TY - JOUR
KW - Sustainable development
KW - Tourism
KW - Cultural tourism
KW - heritage tourism
KW - economic diversification
KW - Kuwait
AU - R. Lakshminarayanan
AB - Recent volatility in oil markets and the economic constraints of a budget deficit are compelling “rentier” states like Kuwait to seek various avenues for economic diversification. This article suggests that promoting heritage tourism could potentially transform the economy and propel tourism growth overall. It seeks to identify the prospects for heritage tourism development through an exploration of the tangible and intangible heritage of Kuwait. The paper provides an insight into challenges and constraints facing heritage tourism development in Kuwait including the need for training, education, image branding and marketing. Finally it suggests a framework for sustainable heritage tourism. Primary data was collected through field work in heritage institutions and museums and informal interviews with staff and visitors, and complemented by institutional brochures, official websites, newspaper reports, tourist information and government databases.
BT - Journal of Arabian Studies
DO - 10.1080/21534764.2019.1647668
LA - English
M1 - 1
N1 - Publisher: Taylor and Francis Ltd.
N2 - Recent volatility in oil markets and the economic constraints of a budget deficit are compelling “rentier” states like Kuwait to seek various avenues for economic diversification. This article suggests that promoting heritage tourism could potentially transform the economy and propel tourism growth overall. It seeks to identify the prospects for heritage tourism development through an exploration of the tangible and intangible heritage of Kuwait. The paper provides an insight into challenges and constraints facing heritage tourism development in Kuwait including the need for training, education, image branding and marketing. Finally it suggests a framework for sustainable heritage tourism. Primary data was collected through field work in heritage institutions and museums and informal interviews with staff and visitors, and complemented by institutional brochures, official websites, newspaper reports, tourist information and government databases.
PY - 2019
SP - 92
EP - 112
T2 - Journal of Arabian Studies
TI - Heritage Tourism in Kuwait: Prospects for Economic Diversification
UR - https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85073555994&doi=10.1080%2f21534764.2019.1647668&partnerID=40&md5=d59150d9d378625e6b73d5e7c51a7e9a
VL - 9
SN - 21534780 (ISSN)
ER -