Cultural attractions and European tourism / edited by Greg Richards.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Richards, Greg.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Heritage tourism--Europe.

Heritage tourism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (269 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : CABI Pub., 2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book reviews the cultural tourism market in Europe from a survey carried out in 1997. It analyzes the way in which cultural attractions are produced for, and used by, cultural tourists and how such cultural attractions as museums, art galleries, monuments and heritage attractions are marketed.

Contents:

Contents; Contributors; Preface; I Development of Cultural Tourism and Cultural Attractions; 1 The Development of Cultural Tourism in Europe; 2 The Market for Cultural Attractions; 3 The Experience Industry and the Creation of Attractions; 4 The Cultural Attraction Distribution System; II Case Studies of European Cultural Attractions; 5 The Bonnefanten Museum, Maastricht; 6 Urban Regeneration and Glasgow's Galleries with Particular Reference to the Burrell Collection; 7 Clonmacnoise: a Monastic Site, Burial Ground and Tourist Attraction

8 Cultural Heritage Sites and Their Visitors: Too Many for Too Few?9 Urban Heritage Tourism: Globalization and Localization; 10 The Budapest Spring Festival: a Festival for Hungarians?; 11 The Consumption of Cultural Tourism in Poland; 12 Creative Industries as Milieux of Innovation: the Westergasfabriek, Amsterdam; 13 European Cultural Attractions: Trends and Prospects; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-280-81188-9

9786610811885

0-85199-767-8

OCLC:

567853576