Performing Cultural Tourism

Carson, Susan; Pennings, Mark

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“…Their rich programs include protection and use of historical elements of the salt industry, with implementation of new infrastructure and innovative tools towards making them touristic attractions. This kind of reuse is addressed in different publications, both as typical and as leading in transformation processes of mining areas [24,86], following European trends and including so-called creative tourism [86][87][88][89][90][91]. Contemporary designs, regardless of their diversity and scope, are related to new activities, which increase the tourism interest on heritage sites, as highlighted by Xie et al [92], and translated by an increasing number of visitors.…”

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Creating Tourism Destinations of Underground Built Heritage—The Cases of Salt Mines in Poland, Portugal, and Romania

2021

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Salt mines, a significant category of local, regional, national, and/or European underground heritage, are becoming attractive tourism destinations. This paper examines three cases of salt mining in different European countries, namely Wieliczka in Poland, Campina de Cima in Portugal, and Turda in Romania. They are analyzed in the context of history, typical attributes of their attractiveness, and new uses after the salt extraction was or is going to be stopped, in order to detect their unique values as important assets for both Underground Built Heritage (UBH) and Salt Heritage Tourism (SHT). The results of their comparison show that despite a positive impact related to their protection as cultural and industrial heritage, there are also some negative aspects related to increasing costs of their maintenance and adaptation of salt mines to new functions and to meet the tourism needs. By putting in place measures to enhance the awareness of their values and for activating the local community, the three mines are showcases for the economic outputs for their sites and regions, as well as for increasing knowledge regarding UBH.

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“…The development of heritage sites towards multifunctional attractions stimulate tourism [86], and this has a positive impact on society. This is a desired phenomenon and a goal of many local and regional development strategies.…”

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Creating Tourism Destinations of Underground Built Heritage—The Cases of Salt Mines in Poland, Portugal, and Romania

2021

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“…These factors, together with others such as sustainability, must be implemented and promoted in the tourism product, as they are mainly sought after by the new generations [22][23][24][25]. The process for the development of a railway tourism product must, over time, involve all the actors in the community of the tourist destination [26][27][28]. Most rail tourism initiatives have been developed thanks to public financial funds, although entrepreneurial initiatives will need to be set up in the lifecycle of the long-term tourist destination [29,30].…”

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Railway and Tourism: A Systematic Literature Review

Peira

Giudice

Miraglia³

2022

Tourism and Hospitality

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From the second half of the 20th century, numerous railways, especially in industrial and mining areas, were abandoned for economic reasons. The activism of the “railfans”, who are fond of trains, has made it possible to set up voluntary associations that have been the lifeblood of the beginning of projects for the recovery of the historic railway heritage and the promotion of it in a touristic sense. This topic is worthy of attention, and during recent years it has been the focus of several research papers. A systematic literature review was performed using the PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyzes) methodology. This tool is a minimal set of evidence-based elements aimed at helping authors to carry out a systematic literature review. This systematic literature review sought to consolidate knowledge on the subject. The research team formulated three research questions related to the dynamics of railway heritage recovery, the dynamics of railway tourism and the relationship between sustainability and railway tourism. The findings highlighted that the railway tourism process always originates from a project for the restoration of railway heritage, possibly maintaining authenticity. The voluntary associations, along with their “railfans”, are the main stakeholder, not only preserving the rail heritage but also developing railway tourism activities. The touristic railway could regenerate the local community, with positive benefits on the local economy. Many tourists could be attracted by railway tourism destinations in that they wish to live memorable experiences related to the nostalgia of the past.

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Rail Tourism

Dileep¹,

Pagliara

2023

Transportation Systems for Tourism

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Performing Cultural Tourism

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Creating Tourism Destinations of Underground Built Heritage—The Cases of Salt Mines in Poland, Portugal, and Romania

Creating Tourism Destinations of Underground Built Heritage—The Cases of Salt Mines in Poland, Portugal, and Romania

Railway and Tourism: A Systematic Literature Review

Rail Tourism

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