Lewis and Clark and theCorps of Discovery: Re‐enactment Event Tourism as Authentic Heritage Travel

Autor:	Derick F. Davis, Nina M. Ray, Tracy L. Melin, Gary McCain
Rok vydání:	2006
Předmět:	Cultural heritage History Anthropology Cultural activities Tourism Leisure and Hospitality Management Geography Planning and Development Media studies Heritage tourism Exploratory research Point of departure Event (philosophy) Living history Tourism
Zdroj:	Leisure Studies. 25:437-454
ISSN:	1466-4496 0261-4367
DOI:	10.1080/02614360600958195
Popis:	Heritage tourism has evolved to include study of sub‐segments who travel to attend and participate in historical event re‐enactments. In the US, the bicentennial of the Lewis and Clark expedition to the Pacific coast and back again is being commemorated from its point of departure to its end. This paper is an exploratory study of a sample of re‐enactment tourists who attended three of the Lewis and Clark events. The role that re‐enactment tourism plays in heritage tourism is examined and preliminary findings on perceptions of nostalgia and authenticity of the re‐enactment products and events are presented. Preliminary managerial benefits and suggestions for host communities are provided.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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