist Attraction? Examining the Market Appeal from Tour Marketers' Perspective

“Unfriendly, Unfunny, and Tyrannical”: An Exploratory Study of the Travel Guidebook in the Australian Print Media

North Caucasus Image Inside Russia in the Context of Tourism Cluster Development

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