History of Cultural Tourism

Hello travellers!!

    Do you know about the History or Culture Tourism? As we know culture tourism is the subset of tourism concerned with a country or region's culture. It also show the lifestyle of the people in those geographical areas, the history of those people, their art, architecture, religions and orher elements that helped shape their way of life.

    Cultural tourism also includes tourism in urban areas, particularly historic or large cities anf their cultural facilities such as museums and theaters. It can also in rural areas showcasing the traditions of indigenous cultural communities such as festivals or rituals, and their values and lifestyle.

    It is generally agreed that cultural tourists spend substantially more than standard tourists do. This form of tourism is also becoming generally more popular throughout the world, and a recent Organizational Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) report has highlighted the role that cultural tourism can play in regional development in different world regions.

    Cultural tourism has been defined as 'the movement of persons to cultural attractions away from their normal place of residence, with the intention to gather new information and experiences to satisfy their cultural needs'. Cultural tourism has a long history, and with its roots in the Grand Tour is arguably the original form of tourism. It is also one of the forms of tourism that most policy makers seem to be betting on for the future.

    In spite of these problems, policy makers, tourist boards and cultural attraction managers around the world continue to view cultural tourism as an important potential source of tourism growth.

Ethnic in Malaysia, the culture in festival

Heritage place at Malacca.