Arts, Entertainment and Tourism

4

The arts-related tourist

Introduction

In previous chapters the nature of tourism and the arts and of the tourism and arts consumers were examined. Although comparisons were made between them, the two were considered separately and not as part of the same activity or ‘product’. In this chapter the arts and tourism are brought together and examined in terms of their links. A structure is developed for analysing the relationship further in later chapters.

This chapter includes:

  an examination of the connection between the arts and tourism in the past;

  the current perspective on this form of tourism;

  a consideration of terms used in order ...