The Management of Visitor Attractions: Importance of Heritage Sites in Attracting Tourists to UK and Contribution of Tower of London to Heritage of England

THE MANAGEMENT OF VISITOR
ATTRACTIONS
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS..............................................................................................................2
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
DISCUSSION..................................................................................................................................3
Role of heritage in attracting tourists to UK................................................................................3
Contribution of Tower of London to heritage of England...........................................................5
Issues faced by London Tower....................................................................................................6
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................7
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................8
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INTRODUCTION
Heritage sites are known as the landmark regions which have been given legal protection
by UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and cultural organisation) due to their
cultural, historical, scientific or other significance. These sites are considered to have great value
in humanity as well as history (Dans and González, 2019). Thus they are intended for
conservation of prosperity as well as for signifying the accomplishment of humanity. These
heritage sites have also played an important role in tourism activities. This report will discuss he
importance of heritage sites in attracting both domestic as well as international tourists. It will
also discuss the contribution of one of the most prominent heritage site of England which is
‘Tower of London’.
DISCUSSION
Role of heritage in attracting tourists to UK
World heritage is defined as the designation for sites or places which holds outstanding
values to humanity so that they can be preserved and future generations can also acknowledge
and appreciate their values (Canale and et.al., 2019) . Heritage sites are very popular and
attractive destinations for tourists. These sites are not only cherished and appreciated by the local
citizens but people from all around the world also consider them as important tourist destination
to know the culture and history of any nation. There are many tourist destinations which have
cultural heritage and historical resources. Their preservation is known as most successful and
important form of sustainable tourism (Lin and Liu, 2018). Heritage sites have vital historical
resources and thus many local people also used to explore such places for education and learning
purpose along with creating awareness among future generations. The research purpose of
heritage sites and stories attracts international tourists to understand the culture, beliefs and
history of destination. Heritage tourism is considered as successful aspect of experiencing the
historical event.
Thus from educating the young generation to attracting international community these
sites plays an important role. Heritage tourism offer cultural as well as natural experience to
tourist. There are considerable numbers of tourists who desire to explore the original destination
which is often destroyed or hidden in name of development. The heritage sites are preserved and
developed in their original form so as to protect their historical prevalence (Scerri, Edwards and
Foley, 2019). This is the reason that many tourists from international communities are attracted
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