Location
5A - Management Issues
Start Date
30-6-2017 9:30 AM
End Date
30-6-2017 11:00 AM
Description
The tourism sector has become an important pillar for governments and development agencies searching for socio-economic development. Recent national tourism policies in Namibia have increasingly aimed at promoting cultural heritage tourism, signifying its potential to aid with poverty reduction targets and community revitalization. While tourism development has contributed to the country’s economic growth, for cultural heritage, the thrust of the tourism industry is to make the most of the country’s natural and cultural resources. Thus, in order to preserve the cultural heritage assets in Namibia, a clear framework need to be developed that take into consideration on every issue and challenge, so that the decision making process is reliable to optimize the value of cultural heritage tourism sector in the country. This study involves a retrospective review of policies and frameworks in relation to cultural heritage tourism initiatives in Namibia. The findings could provide an enabling framework which may be useful in future research aimed at cultural heritage tourism.
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Sustainable Cultural and Religious Tourism in Namibia: Issues and Challenges
5A - Management Issues
The tourism sector has become an important pillar for governments and development agencies searching for socio-economic development. Recent national tourism policies in Namibia have increasingly aimed at promoting cultural heritage tourism, signifying its potential to aid with poverty reduction targets and community revitalization. While tourism development has contributed to the country’s economic growth, for cultural heritage, the thrust of the tourism industry is to make the most of the country’s natural and cultural resources. Thus, in order to preserve the cultural heritage assets in Namibia, a clear framework need to be developed that take into consideration on every issue and challenge, so that the decision making process is reliable to optimize the value of cultural heritage tourism sector in the country. This study involves a retrospective review of policies and frameworks in relation to cultural heritage tourism initiatives in Namibia. The findings could provide an enabling framework which may be useful in future research aimed at cultural heritage tourism.