Is it really a new model or a new branding of the same old cultural tourism that attracts 40% of all travelers to hundreds of destinations worldwide with the only dream – to satisfy their cultural needs?
Is really easier to brand a country as an attractive destination for cultural tourism, especially in the emerging markets in Europe?
All my pessimism about the end of Bulgarian domestic cultural tourism, about the indifference of the young people to classical culture and arts totally evaporated in the night of 26th of September.
Cultural heritage, folklore, crafts, nice and welcoming people are not enough for a place or region to become a cultural tourism destination. What is necessary and why I am so frustrated after my trip to Macedonia a week ago? Read about my experiences and about what this has to do to become a cultural tourism destination in the next 5 to 10 years.
by Rossitza Ohridska-Olson (more about me in the end of the article)
In less than a day, two news affecting the Bulgarian cultural heritage hit the world wires: a sensational discovery of a completely preserved Thracian chariot by Dr. Daniala Agre, and almost complete loss of an ancient ship, thanks to the criminal indifference of [...]
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