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Cultural tourism

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Tourism is one of the largest industries in the world and can be a great way to connect and share different ideas and cultures. It can also be damaging if not handled correctly, smaller communities can be run over and taken advantage of and the place that was so heavily desired can become gentrified very quickly and turned into something completely different from the original "desired experience". My goal with editing this article is for there to be more information that is easily accessible and easy to digest that provides a way for people to educate themselves on how to appreciate and think more critically on how they approach tourism and the possible effects they could be having on the local communities and ecosystems.

I thought that the article was a good base but was rather small. Reading through it I saw several points that could be expanded on.

There were three main parts in the original article, Overview, Destinations, and Creative tourism. I have an urge to highly edit Creative tourism as I don't see how it's clearly relevant and I feel like it's distracting to the main explanation on what cultural tourism is.

I feel like the pros and cons can be flushed out more, and off the top of my head I can think of several cultural that can be used as examples of possible negative affects and it I'm sure there are examples that can have a more positive outcome

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Needs to be broken down into bit that are more relevant to the broad definition of Cultural Tourism

The introduction definition I thought was pretty decent, The next paragraph, the "Overview" I feel can use some work

"Overview"

"Proponents of cultural tourism say that it gives the local population the opportunity to benefit financially from their cultural heritage and thus to appreciate and preserve it, while giving visitors the opportunity to broaden their personal horizons. Cultural tourism also has negative sides. There may be negative effects on local residents, such as making the local economy unstable, increasing the cost of living for local residents, increasing pollution or creating environmental problems. The local economy can also be destabilized due to the rapid change in population size. The local population also comes into contact with new ways of life that can disrupt their social fabric."

The language for this paragraph in particular can be rewritten to be easier to read, and this could actually be written into a bigger section all together. "Cultural tourism also has negative sides. " This can be brought down to a header Negative effects of Cultural tourism and then listing out the different ways it can be negative to a community or location.

"Destinations"

I don't think the introduction to this topic does a good job at "introducing" this "type" of cultural tourism. If this article is going to be calling an aspect of cultural tourism a "type" they should be listed out somehow in the introduction. This first sentence should at the very least be "A prominent aspect of cultural tourism is the destination, the place that houses the living cultural areas."

"One type of cultural tourism destination is living cultural areas. Visiting any culture other than one's own such as traveling to a foreign country. (<---I would just delete this sentence) (Other delete)Some cultural destinations include historical sites, modern urban districts, "ethnic pockets" of town or village, fairs/festivals, theme parks, and natural ecosystems. (I'm pretty sure we are not supposed to phrase information like this? "this person says this" Not positive but I remember this being mentioned in lecture, possible rewording of this information--->) Buczkowska distinguishes sectors of cultural tourism due to 1) the route or destination of the trip (study trips or cultural trips - thematic field trips, urban tourism, rural tourism), or 2) the theme of the trip undertaken (tourism of cultural heritage, tourism of contemporary culture, tourism of cultural heritage and contemporary culture). It has been shown that cultural attractions and events are particularly strong magnets for tourism. In light of this, many cultural districts add visitor services to key cultural areas to bolster tourist activity. (Not THE term, maybe a term, if this was THE term this should be in the introduction--->) The term cultural tourism is used for journeys that include visits to cultural resources, regardless of whether it is tangible or intangible cultural resources, and regardless of the primary motivation. (I'm not sure this next sentence is as relevant as it wants to be -->) In order to understand properly the concept of cultural tourism, it is necessary to know the definitions of a number terms such as, for example, culture, tourism, cultural economy, cultural and tourism potentials, cultural and tourist offer, and others."

"Creative tourism"

"Creative tourism is a new type of tourism, recently theorized and defined by Greg Richards and Crispin Raymond in 2000. They defined creative tourism as: “Tourism which offers visitors the opportunity to develop their creative potential through active participation in courses and learning experiences, which are characteristic of the holiday destination where they are taken." (Richards, Greg et Raymond, Crispin, 2000). (a good place to clean up a citation) Creative Tourism involves active participation from tourists in cultural experiences specific to each holiday destination. (I understand how this is relevant, but the last sentence should be at the top to clarify why this is relevant as it didn't really become clear until this point)

This type of tourism is opposed to mass tourism and allows the destinations to diversify and offer innovative activities different from other destinations.

Similarly, UNESCO launched in 2004 a program entitled Creative Cities Network. This network aims to highlight cities around the world that are putting creativity at the heart of their sustainable urban development plan. Creative cities are organized into seven categories representing seven different creative fields: crafts and folk arts, digital arts, film, design, gastronomy, literature, and music. As of January 2020, the network has 246 members across all categories. In order to promote the development of this new type of tourism, a non-profit organization was created in Barcelona in 2010: Creative Tourism Network. Its missions involve, among others: the promotion of creative tourism, the creation of a network of “Creativefriendly” cities but also awards celebration, The Creative Tourism Awards."