[Culturetalk] TR: UNWTO project

[Elise Huffer]

Dear CultureTalkers,

Please find this request for existing research or projects/programs in the Pacific in the area of intangible cultural heritage and tourism.

I will ask Ms. Hilary du Cros to make the findings available to us so that it will be a useful exercise for the region as well.
Please respond directly to Hilary du Cros.

Thanks,

Elise

 

 

 

De : Hilary du Cros [mailto:Hilary at ift.edu.mo] 
Envoyé : mercredi 3 février 2010 04:02
À : Elise Huffer
Objet : UNWTO project

 

Dear Ms Huffer,

 

I'm currently doing a research project for the United Nations World Tourism Organisation on intangible cultural heritage (ICH) and tourism and the question has been raised regarding what is going on regarding safeguarding ICH and/or developing it for tourism in these places? 

 

I was wondering if you could point me to any research you know of OR examples of a really good project/program in the Pacific Islands incorporating some of the following:

 

(a) oral traditions and expressions, including language as a vehicle of the intangible cultural heritage;

(b) performing arts;

(c) social practices, rituals and festive events;

(d) knowledge and practices concerning nature and the universe;

(e) traditional craftsmanship.

If you cannot help with this personally, can you please point me to someone who can.  Thanks for your help in advance!

 

All the best,

 

Hilary du Cros

 

 

Hilary du Cros

Invited Professor

Institute For Tourism Studies (Taipa Campus)

Edif, Cesar Fortune AC/V1-V3

No 14 Estrada Coronel Nicolau de Mesquita

Taipa, MACAO

 

Ph. 853 8598 2144

Fax. 853 8598 3118

Email. hilary at ift.edu.mo

Web Site. http://ift.academia.edu/HilaryLouise

 

De : Hilary du Cros [mailto:Hilary at ift.edu.mo] 
Envoyé : mercredi 3 février 2010 04:45
À : Elise Huffer
Objet : RE: UNWTO project

 

Dear Ms Huffer,

 

An annual festival of some kind would be good. Our study is aiming to feature successful stories of tourism development/products involving different elements of Intangible Cultural Heritage in a report that will be available through the UNWTO website to government members and National Tourism Authorities. In order to consider some input as a potential case study/best practice case, we would need to receive a short description that should comprise 2-3 pages (for cases studies)  or ½ -1 page (for best practices) of text containing some of the following elements: 

 

1.      Project, program or event name (e.g. for festivals)

 

2.      Scale/Location

 

3.      Date commenced - project started or event/facility started receiving tourists

 

4.      Initiator/key stakeholders/nature of funding/partnerships and type of collaborations - brief description

 

5.      Type of tourism experience provided 

 

6.      Results - for instance: goals reached (e.g. economic benefits for local community/sustainability of project after seed funding consumed), tourist numbers, type of markets, marketing successes, management impacts, future plans

 

7.      Lessons to be learned - for instance: challenges, risks, opportunities, problems, special issues e.g. under-use or over-use, copyright protection or special government policies or partnerships needed for certain projects to succeed

 

It would be great if you could send off a notice to the talk list about the above with the deadline for submission of inputs being 1 March. They can email them to me directly at this address. Please let me know if you have any further queries. 

 

Best wishes,

 

Hilary

 

 

 

 

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