Home Introduction Bibliography Handbooks Links Contacts Charters Conference Listings and Summaries CEDRO Ecotourism Pages	INTRODUCTION CULTURAL TOURISM The cultural and social characteristics of all destinations are varied and unique, but are composed of the same basic elements: local history, including visible reminders, language or dialects spoken by the residents, traditions and folklore, methods of work and products or technology, art or music, styles of dress, distinctive architecture, educational systems, religion, including visible manifestations, leisure activities, handicrafts, gastronomy or food preparation, festivals or celebrations. Cultural tourism can be seen as a dynamic tourist activity, one closely tied to physical experiences. Cultural tourism is a search for and a celebration of that which is unique and beautiful, representing our most valued inheritance: attributes we will want to keep and pass on to our descendants, attributes our communities may be proud of. This web site is intended as a broad-based resource for those persons involved with the field of cultural toursism, and is divided into the following sections: Introduction Cultural Tourism Bibliography Cultural Tourism Handbooks Cultural Tourism Links Cultural Tourism Contacts In addition, this site provides a starting point for the following subjects: Charters Conference Listings and Summaries ABOUT THIS SITE The Centre for Environmental Design Research and Outreach (CEDRO) affiliated with The University of Calgary and its Faculty of Environmental Design, is presently developing this site in conjunction with the ICOMOS Canada Cultural Tourism Committee and the World Tourism and Education Research Centre (WTERC). These pages are intended as a resource for persons interested in cultural tourism which will enable them to link with information and colleagues around the world. Options for future development include creating a list of academic tourism programs and their curricula in Canada and around the world (WTERC affiliated universities), a listing of multilateral or bilateral tourism projects currently being implemented, and connections to project funding sources.
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