Creating heritage for tourism

摘要

Heritage is often considered as 'the contemporary usage of the past' (Ashworth & Tunbridge, 1999, p. 105). With the growth of tourism industry, heritage is often treated as product for tourism or that heritage is promoted and presented for tourism purpose (Ho & McKercher, 2004; The World Tourism Organization, 2011). Yet, according to the editors of this book, how heritage is created for the contemporary use is not well known. The purpose of this book is thus to 'explore how heritage is socially constructed; how it is created in the present, how it is "used", interpreted and experienced' (P. 5).