Urban areas have long been regarded as an integral part of contemporary tourism activities. From large metropolitan areas to small historic cities, urban environments now represent an important aspect for business and trade, but also for tourism and leisure. Although the significance of urban...

This short essay explores the changing theoretical conceptualisations of heritage and heritage tourism. The paper argues that heritage tourism has undergone an ontological expansion cluring the last few decacles and now focuses more on the way we experience heritage sites rather than static...

The rapid development of tourism in the last few decades has transformed many religious sites into important tourism attractions attracting both pilgrims and tourists. However, in many developing countries, numerous factors have hindered such development largely due to political, economic or...