Analysis of Tourism Growth and Cultural Heritage in Spain/Italy

This report provides an analysis of the tourism industry in Spain and Italy, examining its historical development from 1940 to 2000. It highlights key periods, including the establishment of government support for museums and historical monuments, the focus on music and arts, the emphasis on revenue generation, and the promotion of cultural events. The report discusses the growth of the tourism sector globally, citing UNWTO predictions, and emphasizes the importance of cultural and heritage tourism. It identifies attractive and natural sites in Barcelona and Venice, such as La Sagrada Familia and coastal landscapes. The report also explores the motivations behind tourism, including recreation, learning about historical significance, and the increasing popularity of heritage and cultural tourism.

HERITAGE AND CULTURAL TOURISM MANAGEMENT
INTRODUCTION GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT TIME
 Travel and tourism sector is one of the growing
industry in today's environment or economy. Large
number of person move from one nation to another
country looking for few outdoor activities or action
which would provide them certain recreational
pleasures. It offers different purpose of the visitors
starting from various sources of recreation and fun to
visit the abroad.
 Tourism can be for different purpose and aim, person
may visit for fun, to acquire few meaningful
experiences, to learn regarding the historical
significances of any destination, etc.
 Tourism with the motive and objective of increasing
the knowledge regarding heritage and culture of a
nation is becoming most famous these days.
Tourism is a popular and world-wide sector that is enlarging
in a maximising rate while UNWTO (United Nations World
Tourism Organisation) predict that by 2020, worldwide
arrivals will be just about of 2.56 billion, it was only 842 in
year 2006. Heritage and culture tourism is also being a
concept to improve the regional success or development in the
rural and urban areas. In the Spain and Italy, there are
different places such as Barcelona and Venice, both are
attractive for the visitors for visit them. The development and
growth of cultural and heritage sectors under these classifies
are determined here:
Attractive: The heritage places or sites of Barcelona and
Venice are attractive and popular in nature. For example: La
Sagrada Familia, Magic Fountain Show, Picasso Museum,
Las Ramblas Street etc., which is known as the modern forts
of both countries.
Natural: Including Gough and Inaccessible,
Hebdersom island, there are different four natural places in
the both countries. All this sites are very attractive place of
the visitors to visit in happily. Natural sites like: Coastlines,
landscape like marine area in national part, woodlands, forest
etc. all this are highly attractive places in such countries.
1940-1946: In this year, government was being
established in order give and protect support to Spain and
Italy museums, Sagrada Familia, Magic Fountain Show
and Historical monuments of the country. But as the
opening time period, initiatives were taken by legal
authorities. In order to increase the amount of capital for
this specific motive.Hence they have been able to start
creating number of policies in order to increase the qilaity
of historical places.
1946-1990: In this main focus of the tourism
industry on saving and advertising Music and arts within
country. Therefore, Council was formed and thus capital
were utilised by authority. In order to enhance culture and
heritage, company mainly focus on attracting various
tourist for travel such destination. Tourists are main
source of revenue for historical places and hence to be
properly focued in effective and efficient manner.
Therefore, proper system is developed that lead to rise in
condition.
1990-1997: In this term, platform for changes
were developed for different industries and main
emphasis was on creating sales or revenues. It was seen
that this kind of activity is concerned and has main scope
of uplifting and developing the social & economical force
due to cultural and heritage industry. At this time period,
proper attention is done to increase significantly revenue
and final outcomes in effective mode.
1997-2000: This term has played crucial and
main role in enhancing the talent or knowledge of person
who are the part of nation. It is the main role and
responsibility of government to manage and organise
culture and sports events which will primarily outsources
the experience of a people. This time period concentrate
on promoting distinct culture of heritage of particular
area.