What is Creative Tourism

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Niche tourism that offers visitors the opportunity to self-development through participation in creative activities (workshops, courses) that are typical of the place where they are undertaken. Learn more in: Sustainable Tourism Development in Times of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Case Study of Slovakia

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Extension of cultural tourism that engages local communities to provide interactive and immersive experiences for tourists. Learn more in: Storytelling in Cultural Heritage: Tourism and Community Engagement

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Type of tourism that relies on creative resources and creative clusters; and, delivers creative experiences. Learn more in: Entertainment and Food Tourism in the Backdrop of Late Modernity and a Reflection on Turkey

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A type of tourism that develops the tourists’ creativity through their active participation in experiences which are characteristic of their destination. Learn more in: Creative Tourism as an Inductor of Co-Creation Experiences: The Creatour Project in the Algarve

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Tourism model related to the creativity of urban communities and small cities, in order to revitalize the economy, society and culture of these localities, through tourist activities combined mainly with small industry, small commerce and handicrafts. Learn more in: Which Sociology of Urban Tourism in the Day After Viral Society?: For an Intercultural, Intermediary, and Inter-Methodological Hybrid and Open Research

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A tourism that gives the possibility to develop the own creative potential through experience linked to the culture of the places in many fields, such as cookery, painting, photography, crafts, and arts holidays. Learn more in: Promotion of Heritage Tourism Through Branding and Graphic Communication

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Phenomenon resulting from travel directed toward an engaged and authentic experience, with participative learning in the arts, heritage, providing a connection with those who reside in this place and create this living culture. Learn more in: Creative Destinations and the Rooster of Barcelos (“Galo de Barcelos”)

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Special interest tourism alternative to massive forms of cultural consumption of tourism, where the tourists have the possibility to develop their creative capital through engaging with locals. Learn more in: New Cultural Mediators, Cocreation, and the Cultural Consumption of Creative Tourism Experiences

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A tourism that offers visitors the opportunity to develop their creative potential through active participation in courses and learning experiences on topics that are typical of the destination ( Richards & Wilson, 2006 ). In this context, the emphasis shifts from the tangible to the intangible culture and the fundamental experience is an exchange of knowledge and expertise between the guest and the host. This exchange creates a more authentic and locally embedded form of cultural tourism. The development of creative tourism is found in very different contexts. On the one hand, in rural areas, creativity is needed to address the lack of economic alternatives; this creativity can be observed in some areas of the UK, Scandinavia and France. On the other hand, cities are traditionally perceived as the engine of the creative economy; for example Barcelona, Paris and Rome are promoting creative tourism as an alternative to mass cultural tourism. Learn more in: Creative Tourism and Cultural Heritage: A New Perspective

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A typology in which creativity, either by the form of personal involvement or reception of an art work, is the catalyst. Learn more in: Artists, Cities, and Tourism: The Case of Lisbon Metropolitan Area

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Extension of cultural tourism, in which consumers seek interactive and dynamic experiences. Learn more in: The Importance of Social Media for the Improvement of the Tourist Experience Offered by Rural Tourism Enterprises: The Case of the Alentejo

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This is a type of niche tourism that transforms mass cultural tourism by enhancing the value of creativity and cultural capitals through participation, interaction, and learning. Learn more in: Revitalization of Creative Tourism in Post-Pandemic Environment in Thailand

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Special interest tourism alternative to massive forms of cultural consumption of tourism, where the tourists can develop their creative capital through engaging with locals. Learn more in: Surfing the Creative Wave: Designing Surfing as a Creative Tourism Experience

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A type of tourism that enables tourists to learn about the culture of the region they visit by communicating with the local people and by active participation. Learn more in: Creative Tourism as Sustainable Initiative of a Coastal Destination: Creative Routes in Fethiye