Perspectives on Heritage Tourism - Seameo-SPAFA
Perspectives on Heritage Tourism - Seameo-SPAFA
Perspectives on Heritage Tourism - Seameo-SPAFA
You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles
YUMPU automatically turns print PDFs into web optimized ePapers that Google loves.
<str<strong>on</strong>g>Perspectives</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>on</strong> <strong>Heritage</strong> <strong>Tourism</strong><br />
Wise Use of <strong>Heritage</strong> as Sustainable<br />
<strong>Tourism</strong> Resources 1<br />
Pisit Charoenw<strong>on</strong>gsa<br />
As the Director of SEAMEO-<strong>SPAFA</strong>, I am offering some of my<br />
thoughts <strong>on</strong> the many less<strong>on</strong>s that Thailand and SEAMEO-<strong>SPAFA</strong><br />
have learnt in the wise use of heritage as sustainable tourism<br />
resources.<br />
Although SEAMEO-<strong>SPAFA</strong>’s regi<strong>on</strong>al programmes focus <strong>on</strong> many<br />
areas, including archaeology, fine arts, visual arts, art educati<strong>on</strong>,<br />
architecture, museology, performing arts, cultural resource<br />
management, cultural heritage management, and tourism, our<br />
overall visi<strong>on</strong> is:<br />
“To instill pride in Southeast Asian heritage so that it is carefully<br />
managed and promoted through sustainable development<br />
programmes that directly benefit communities, and thus raise<br />
the quality of life of Southeast Asian people.”<br />
Naturally, as an avid advocate of the need to involve the local<br />
community in cultural tourism, grassroots schemes should be at<br />
the heart of any implementati<strong>on</strong> of cultural tourism.<br />
1<br />
This paper was presented in the “Workshop <strong>on</strong> Branding Vietnam’s<br />
<strong>Tourism</strong> Image through World Culture of <strong>Heritage</strong>s,” organised by the<br />
Pacific Asia Travel Associati<strong>on</strong> Vietnam Chapter in Danang, Vietnam, 30 May<br />
2007.<br />
93
Change language