International Culture and Tourism Management: Cultural Heritage and Tourism Management

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International Culture and Tourism Management: Cultural Heritage and Tourism Management
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FutureLearn
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Duration	6 weeks
Total fee	₹900
Mode of learning	Online
Official Website	Go to Website
Credential	Certificate

International Culture and Tourism Management: Cultural Heritage and Tourism Management

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International Culture and Tourism Management: Cultural Heritage and Tourism Management
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Duration 6 weeks
Weekly study 4 hours
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International Culture and Tourism Management: Cultural Heritage and Tourism Management
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Learn how and why tourists engage with cultural heritage and develop your understanding of what drives heritage tourism.
Find out about the impact of cultural and heritage tourism, including the negative effects of tourism on culture, and what this means for the conservation and management of World Heritage Sites in the future.
During this course you'll use relevant tourism case study examples from Asia and around the world to critically examine a range of contemporary issues in cultural and heritage site tourism management.
First you'll get clear on the definitions and concepts involved so that you understand the difference between cultural tourism and heritage tourism.
Then you'll build interdisciplinary knowledge on concepts that affect them, such as power, globalization, authenticity, commodification, and representation.
By introducing you to current debates within heritage tourism studies, this course helps you explore how to overcome these challenges with a sustainable approach to tourism management and destination development.
On this course, you'll cover all aspects of managing World Heritage Sites, including promotion, conservation and safeguarding.
Discover more about the legal frameworks, processes, and practices used to identify and manage these sites and learn about the unique role of emotion in heritage tourism.
By the end of this course you'll have a solid understanding of the challenges and opportunities of managing heritage and cultural tourism resources. You'll also know how to best promote and conserve World Heritage Sites in line with sustainable tourism principles.