Special Issue "Management of Cultural and Heritage Tourism and Its Sustainability"

A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Tourism, Culture, and Heritage".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 December 2021.

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Miguel Jesús Medina-Viruel
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Department of Statistics, Econometrics, Operational Research, Business Organization and Applied Economics, University of Cordoba, Cordoba, Spain
Interests: tourism management; cultural; heritage and gastronomic tourism
Prof. Dr. Jesús Claudio Pérez-Gálvez
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Guest Editor
Department of Statistics, Econometrics, Operational Research, Business Organization and Applied Economics, University of Cordoba, Cordoba, Spain
Interests: tourism management; cultural; heritage and gastronomic tourism

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The tourism sector has become an important source of wealth for those destinations with special attraction for visitors. Within this sector, destinations with relevant cultural, historical, and natural heritage are especially important. In this sense, the declaration of World Heritage Sites (WHS) by UNESCO is an important attraction for tourists. In addition, this declaration implies the obligation of protection and conservation so that future generations can enjoy these cultural and natural places. In this sense, the achievement of a respectful and sustainable tourism is one of the challenges to be achieved by the authorities responsible for tourism in these heritage destinations.

In this situation, there are several challenges for the tourism sector: positioning of the destination as a cultural or natural focus; knowledge of the type of tourist that visits the place with the objective of making an adequate adaptation of its tourism offer; conservation and sustainability of the heritage places; knowledge of the motivations of the trip; perceived value and image of the places; analysis of the experience of the travelers, and the degree of loyalty of the destination.

This Special Issue of Sustainability aims to become a forum where future research can focus on analyzing the state of the art findings and trends in tourism management research. Thus, academics and researchers whose field of study is tourism, cultural tourism, ecotourism, heritage conservation in a tourism environment, and sustainable tourism management at World Heritage Sites (WHS) are invited to present their latest research.

Prof. Dr. Miguel Jesús Medina-Viruel
Prof. Dr. Jesús Claudio Pérez-Gálvez
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • cultural tourism
  • ecotourism
  • heritage tourism
  • tourism management
  • tourist segmentation
  • travel motivation
  • analysis of the tourist offer
  • sustainability of tourism
  • World Heritage Sites (WHS)

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The Gastronomic Experience: Motivation and Satisfaction of the Gastronomic Tourist—The Case of Puno City (Peru)
Sustainability 2021, 13(16), 9170; https://doi.org/10.3390/su13169170 - 16 Aug 2021
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Gastronomy is a fundamental aspect of culture in daily life, through which tourists can discover the cultural heritage of the places they visit. Therefore, culinary pleasure is a decisive factor in choosing a travel destination; at the same time, it is essential for [...] Read more.
Gastronomy is a fundamental aspect of culture in daily life, through which tourists can discover the cultural heritage of the places they visit. Therefore, culinary pleasure is a decisive factor in choosing a travel destination; at the same time, it is essential for shaping tourists’ satisfaction regarding their travel experience. This research seeks to study the gastronomic experiences of foreign tourists visiting the city of Puno (Peru) during the celebration of the festival of the Virgen de la Calendaria, recognized as an Intangible Cultural Heritage event by UNESCO. The results of this research highlighted the existence of three groups of tourists (referred to as survivors, enjoyers and experiencers) based on their perceptions of gastronomic experiences in the city. We also concluded that there are significant differences in each of the groups in terms of their motivation for visiting the city, based on gastronomy. Finally, the results allow us to conclude that the levels of tourist satisfaction are different, depending on their attitude toward gastronomy, as classified by the groupings obtained. Full article
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Assessment of the Cultural Heritage Potential in Poland
Sustainability 2021, 13(12), 6637; https://doi.org/10.3390/su13126637 - 10 Jun 2021
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Cultural heritage is a complex and multi-faceted concept, thus eluding a definition. Consequently, it is a daunting task to assess the cultural heritage potential of a country, region, or community unambiguously. The paper defines “cultural heritage potential” and presents an example of a [...] Read more.
Cultural heritage is a complex and multi-faceted concept, thus eluding a definition. Consequently, it is a daunting task to assess the cultural heritage potential of a country, region, or community unambiguously. The paper defines “cultural heritage potential” and presents an example of a synthetic assessment of the potential with Poland as an example. The assessment involved several normalised diagnostic variables grouped into four thematic fields. This way, cultural heritage potential could be represented by a “synthetic quality index”. The analysis yielded a ranked list of voivodeships (third-tier subdivision units) and their classification (typology) regarding cultural heritage potential. An in-depth analysis demonstrated that the cultural heritage potential rank of a voivodeship could be determined by values of selected diagnostic valuables, such as the number of heritage objects, number of food products of documented quality and particular cultural significance, and extensive cultural infrastructure. The typology can be a background for decision-making with the consequences of voivodeship classification depending on the context of a specific analysis. The proposed method for assessing cultural heritage potential is not related to the territorial extent of the area. Any quantifiable attribute of cultural heritage can be used in the assessment regardless of the unit of measure. Such an assessment can be useful for the identification of trouble areas, areas of concern, and model areas. Full article
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Study on the Influence of Cultural Contact and Tourism Memory on the Intention to Revisit: A Case Study of Cultural and Creative Districts
Sustainability 2021, 13(4), 2416; https://doi.org/10.3390/su13042416 - 23 Feb 2021
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Cultural and creative tourism is emerging in tourism industry with the potential to be sustainable as an important carrier of traditional culture. This study adopts stimulus–response theory in a cultural integration perspective to investigate how tourists’ cultural memories, cultural contact, and attitude to [...] Read more.
Cultural and creative tourism is emerging in tourism industry with the potential to be sustainable as an important carrier of traditional culture. This study adopts stimulus–response theory in a cultural integration perspective to investigate how tourists’ cultural memories, cultural contact, and attitude to culture affect their revisit intention. With the questionnaire survey responses from 651 tourists and structural equation modeling method, it was found that tourists’ cultural contact affected their revisit intentions directly and indirectly through cultural memory. Attitude to culture played critical moderating roles in the effects of tourists’ cultural contact on their cultural memory and revisit intention, but it had no significant impact on the relationship between tourists’ cultural memory and their revisit intention. This study indicates that cultural memory dominates tourists’ behavioral decisions, while attitude to culture highlights different effects at different influence paths. The findings provide marketers and managers with strategies for the sustainable development of cultural and creative districts. Full article
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Analysis of Tourist Systems Predictive Models Applied to Growing Sun and Beach Tourist Destination
Sustainability 2021, 13(2), 785; https://doi.org/10.3390/su13020785 - 15 Jan 2021
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This study aims to present a new diagnosis model of Sun and beach destinations, we analyzed a set of explanatory theories about the tourism system, because current models do not reflect the real dynamics of an emerging tourist destination. We create a new [...] Read more.
This study aims to present a new diagnosis model of Sun and beach destinations, we analyzed a set of explanatory theories about the tourism system, because current models do not reflect the real dynamics of an emerging tourist destination. We create a new predictive model so it served us to be used as a diagnostic method for the tourism system. Ancon district is a coastal town of Peru, it is the second-largest and oldest of Metropolitan Lima district. The study analyzed all tourist attractions and local resources including reserved zone Lomas de Ancón, with 10,962 hectares. It used a qualitative method and its design is grounded theory and phenomenological. The research covers the period from May 2018 to March 2019, where it was possible to appreciate the high tourist demand and wild flora and fauna of the Lomas de Ancón in its two seasons: winter season (2018) and summer 2019 (dry season). The study concludes that the new analysis model allows us identifying and understanding the dynamic and potential of sun and beach tourist destinations in the growth phase. The Ancón district has resources and attractions that would allow it to develop new tourist products and diversify the local tourist offer. Full article
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