Algunas reflexiones sobre el turismo cultural

Abstract

The objective of the present article, without pretending make an exhaustive analysis about the cultural tourism, is to introduce some reflections about this way of tourism from different points of view. Firstly, it will broach the relationship between cultural tourism and globalisation, and then it will be centered in the incidence of this activity as factor of local and regional development, specially considering some examples in Argentina.It will also try to introduce the discussion about their the positive and negative aspects, or strengths and weaknesses of cultural tourism. Finally, it will comment some considerations about the role of the international bodies and the agencies of cooperation, including the most significant declarations, resolutions and recomendations in this field

Keywords

• Cultural tourism
• Globalization
• Local development
• Strengths and weaknesses of cultural tourism
• International bodies