Heritage and Cultural Tourism

Nowadays tourism has developed into a global phenomenon, which has become a basic need that involves hundreds of people, involving agents in tourism activity, either the governmental society, tourism industry or public society. Almost all of the modern countries, either the advanced countries or developing countries in the world in this 21st century has established tourism as a sector in their economical, social, and cultural devel0opment. This book provides detailed case studies that explore the complexity of modem tourism relationships. It also challenges the often assumed primacy of the relationships between “hosts” and their “guests”, arguing that virtually all forms of tourism are mediated by parties who stand outside of such immediate relationships. Separate chapters are dedicated to cultural heritage, state archives, and audiovisual policy.