Definitions
This term describes when tourists visit a region specifically to experience local food, art, architecture, and lifestyles.
What is cultural tourism?
This happens when a site's "carrying capacity" is exceeded, potentially damaging its physical integrity.
What is overtourism?
This occurs when someone seeks to learn about another culture respectfully, often by purchasing crafts directly from local artists.
What is cultural appreciation?
This Canadian city is one of the most multicultural in the world and contains various ethnic "enclaves" shaped by immigration.
What is Toronto?
This organization identifies and helps preserve World Heritage Sites of "outstanding value to humanity.
What is UNESCO?
This type of cultural tourism involves individuals traveling to their ancestral lands to better understand their ethnic heritage.
What is roots tourism?
This negative social impact involves local residents being pushed out of their homes or neighborhoods due to rising costs or resort development.
What is displacement?
This is the act of taking one aspect of a culture that is not your own and using it for personal interest or social media gain.
What is cultural appropriation?
To manage crowds at this famous landmark, officials are implementing a 2 Euro fee for tourists to get close to the water.
What is the Trevi Fountain?
UNESCO distinguishes between these two types of heritage, one consisting of biological habitats and the other of monuments or historic buildings.
What are natural and cultural heritage?
These are physical, touchable artifacts and sites, such as monuments, buildings, and tools.
What is tangible heritage/artifacts?
This term describes a situation where a community experiences conflict, tension, or disruption in everyday life because of tourism.
What is social instability?
"Tourists join a tour led by Indigenous guides who share stories, land knowledge, and traditions" this is an example of...
What is cultural appreciation?
This European city has banned large cruise ships from its central areas to protect its ecological and cultural heritage.
What is Venice, Italy?
This sustainable approach to travel aims to support local communities and leave a destination better than it was found.
What is responsible tourism?
This concept refers to the ability of a culture to continue, evolve, and be passed down without being weakened or artificially distorted.
What is cultural sustainability?
This positive impact occurs when tourism provides an opportunity for Indigenous peoples to keep unique traditions and languages alive.
What is cultural revitalization?
In cultural interactions, this concept is considered more important than "intent" because good intentions do not outweigh harmful outcomes.
What is impact?
This UNESCO site in Alberta preserves over 6,000 years of marked trails used by Indigenous peoples for hunting.
What is Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump?
This country punishes the removal or sale of historic decorative tiles with up to eight years in prison.
What is Portugal?
This is the process of transforming living traditions, rituals, and artifacts into marketable products for commercial sale.
What is cultural commodification?
This specific negative outcome describes the loss of neighborhood identity as local family homes are converted into expensive rentals for tourists.
What is gentrification?
These are living traditions, expressions, knowledge, and skills (oral traditions, performing arts, rituals).
What is intangible culture?
This Indigenous group in Kenya and Tanzania is adapting to scarce land by having young men work in the tourism industry.
Who are the Maasai?
This Canadian federal body governs media, music, and television laws to protect and promote Canadian cultural sovereignty.
What is the CRTC (Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission)?