Het programma ‘Open Kerken en Kloosters’ heeft in 2016 een aantal ambitieuze organisaties met visie in staat gesteld om hun kerk(en) of klooster(s) op een onderscheidende manier voor een groter en breder publiek open te stellen. ‘Open Kerken en Kloosters’ werd vanuit... Lees meer
Faith-based (heritage) tourism is a key contributor to the economy and adds to the attractiveness of cities, villages and regions. However, religious sites are visited as heritage sites rather than religious sites and visitors expect to be treated as visitors rather... Lees meer
Religious heritage counts for Europe. Starting from this statement I want to emphasize that, in Europe, even in a secular society, it is not possible to separate the cultural tradition from the historical influence of religions. In particular, religious frameworks... Lees meer
In 2015, for the first time ever, around eighty million overnights stays were made by foreign visitors in Germany, up by 5.4 per cent compared to 2014 and a twenty million increase when looking back to 2010. Germany’s most important source markets contributing to this... Lees meer
Dark tourism – visiting sites closely connected with death – is an increasingly popular form of travel. Given the focus on death, religious ideas and existential contemplation often play an important role in dark tourism. For heritage sites with a history of death or... Lees meer
Europe offers a wide variety of historic and cultural tourism itineraries crossing several regions and countries and providing a living example of the rich and impressive European common heritage. The Council of Europe launched the Cultural Routes programme in 1987,... Lees meer
Eind 2016 stopt de Agenda Toekomst Religieus Erfgoed. Dit programma heeft zich de afgelopen jaren gericht op het verzamelen van nieuws, kennis en het aanjagen van discussie over en samenwerking op het gebied van religieus erfgoed. Ter gelegenheid van het slotsymposium... Lees meer
At the centre of the Italian peninsula is Tuscany, a region which every year welcomes upwards of 25 milion visitors, drawn by its nature, cuisine and – of course – its cultural heritage. Even today, in the era of global mass tourism, many people come to cities such as... Lees meer
Het kernpubliek van theaters is van groot belang. Uit analyses van diverse theaters blijkt dat gasten die zes keer of vaker het theater in één jaar bezoeken gemiddeld circa 500 euro per jaar besteden. Dit is zes tot acht keer zo veel op jaarbasis in vergelijking met... Lees meer
Funded by the Erasmus+ programme of the European Union, my colleagues of EuropeTour across Italy, Spain, Austria, Bulgaria, Romania, Poland, Germany and Belgium, meet several times a year to discuss & develop (Social Media) guidelines and training modules for... Lees meer