Tourism, culture and development: whose culture? whose development?
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2003
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Conference Contribution - published
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Abstract
The development of different forms of the
tourism product has resulted in a wide range
of experiences available to tourists. These
include environmental, cultural and heritage
tourism. This paper is concerned with the
promotion of tourism in a destination where
confusion exists between cultural and
heritage tourism and how the notions of
economic development within the local
community are affected. If heritage is used
as a tool for development questions need to
be asked about the interpretation and
ownership of that heritage. How does the
commodification of heritage affect the social, political and economic development of a destination? The exemplar is Levuka, the
old capital of Fiji. The town is a relic of
nineteenth century colonialism and has a lot
of appeal to visiting Western tourists.