Heritage Tourism

A number of resources and training opportunities are linked below to increase your understanding of and capacity to develop heritage tourism in your community.

Educational Opportunities

» Heritage and Cultural Tourism 101 (Heritage BC Webinar)

» Heritage Tourism 2.0 (Heritage BC Webinar)

» Breaking Barriers: Why People with Interest Do Not Visit – And What to Do About It (Heritage BC Webinar)

» Destination BC : Learning Centre (offers tourism articles, tools, videos and more)

Guides, Case Studies & Publications

» Cultural and Heritage Tourism Development Guide (Destination BC, 2014)

» Cultural Heritage Tourism (Partners for Liveable Communities, 2014)

» Cultural and Heritage Tourism: a Handbook for Community Champions (Heritage Canada, 2012)

» Canada’s Historic Places: Heritage Tourism

» ICOMOS International Cultural Tourism Charter (1999)

Profiles & Reports on Heritage Tourism

» Heritage Tourism Product Overview in BC (Destination BC, 2009)

Summary on the heritage tourism sector in British Columbia containing a demographic and travel profile of travellers who participate in heritage activities while on pleasure trips.

» Ontario Cultural and Heritage Tourism Product Research Paper (2009)

» Built Heritage: Assessing a Tourism Resource (Heritage Canada, 2002)

» Destination BC Research Insights Dashboard