Cultural experiences are among the key reasons many of us travel, and they are manifold, from performances to exhibitions to festivals. Here the topic is consumer-oriented cultural travel & tourism in all its forms.
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European Capitals of Culture 2024: Bad Ischl, Bodø, and Tartu
4FR, Jacob Wackerhausen,RAndrey Annually since 1985, the cultural poobahs of the European Union have designated one or more of the continent's cities (and as of 2022 it's been three rather than two), as Capitals of Culture, focusing on their own cultural offerings and allowing them to organize a series of wider cultural events (many with a strong pan-European dimension) - which bring in considerable additional revenue; foster urban renewal; and raise their international profiles and images.…
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If we count the cultural tourists all that have visited an event, a museum, theater or whatever during that trip, the Americans would be the biggest cultural travelers, because in their country 78% do something similar while on vacation or travel. That includes shopping, as per the research of Laura Mandala (http://mandalaresearch.com - you can purchase the full report on the American cultural traveler there) and all kind of activities, that were not the motivation (reason) for the trip.
I believe although this group duplicates the "Cultural Tourism" group here, on Tripatini (http://tripatini.com/group/culturaltourism). The idea of the group creators was to create a place for cultural tourism travelers, not professionals, and we are kind of going in professional discussions here. If anybody wants to talk shop (in cultural and creative tourism), you will be welcomed in the Cultural Tourism group. There is a lot more professional resources there also.