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Investigating the Advantages, Obstacles and Requirements of Utilizing the Intangible ‎Heritage as An Element of Tourist Attractions in Luxor

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Intangible cultural heritage indicates the practices, representations, 
expressions, knowledge, skills as well as the instruments, objects, artifacts, 
and cultural spaces associated therewith. intangible heritage includes oral 
traditions, performing arts, local knowledge, and traditional skills, 
intangible heritage requires different approaches for preservation and 
safeguarding, which has been one of the main motivations driving the 
conception and ratification of the UNESCO 2003 convention for the 
intangible cultural heritage. Research aims to explore the impact of using 
intangible heritage as an element of tourist attractions in Luxor, and achieve 
the objectives of this research, quantitative approach was used via two 
questionnaires. It is conducted on a random sample of (386) for the tourist's
questionnaire and (24) for the crafts owners questionnaire. current study 
reached to results indicate that there is There are many Impacts of using 
Intangible heritage as an element of tourist attractions in Luxor and the 
Intangible heritage enhances the aesthetic, cultural value of Luxor as a 
destination and leads to economic benefits and help tourists to explore 
Egyptian traditional costumes. The research recommended that the need to 
support handicrafts through holding exhibitions that highlight local 
products and handicrafts, raising community awareness of the importance 
of intangible heritage and studying the cultural, aesthetic, and social 
dimensions of tourism development projects in Luxor Governorate, 
identifying biological and cultural diversity, cultural landscapes, and the 
characteristics of the visual character of the surrounding area.

DOI

10.21608/ijthm.2024.393756

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Intangible Heritage, tourist attractions, Luxor

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Mohamed

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Abdel Hamid ‎

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‎ Researcher, Faculty of Tourism and Hotels, Luxor University, Egypt

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Hossam

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Arafa ‎

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Fouad

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Higher Institute of Tourism and Hotels (EGOTH), Luxor, Egypt

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‎ Noha

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Abou El-Gheit ‎

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Faculty of Tourism and Hotels, Luxor University, Egypt

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7

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2

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51744

Issue Date

2024-12-01

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2024-11-26

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2024-12-01

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114

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140

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2535-2318

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2682-3632

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International Journal of Tourism and Hospitality Management

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Investigating the Advantages, Obstacles and Requirements of Utilizing the Intangible ‎Heritage as An Element of Tourist Attractions in Luxor

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24 Dec 2024