Cultural heritalge, travel and tourism, and sustainable development in the european union countries: an exploratory analysis

• Calin Veghes ^[1] ; Ioana Cecilia Popescu ^[1] ; Diana Dugulan ^[1]
  1. [1] Academy of Economic Studies in Bucharest
• Localización: Destination branding heritage and authenticity / Rubén Camilo Lois González (ed. lit.), Francisco Dias (ed. lit.), Xosé Manuel Santos Solla (ed. lit.), Pilar Taboada De Zuñiga (ed. lit.), Joao Paulo Conceição Silva Jorge (ed. lit.), 2012, ISBN 978-84-695-3961-3, págs. 71-82
• Idioma: portugués
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• Resumen

  • Together with the economic, demographic, social, institutional, and natural resources, the cultural heritage represents an important asset that can be engaged and capitalized in order to support the sustainable development of the local communities. Turning to the best account of the cultural heritage represents also an important driver for the sustainable development of the travel and tourism industry. The paper explores the connections between the cultural heritage, travel and tourism industry and the sustainable development based on the related indicators expressing the extent of the cultural heritage, the development of the travel and tourism industry, and the level of sustainable development in the European Union’s countries aiming to provide answers to the following questions: (1) How significant is the relationship between the cultural heritage and the development of the travel and tourism industry? (2) What is the contribution of the travel and tourism industry to the sustainable development of the selected European countries? And (3) is there a noteworthy connection between the capitalization of the cultural heritage and the sustainable development of these countries?