The The importance of cultural tourism as means towards dignifying both tourists and the industry

  • David Caldevilla Domínguez Universidad Complutense de Madrid
  • Enrique García García
  • Almudena Barrientos Báez Escuela Universitaria Iriarte, adscrita a la Universidad de La Laguna
Keywords: Cultural tourism, Globalization, Local development, Strengths and weaknesses of cultural tourism, International bodies

Abstract

The objective of the present article, without pretending make an exhaustive analysis about the cultural tourism, is to introduce some reflections about this way of tourism from different points of view. Firstly, it will broach the relationship between cultural tourism and globalisation, and then it will be centered in the incidence of this activity as factor of local and regional development, specially considering some examples in Argentina.It will also try to introduce the discussion about their the positive and negative aspects, or strengths and weaknesses of cultural tourism. Finally, it will comment some considerations about the role of the international bodies and the agencies of cooperation, including the most significant declarations, resolutions and recomendations in this field.

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Published
2019-10-11
How to Cite
Caldevilla Domínguez D., García García E. y Barrientos Báez A. (2019). The The importance of cultural tourism as means towards dignifying both tourists and the industry. Mediaciones Sociales, 18, 59-69. https://doi.org/10.5209/meso.65117
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