Heritage Tourism

HERITAGE TOURISM

Heritage Tourism is . . . “Travelling to experience the places, artifacts and activities that authentically represent the stories and people of the past and present”.

The National Trust For Historic Preservation

The Heritage Tourist Profile According to Peterson (1994) : Aficionados ‘Event Visitors’ Tourist Casual Visitors

Sustainability Heritage conservation is sustainable in the following ways: Economically :

 Job growth in skilled trades  Increased property values, revitalised neighbourhoods

 Wide array of tourism opportunities.

Heritage conservation is sustainable in the following ways: Cultural:

Reminds us of our past and traditions Acts as a point of pride and reference that can help foster

awareness and confident cultural growth that respects traditions and stories of the area.

Sustainability Heritage conservation is sustainable in the following ways: Environmentally:

Helps reduce reliance on new materials, environmentally unfriendly building materials and energy intensive production of new building materials.

Encourages the re-use of existing building materials by extending the life of a building and its components, or rehabilitating damaged building materials.

WORLD HERITAGE SITES

Cultural

Natural

Africa

Arab States

Mixed

Latin Asia Europe & America & & Pacific North Caribbean America

Africa

Arab States

Asia

Europe Europe

Latin America

“The traveler sees what he sees, the tourist see what he has come to see” Gillbert Keith Chesterton