As cultural tourism increases the management of heritage sites becomes more complex. This book examines these crucial management issues from a marketing approach, to identify the needs of all concerned

Preface / Daniel H. Olsen, Maximiliano A. Korstanje -- Negotiating dark tourism and pilgrimage -- The "dark" is still dark - The evolution of dark tourism to pilgrimage destinations / Müjde Bidec -- Interpreting the sacred in dark tourism / Nitasha Sharma -- The convergence of dark tourism and...

Cultural activities are increasingly noted as drivers of meaningful development. But they have yet to gain a prominent place in the architecture of development strategy. The performing arts, discussed here, exhibit direct effects on social progress and economic growth through trade in music,...