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Culture and Tourism
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Tourism has been one of the most remarkable economic phenomena of the last few decades. In 2004, Canadians made over 175 million person-visits within Canada, spending more than $37 billion along the way. Studies show that between 1.1 million and 2.7 million potential Canadian tourists are passionate for visual arts and handicrafts, performance arts, heritage, museums, and festivals (depending on the culture form).
While tourism has traditionally been viewed with a strictly economic lens, tourism policies today take a wider view, including its social, cultural and ecological dimensions. For example, the Department of Canadian Heritage prefers to view tourism as a consumption activity as opposed to an industry. But what is cultural tourism? Are culture and tourism compatible? Is it worthwhile to develop strategies focused on building a productive alliance between these sectors? Finally, how is it possible to create links between culture, tourism and sustainability? These are the three questions that we hope to answer. Read on, and check back often for new material, as the Canadian Cultural Observatory brings Cultural Tourism In Focus. The Canadian Cultural Observatory always welcomes suggestions for added content. Three Big Questions Facts and Figures All Resources
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