Creative Tourism

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Creative Tourism is a type of niche tourism where the traveller participates in hands on experiences that reflect the local culture. Compared to cultural tourism the experience is much more interactive: Participants can expect to learn a new skill and often create something they can take away.

This is a relatively new form of tourism that is developing worldwide. This type of tourism is more sustainable culturally and environmentally as workshops usually take place in the homes or existing work place of the tutor. It also promotes the uniqueness of the local culture to travellers.

In: "Developing creativity in tourist experiences: A solution to the serial reproduction of culture?", Greg Richards and Julie Wilson "consider the development of creative spaces, creative spectacles and creative tourism from the perspective of supply and demand. The need for creativityin developing new products.."