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GEN2033 Cultural Tourism

Common Core Curriculum Office (CCCO) > GEN2033 Cultural Tourism
Department
Social Science
Semester
AY2011/12 Sem 1, AY2011/12 Sem 2, AY2012/13 Sem 2, AY2013/14 Sem 2, AY2014/15 Sem 2, AY2016/17 Sem 1, AY2016/17 Sem 2, AY2017/18 Sem 1, AY2017/18 Sem 2, AY2018/19 Sem 1, AY2018/19 Sem 2, AY2019/20 Sem 2, AY2019/20 Summer Sem, AY2020/21 Sem 2, AY2021/22 Sem 1, AY2021/22 Sem 2, AY2023/24 Sem 2
Method
Lecture 3 hours
Cluster
2 (Social Sciences)

Prerequisite

GEN1000 Perspectives on General Education

Exclusion

ASI3006 Cultural Tourism in Asia;

GEN2007 Cultural Tourism in Asia

Module Description

Cultural tourism offers a promising alternative to conventional tourism development, which also contributes to the preservation of the heritage and customs of the place. This module arouses students’ interests in exploring the rapid development of Cultural Tourism around the world.

The module examines the dynamic relationship among conservation, sustainable management, social and cultural factors, stakeholders’ interests, tourism marketing and development trends, with selected case studies from various countries and regions.

Module Intended Learning Outcomes (MILO)

Upon completion of this module, students should be able to: 
a. Ascertain the dynamic relationship among conservation, sustainable management, marketing, and stakeholders’ interests in cultural tourism; 
b. evaluate the development of cultural tourism; 
c. design new route or developing new idea on cultural tourism, with proper management, conservation and promotion plans; and
d. analyze research materials and on-site surveys.

Module Content

1. Characteristics of cultural tourism

1.1.Tourism: Why we travel and what it means for?
1.2.Mass tourism and cultural tourism: An argument between modernity and post- modernism
1.3.Current development trend of tourism industries

2. Cultural tourism and Conservation:

2.1.Heritage conservation and management
2.2.Challenges on heritage conservation and tourism development
2.3.Sustainable cultural tourism case studies
2.4.Evidence-based Social and Heritage Impact Assessments on cultural tourism development

3. World’s Cultural tourism development:

3.1. Hong Kong and Macau cultural tourism
3.2. World’s Cultural tourism development
3.3. Current trend of Heritage Conservation and Management

Assessment Methods

1. Group presentation (30%)
3. Assignment (20%)
4. Final essay (50%)

Texts & References

  1. Dallen, J. T. and Boyd, S. (2003). Heritage tourism. Essex: Pearson Education.
  2. du Cros, H. & McKercher, B. (2020) Cultural tourism, 3rd edition. New York: Routledge.
  3. Jackson, A. T. (2020) Heritage, tourism and race : the other side of leisure . New York: Routledge.
  4. Katsoni, V. (2015). Cultural tourism in a digital era: first International Conference IACuDiT , Athens,
    2014 (V. Katsoni, Ed.). Springer.
  5. Pak, H. (2013). Heritage tourism. London; New York: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group.
  6. Richards, G. & Palmer, R. (2010) Eventful Cities: Cultural Management and Urban Revitalisation. New York: Routledge.
  7. Robinson, P., Lück, M., & Smith, S. (2013). Tourism. Wallingford, Oxfordshire; Boston, MA: CABI.
  8. Smith, M., & Richards, G. (2013). The Routledge handbook of cultural tourism (Routledge handbooks). Abingdon, Oxon; New York: Routledge.
  9. Timm Knudsen, B., & Waade, A. (2010). Re-investing authenticity: Tourism, place and emotions (Tourism and cultural change). Bristol, UK; Buffalo, NY: Channel View Publications.
  10. Williams, S. (2009) Tourism geography: A new synthesis. New York: Routledge.