1 .A framework for cultural tourism studies 2.Demand and motivation for cultural tourism 3.The geography of cultural tourism 4. The politics of cultural tourism 5. Heritage, tourism and museums 6. Indigenous cultural tourism 7. Ethnic cultural tourism 8. The arts, festivals and cultural tourism 9. Creative tourism 10. Experiential tourism 11. Sustainable management of cultural tourism
Biography
Melanie K. Smith is Associate Professor in Tourism Management at the BKF University of Applied Sciences in Budapest, Hungary. In addition to writing the first two editions of this book Issues in Cultural Tourism Studies (2003, 2009), she has edited four further books on cultural tourism including the Routledge Handbook of Cultural Tourism with Greg Richards (2013) and Ethnic and Minority Cultures as Tourist Attractions with Anya Diekmann (2015), and contributed chapters to several other cultural tourism books. She was also Director of an MA in Cultural Tourism Management at the University of Greenwich in London for several years.
"This broad ranging text does not shy away from the complexity of cultural tourism, presenting an academically rigorous yet eminently readable publication. It clearly builds on previous editions and illustrating various developments in our thinking and understanding through the application of appropriate theory and the many concise and relevant case studies. These cases illuminate the points being made, providing readers with many entry points to understanding as well as from which to ground their understanding. The breadth and depth of the new material is timely and relevant, maintaining the integrity of the publication while not simply re-iterating the work. An essential addition to any cultural tourism collection."- Dr. Sue Beeton, PhD, Hon Associate Professor in Tourism, La Trobe University, Australia
"Highlighting the changing nature of cultural tourism this edition is updated and reinvented, including a cultural tourism framework and advocating sustainable planning of experiences. Framed by theory, illustrated by case studies and augmented by study questions this book provides valuable context for tourism researchers and students interested in the cultural tourism phenomenon. " – Dr Lee Jolliffe, Hospitality and Tourism, University of New Brunswick, Canada
