Heritage Attractions

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In this article, the writer discusses that tourism is mainly based on geographical attractions, which include beautiful scenery, exciting and/or exotic locations, among others. The writer points out that the reasons for which people choose various tourist locations differ according to needs, preferences and affordability. The writer explains that heritage tourism is an example of tourist activity that allows people to enrich their basis of knowledge and information. Further, the writer notes that heritage tourism or cultural tourism is a branch of tourism offering the cultural dimension of the location where tourism occurs as the main value. Historical sites are usually the main attraction in this case. The writer discusses that the main coordinates of heritage tourism include culture, historic information, interaction with the local people and eventually, a perceived sense of adventure.

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"Heritage tourism or cultural tourism is a branch of tourism offering the cultural dimension of the location where tourism occurs as the main value. Historical sites are usually the main attraction in this case. The main coordinates of heritage tourism include culture, historic information, interaction with the local people and eventually, a perceived sense of adventure. Heritage tourism allows people to get in touch with the past. At the same time, it is important to mention that it contributes to the preservation of the cultural heritage itself."
"The products that heritage tourism offers can be customer oriented. From this point of view, one could speak about creative tourism. Creative tourism is based on the principle of interactivity."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Annals of Tourism Research, available at: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=PublicationURL&_cdi=5855&_pubType=J&_auth=y&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=04ebcba06900b6f7ce35a124541043ce
• Chadwick, Simon, 2006, The Business of Tourism Management, John Wiley & Sons Australia Ltd;
• Creative Tourism, Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, available at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creative_Tourism
• Du Cross, 2002, Cultural Tourism, Haworth Hospitality Press
• Heritage Tourism, Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia available at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heritage_tourism

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