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The Role of Heritage Hotels in the Development of Creative Cultural Tourism: The case study of Egypt

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There is a growing interest in destinations for seeking several ways to make themselves more attractive and competitive and creative cultural tourism can achieve it. The heritage hotel industry has become more popular in the world and premised to give its guests the ideal atmosphere and motivate them to experience the authentic culture of the destination in a creative way during their stay. The study examines the nature of heritage hotels and their creative activities. This exploratory study aims to provide a basis for understanding and management of the role of heritage hotels in the development of creative cultural tourism. The methodology of "case study" was used, and data were collected using a questionnaire addressed to four and five-star heritage hotels' department managers, supervisors, and employees, and the collected data were analyzed using SPSS version 20.0. The results indicated that Egyptian heritage hotels are able to enrich local culture by giving their guest the chance to interact with local community through their creative activities. The creativity guideline for heritage hotels has been presented and conclusions and recommendations are given in the framework of the circumstances of the case.

DOI

10.21608/jaauth.2020.40470.1065

Keywords

Heritage hotels, creative activities, Creative cultural tourism

Authors

First Name

Noha

Last Name

Khalil

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Affiliation

Associate professor at tourist studies department, high institute of tourism, hotels and restoration abukir, Alexandria

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nohagallad@yahoo.com

City

Alexandria

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First Name

Hany

Last Name

Kozmal

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Affiliation

Hotel management the higher institute for tourism and hospitality management Egoth Luxor

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hany_atef2000@yahoo.com

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Cairo

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Volume

18

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3

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16016

Issue Date

2020-06-01

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2020-08-25

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2020-06-01

Page Start

97

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133

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1687-1863

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2682-4612

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997

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Journal of Association of Arab Universities for Tourism and Hospitality

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https://jaauth.journals.ekb.eg/

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The Role of Heritage Hotels in the Development of Creative Cultural Tourism: The case study of Egypt

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22 Jan 2023