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.