Issues in Cultural Tourism Studies

Book Details
• Author: Melanie K. Smith
• Book Name: Issues in Cultural Tourism Studies
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 3
• Number of Pages: 288
• ISBN-13: 9781138785694
• Languages: English
• Release Date: 13-10-2015
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Package Dimensions: 9.7 x 6.8 x 0.7 inches
• Subject/Category: Tourism, Cultural Studies, Travel

Description
The third edition of Issues in Cultural Tourism Studies provides an essential framework for analyzing the growing complexity of cultural tourism, its globalization, and its application in both existing and emerging tourist destinations worldwide. This updated edition emphasizes the importance of creative tourism strategies that blend localized cultural products with innovative global attractions to differentiate destinations.

The book explores significant topics such as heritage, arts, festivals, indigenous, ethnic, and experiential cultural tourism in both urban and rural settings. Since the second edition, several important developments have taken place in the field, and this revised edition includes:

• New content on demand and motivation for cultural tourism, sustainable cultural tourism, and ethnic cultural tourism

• Updated case studies from a broader global perspective

• A revised framework for global cultural tourism studies, reflecting the latest research, publications, and industry developments

• New pedagogical features, including questions at the end of case studies and a further reading section to foster critical thinking

A key focus is placed on sustainable and people-centered approaches to cultural tourism planning and development, ensuring local communities benefit from tourism, retain their sense of place, and enhance the tourist experience. This edition is unique in its ability to synthesize the major global issues in cultural tourism and present them in an accessible manner using diverse international case studies.

Reviews

• "This broad-ranging text does not shy away from the complexity of cultural tourism, presenting an academically rigorous yet eminently readable publication... An essential addition to any cultural tourism collection." - Dr. Sue Beeton, PhD, Hon Associate Professor in Tourism, La Trobe University, Australia

• "Highlighting the changing nature of cultural tourism, this edition is updated and reinvented, providing valuable context for tourism researchers and students interested in the cultural tourism phenomenon." - Dr. Lee Jolliffe, Hospitality and Tourism, University of New Brunswick, Canada

About the Author
Melanie K. Smith is an Associate Professor in Tourism Management at the BKF University of Applied Sciences in Budapest, Hungary. She has written the first two editions of Issues in Cultural Tourism Studies (2003, 2009) and edited several books on cultural tourism, including the Routledge Handbook of Cultural Tourism (2013). She also contributed to numerous other works on the subject.