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Heritage Tourism and the Historic Preservation Movement. Heritage Tourism: Grassroots Effort. Heritage Tourism development seen as a preservation strategy Economic benefits 1980s the emphasis was on “education with historic resources.” No funding. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Page 1: Heritage Tourism and the Historic Preservation Movement

Heritage Tourism and the Historic Preservation Movement

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Heritage Tourism: Grassroots Effort

Heritage Tourism development seen as a preservation strategy Economic benefits1980s the emphasis was on “education with historic resources.” No funding.

National Trust (partnering with American Express) How to succeed in Heritage Tourism, 1993

Focus on Authenticity and qualityPreserve and Protect resourcesMake sites come aliveFind the fit between your community and tourismCollaborate

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Heritage Tourism: Grassroots EffortHeritage Tourism development seen as a preservation strategy

Economic benefits1980s the emphasis was on “education with historic resources.” No funding. Looking for value. What is the value of the National Register program?

National Trust (partnering with American Express) How to succeed in Heritage Tourism, 1993

Focus on Authenticity and qualityPreserve and Protect resourcesMake sites come aliveFind the fit between your community and tourismCollaborate

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the dark side

Push back to tourism

Commodification of History

Need for new locations (“Turning Up the Stage Lights”)

Regional Approaches

The New Millennium

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Preservation Discourse Matrix

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Dimensions of value

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Relationships among types of Preservation

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Why Tourism?

Economic BenefitsAddressing the Dark Side

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Commodification of History

Developments use history to sell houses– Naming patterns– Theming of destinations

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New values of Preservation

Unappreciated aspects of our history– Technology– Native American

regional approaches– Amish in Indiana

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The New Millenium

Honoring the Past, Imaging the futureSaving and sharing what is valuable.