This book provides multi-layered and nuanced perspectives on how drivers of change may influence cultural tourism on a global, national and local level. As such, it contributes to a greater understanding of how cultural tourism will be governed, performed and experienced within a volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous future environment. The volume examines how the cultural tourism sector can address the needs of cultural tourists through product and service development, offers insights into alternative, post-anthropocentric values underpinning cultural tourism governance and consumption, and engages with immersive, collaborative, slow and technology-driven cultural heritage-based tourism experiences. The book includes both empirical and conceptual chapters, with the contributors suggesting various alternatives that are underpinned by utopian and/or dystopian outlooks on the likely future(s) of cultural tourism.
Chapter 8 is free to download as an open access publication under a CC BY NC ND licence. You can download it here: https://zenodo.org/records/14730188.
Edited by:
Xavier Matteucci,
Simone Moretti
Imprint: Channel View Publications
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 234mm,
Width: 156mm,
Spine: 14mm
Weight: 380g
ISBN: 9781845419271
ISBN 10: 1845419278
Series: The Future of Tourism
Pages: 264
Publication Date: 15 April 2025
Audience:
College/higher education
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Further / Higher Education
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A / AS level
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Chapter 1. Xavier Matteucci: The Future of Cultural Tourism: Utopia, Dystopia, Heterotopia Part 1: Governance Chapter 2. Prosper Wanner, Hakan Shearer Demir and Ivana Volić: Communities of Hospitality as a Democratic Governance Model for Host-Guest Interactions Chapter 3. Ella Björn and Monika Lüthje: Envisioning Posthumanist Cultural Tourism: Indigenous Sociomaterial Practices of Teaching Tourists about Local Cultures Chapter 4. Lidija Petrić, Ante Mandić and Davorka Mikulić: Fostering Sustainable and Resilient Rural Communities through Cultural Tourism Villages: A Case Study of the Dalmatian Hinterland Chapter 5. Rouran Zhang, Weili Zhan, Ying Lyu and Da Kuang: Uncovering the Multifaceted Heritage Values of Longhushan World Natural Heritage Site through Tourists' Lens: An Analysis of Online Travelogues Part 2: Consumption Chapter 6. Jelena Farkić: Edifying Slow Cultural Tourism Concepts and Practices Chapter 7. Dallen J. Timothy: Emerging Perspectives on the Future of Cultural Tourism Chapter 8. Marta Šveb Dragija and Daniela Angelina Jelinčić: Museums of the Future: Cultural Tourism Experiences for Wellbeing and Transformation Part 3: Technologies Chapter 9. Emanuele Mele: Cultural Tourists of the Future: Envisioning how Digital Technologies can Shape Heritage Experiences in Europe Chapter 10. Daniel W.M. Wright: Beyond Digital Prisons: Counterculture and the Hippie Trail Resurrected Chapter 11. Ulrike Gretzel and Eva Sánchez-Amboage: Cultural Tourism in the Metaverse Part 4: General Outlook Chapter 12. Muzaffer Uysal and Jiahui Wang: Quality of Life and Cultural and Heritage Tourism Chapter 13. Maurizio Scarciglia: Cultural Tourism as Cultural Adaptation: Urban Design Scenarios for the Future Chapter 14. Simone Moretti and Xavier Matteucci: Uncharted Territories in Cultural Tourism: Synthesis and Some Personal Reflections
Xavier Matteucci is Adjunct Honorary Professor at IMC Krems University of Applied Sciences and Adjunct Faculty at both FHWien der WKW University of Applied Sciences and Salzburg University of Applied Sciences, Austria. He is particularly interested in the influence of tourism/travel on individual and collective wellbeing as well as in the effects of globalisation processes and politics on regional cultures and cultural identities. Simone Moretti is part of the Research Group Tourism Impacts on Society at Breda University of Applied Sciences, the Netherlands, where he contributes to research activities and EU-funded projects focused on interventions to maximise the positive impacts of tourism and minimise the negative effects. His research centres on the intersection between tourism, culture, places and identities.
Reviews for The Future of Cultural Tourism
A long-awaited and easily accessible volume that moves us into a new era of cultural tourism research and highlights key areas centred on governance, consumption, and technologies. It will be of great interest to those working in the areas of cultural studies, social geography, social anthropology, and tourism. * Kyle Maurice Woosnam, University of Georgia, USA * This book takes an original and critical approach to the study of cultural tourism. The authors engage with topical theories and alternative perspectives, proposing a cautiously optimistic vision of the future. New and inspiring insights are given into the potential for more regenerative, transformative and resilient forms of cultural tourism. * Melanie Smith, Budapest Business University, Hungary * The importance of cultural heritage to tourism and concerns about its fragility and sustainability in a dynamic world, particularly due to climate change and the pace of technological development, makes this edited book an extremely valuable, as well as fascinating read. Its chapters are diverse in their coverage and replete with thoughtful and well-researched analysis. * Jennifer Frost, La Trobe University, Australia *
