About
Heritage tourism programs are usually initiated and led by community-based organizations, government agencies, or local businesses. Programs aim to preserve a neighborhood’s cultural identity by amplifying its history and drawing more customers to the neighborhood. Heritage tourism gives visitors the opportunity to experience historic or cultural sites, shop at longtime businesses, and attend cultural heritage events led by neighborhood business owners or residents. Community-based heritage tourism is designed to benefit rather than displace small businesses and residents.
STAKEHOLDERS
Community Residents
Community-based or Nonprofit Organizations
Strategies in Action
South Bronx Culture Trail Festival – Bronx, NY
Tool : Heritage Tourism Programs The South Bronx Culture Trail (SBCT) Festival is an annual community art and education initiative. It was established in 2011 by Casita Maria Center for Arts & Education, an arts [...]
Little Tokyo Cultural Eco-District – Los Angeles, CA
Tool : Heritage Tourism Programs The Little Tokyo Cultural Eco-District plan was created in 2013 in response to construction of new office buildings and redevelopment projects in Little Tokyo that destroyed about 1,000 affordable housing [...]
Asian Economic Development Association – Little Mekong, St. Paul, MN
Tool : Heritage Tourism Programs The Asian Economic Development Association (AEDA) implemented Arts-Driven Place-Making in 2012, after light rail construction along the University Avenue corridor threatened culturally significant small businesses in the neighborhood. With their [...]
