1、中文 3400 字， 2100 单词， 11900 英文字符 出处 :Jolliffe L, Aslam M S M. Tea heritage tourism: evidence from Sri Lanka J. Journal of Heritage Tourism, 2009, 4(4): 331-344. 原文 Tea heritage tourism: evidence from Sri Lanka Lee Jolliffe and Mohamed S.M. Aslam Abstract Within the context of heritage tourism this art
2、icle examines the supply components for the tea-related tourism in the tea-producing country of Sri Lanka, formerly Ceylon. The tourism context in Sri Lanka is assessed and despite impediments to tourism development some evidence is provided of an early stage of development of tea heritage tourism i
3、n the country. The benefits of this form of tourism to the Sri Lankan tea economy are explored and barriers and threats to its development are reviewed. This is mainly based on qualitative field studies of tea accommodations, tea factory access and tea centre operations in the tea-producing hill cou
4、ntry of Sri Lanka. From this investigation of the tea-related tourism in Sri Lanka, themes for further research on the demand for this type of tourism are identified. Keywords: Sri Lanka tourism; tea tourism; tea heritage; tea plantations; tea factories Introduction There is increased interest in th
5、e value of heritage to tourism, from the demand side in terms of the importance of heritage to the motivations of tourists (Nyaupane, White, & Budruk, 2006) and on the supply side (Smith, 2003) creating interpretations and representations of heritage and related experiences for visitors. Apostolakis
6、 (2003) examined how these demand and supply aspects of heritage converge in heritage tourism to incorporate aspects of authenticity. Dutta, Banerjee and Husain (2007) identify the utilization of heritage resources as visitor attraction sites as an important trend in the expanding demand for heritage tourism. This phenomena of heritage tourism is recognized as complex and contextually determined (Timothy & Boyd, 2003) as well as diverse, illustrated by Smith (2003) as including differ
