Cultural heritage sites, tourism and regional economic resilience

Abstract

The paper explores the role of tourism demand and cultural World Heritage Sites on the regional economic resilience among European Union countries. The results pinpoint to the importance of cultural World Heritage Sites in keeping the regional economic resilience. The results on tourism demand are not unambiguous—domestic tourist arrivals play a significantly positive role while inbound tourist arrivals negatively affect regional economic resilience. Cultural tourism, defined as the joint effect of tourism and cultural sites, decreases the negative effect of inbound tourism, pinpointing that the cultural sites play an essential role in attracting inbound tourists in the less prosperous periods.

Spatial Distribution Characteristics and Influencing Factors of Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Yunnan, Guangxi, and Guizhou Rocky Desertification Area

“…Based on a review of the related literature, international scholars have studied ICH through theoretical constructs and discussions [3]. They explored concepts and protection mechanisms [4,5], as well as shared practical experience in the management and development of ICH [6,7]. Presently, Chinese scholars have mainly studied the concept [8,9], classification [10], and utilization, as well as protection, of ICH [11,12].…”

Memorable tourism experience of heritage-local food on tourist behavior: Mediating role of destination image and satisfaction

“…As per the discoveries presented by Figueroa et al (2018), the attraction of international tourists hinges on optimizing tourist influxes, encompassing cultural richness, activities, and natural assets. Studies have indicated that visitors are more inclined towards renowned locations with elevated historical, cultural, creative, food tourism, and aesthetic worth (Li & Kovacs, 2023;Muštra et al, 2023;Seongseop et al, 2021).…”