The practice of travelling abroad to places of historical or cultural interest.
a destination for heritage tourism
Example sentencesExamples
"The planners here are yet to recognise the potential behind heritage tourism," he says.
"These funds will ensure the development of a heritage tourism project in the area and will give us the confidence to complete this project," he said.
The travel writer makes out a strong case for promoting heritage tourism in the State.
A planning application is to be submitted for a development project designed to transform the historic site into one of Ireland's premier ecclesiastical and heritage tourism sites.
Heritage tourism is gaining global importance as people are becoming conscious of the need to preserve their heritage and culture.
Not all communities welcome heritage tourism.
Seventy-seven buildings have been rehabilitated or restored and the city has nurtured a growing heritage tourism industry.
Heritage tourism now ranks in the top economic generators of many states throughout the nation.
There has been a broader growth of heritage tourism, of which ghost tours are a relatively small part.
The present museum is part of a project to reinvent the town as a heritage tourism site.
Derivatives
heritage tourist
noun
Heritage tourists find that these cities do not disappoint their expectations.
Example sentencesExamples
The chief executive of the tourist board is confident that Stirling can now take its place as one of Europe's main heritage tourist destinations.
Heritage tourists "tend to visit more places, stay longer and spend more money than other visitors".
Some groups of cultural heritage tourists choose this spot for pouring libations to ancestors.
The historical heritage tourists can travel around various historical sites which are sprinkled around the city.