Cultural Tourism : Case of Soomaa National Park EDEN Conference in Riga, Latvia International Conference for Cultural Tourism “Smart destinations: requirements for cultural tourism” Museum of the History of Riga and Navigation RIGA, 7th of November 2017

1. Aivar Ruukel
International Conference for Cultural Tourism
“Smart destinations: requirements for cultural tourism”
Museum of the History of Riga and Navigation
RIGA, 7th of November 2017
Cultural Tourism

2. Martins Plume

3. nature tourists?
cultural tourists?

5. Soomaa National Park

6. october 2017

7. august 2016

8. january 2017

9. soomaa = purvu zeme
wilderness

10. tourism as a tool
stories connect us to place

11. sence of the place

12. bogshoeing

13. events

14. the story of fifth season

15. traditions
heritage
authenticity

17. authenticity is
about how
people live
today,
not how they
have lived in
past

18. experiences are co-created

19. transformative travel
learn
rethink
understand
change

20. local people
carriers of local cultural heritage

21. gastronomy : one of the
reasons to travel

22. wild
food

23. experiencing
culture
through
local cuisine

24. your job as tourism marketer
is to curate
other people stories

25. memorable
experiences
involve not only
taste, but
all our sences

26. paldies!