TY - JOUR
KW - Colombia
KW - Cordoba [Colombia]
KW - Culture
KW - Cordoba
KW - Destination
KW - Economic and social development (THE\_5342)
KW - intangible heritage
KW - SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities (ICH\_1389)
KW - SDG 12: Responsible Consumption and Production (ICH\_1390)
KW - Spain (ES)
KW - Tourism (THE\_202)
KW - UNESCO
KW - cultural heritage
KW - ecotourism
KW - heritage tourism
KW - international tourism
KW - references illustrating linkages between SDGs and ICH (ICH\_1440)
KW - tourism development
KW - tourist destination
AU - Tomas Lopez-Guzman
AU - Francisco Gonzalez Santa-Cruz
AB - The development of heritage tourism has experienced a great development in recent years, mostly centred in the cities that are World Heritage. This paper aims to present an analysis of the relationship between Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) declared by UNESCO and tourism development associated therewith. Design/methodology/approach: The methodology used in this research consisted of a fieldwork to determine the socio-demographic profile and perceptions of foreign tourists participating in this intangible cultural event. Additionally, the features of this tourist destination are also analysed. Findings: The main results of this research shows the high cultural level of tourist respondents, the significant economic level of travellers and the perceptions of heritage tourists in participation in the Festival. Research limitations/implications: The expansion of this line of research is to include other ICH; this should contribute to the generalisation of the knowledge acquired in this subject. Practical implications: The main practical implications are centred on better understanding of the key factors involved in the relation between intangible cultural heritage and tourism. Social implications: This study highlights the features that a heritage tourist destination must have to create a sustainable tourism destination with a combination of culture and tourism. Originality/value: Heritage, generally tangible cultural heritage, is used as a resource in the destinations. This paper analyses the relationship between intangible cultural heritage and tourism, an aspect little studied by the scientific literature.
DO - 10.1108/IJCTHR-03-2015-0025
M1 - 3
N1 - Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.
N2 - The development of heritage tourism has experienced a great development in recent years, mostly centred in the cities that are World Heritage. This paper aims to present an analysis of the relationship between Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) declared by UNESCO and tourism development associated therewith. Design/methodology/approach: The methodology used in this research consisted of a fieldwork to determine the socio-demographic profile and perceptions of foreign tourists participating in this intangible cultural event. Additionally, the features of this tourist destination are also analysed. Findings: The main results of this research shows the high cultural level of tourist respondents, the significant economic level of travellers and the perceptions of heritage tourists in participation in the Festival. Research limitations/implications: The expansion of this line of research is to include other ICH; this should contribute to the generalisation of the knowledge acquired in this subject. Practical implications: The main practical implications are centred on better understanding of the key factors involved in the relation between intangible cultural heritage and tourism. Social implications: This study highlights the features that a heritage tourist destination must have to create a sustainable tourism destination with a combination of culture and tourism. Originality/value: Heritage, generally tangible cultural heritage, is used as a resource in the destinations. This paper analyses the relationship between intangible cultural heritage and tourism, an aspect little studied by the scientific literature.
SP - 310
EP - 322
TI - International tourism and the UNESCO category of intangible cultural heritage
UR - https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84983494483&doi=10.1108%2fIJCTHR-03-2015-0025&partnerID=40&md5=a68121071ba8a70b1851fc3c2b4f6cb9
VL - 10
SN - 17506182 (ISSN)
ER -