Contents // List of plates IX // List of tables xi // List of boxes xiii // Preface XV // A cknowledgements xvii // Introduction 1 // 1 A framework for global cultural tourism studies 15 // 2 The geography of cultural tourism 37 // 3 The politics of global cultural tourism 57 // 4 Heritage, tourism and museums 78 // 5 Indigenous cultural tourism 100 // 6 The arts, festivals and cultural tourism 121 // 7 The growth of creative tourism 145 // 8 Cultural tourism and urban regeneration 165 // 9 Experiential cultural tourism 187 // 10 The future of cultural tourism 207 // Bibliography 227 // Index 245