Hospitality and Heritage Tourism Production in the Northern Emirates

Adriaan De Man

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-59325-3_17

Hospitality and Heritage Tourism Production in the Northern Emirates

Adriaan De Man

Department of Tourism and Heritage

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Abstract

Location factors represent key determinants for the commercial development of heritage resources. The uniqueness of UAE regions not immediately bordering the international tourism hubs of Dubai and Abu Dhabi provides a number of challenges and opportunities. While this may come over as self-explanatory, a multiplicity of local configurations results in specific forms of heritage-based tourism supply. The corresponding dynamics are based on several different variables, two of which, namely hotel offerings and archaeological sites, are analyzed below. The purpose of this paper is to situate both elements within their cultural landscapes and to identify pain points together with competitive advantages and sustainable ways forward. As expected, results indicate irregular geographical realities, in addition to an empirical degree of heritage-induced clustering. Conclusions on the supply side are twofold. First, one observes the integration of sites into wider cultural tourism products. Second, the hospitality sector is able to capitalize on local heritage as a layer of distinctiveness.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Legacy and Innovation - Integrating Cultural Heritage Conservation with Contemporary Tourism Management
Editors	Rui Alexandre Castanho, Tatjana Pivac, Ante Mandić
Publisher	Springer Nature
Pages	185-190
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Print)	9783031593246
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-59325-3_17
Publication status	Published - 2025
Event	5th International Conference on Cultural Sustainable Tourism, CST 2023 - Duration: Jun 21 2023 → Jun 23 2023

Publication series

Name	Advances in Science, Technology and Innovation
ISSN (Print)	2522-8714
ISSN (Electronic)	2522-8722

Conference

Conference	5th International Conference on Cultural Sustainable Tourism, CST 2023
Period	6/21/23 → 6/23/23

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

Keywords

Commodification
Cultural tourism supply
Heritage production
Marketing
UAE

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Architecture
Environmental Chemistry
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

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Hospitality and Heritage Tourism Production in the Northern Emirates. / De Man, Adriaan.
Legacy and Innovation - Integrating Cultural Heritage Conservation with Contemporary Tourism Management. ed. / Rui Alexandre Castanho; Tatjana Pivac; Ante Mandić. Springer Nature, 2025. p. 185-190 (Advances in Science, Technology and Innovation).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

De Man, A 2025, Hospitality and Heritage Tourism Production in the Northern Emirates. in RA Castanho, T Pivac & A Mandić (eds), Legacy and Innovation - Integrating Cultural Heritage Conservation with Contemporary Tourism Management. Advances in Science, Technology and Innovation, Springer Nature, pp. 185-190, 5th International Conference on Cultural Sustainable Tourism, CST 2023, 6/21/23. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-59325-3_17

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