01469nas a2200205   4500000000100000000000100001008004100002653002400043653001700067653002000084653002100104653002300125100003400148245012800182856015400310300001200464490000700476520076000483022002001243                                       d10aintangible heritage10aAuthenticity10acompetitiveness10aheritage tourism10aKnowledge transfer1 aDesiderio Juan Garcia-Almeida00aKnowledge transfer processes in the authenticity of the intangible cultural heritage in tourism destination competitiveness  uhttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85073187475&doi=10.1080%2f1743873X.2018.1541179&partnerID=40&md5=d14661873bcb171c4220bade4a2c7be8  a409-4210 v143 aAs tourism based on intangible cultural heritage usually encompasses a knowledge transfer process, the authenticity of the heritage (or its perception) can be affected by knowledge transfer. These knowledge transfers occur to present the heritage to the tourists (courses, tour guiding, etc.), but also in the destination itself when the heritage knowledge is codified in museums, tour guides are trained, or the heritage is transferred to newer generations. These situations present potential challenges where authenticity is distorted or even lost, and it affects the competitiveness of the destination. The work attempts to analyse those knowledge transfers and their challenges regarding authenticity to sustain the competitiveness of the destination.  a1743873X (ISSN)