Rethinking tourism in Asia

Tim Winter

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    Abstract

    Recent years have witnessed a seemingly relentless surge in the movement of tourists “of Asian origin”. It is confidently predicted that over the coming decades Asia will have one of the fastest growing tourist populations in the world. Despite such forecasts, tourism in Asia by Asian tourists has received little attention to date. This paper sets out to redress this imbalance by examining recent developments at the World Heritage Site of Angkor, Cambodia. It argues that Western-focused policies have inadequately restrained an explosion in facility construction principally aimed at a tourism market from Northeast Asia. The various implications arising from this situation are examined.
    Original languageEnglish
    Number of pages18
    JournalAnnals of Tourism Research
    Publication statusPublished - 2007

    Keywords

    • Asia
    • economic development
    • heritage conservation
    • preservation
    • tourism
    • tourist industry

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