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Znaczenie szlaków kulturowych dla rozwoju turystyki edukacyjnej
The importance of cultural routes for the development of educational tourism

Author(s): Zygmunt Kruczek
Subject(s): Economy
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego we Wrocławiu
Keywords: educational tourism; cultural routes; local governments

Summary/Abstract: Educational tourism is travel aimed at acquiring or expanding knowledge. The category includes field and theme trips. Educational tourism is often using for its own benefit schemes created by cultural routes. This paper proposes a classification of cultural routes, gives the rules for their creation and commercialization. The role of local and regional government in the creation and management of cultural routes has been pointed out. The most important barriers to the creation of cultural routes based on regional tourism products have been discussed.

  • Issue Year: 2013
  • Issue No: 304
  • Page Range: 124-133
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Polish