Pryce, Josephine, Chaiechi, Taha, and Bhati, Abhishek (2013) Visitor interest in heritage railways of Asia. In: Proceedings of the International Conference on Managing the Asian Century. pp. 559-566. From: ICMAC 2013: International Conference on Managing the Asian Century, 11-13 July 2013, Singapore.

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Abstract

Interest in heritage railways has grown phenomenally in the last 50 years, with countries like the UK, Australia and US, noting the value of this interest to visitors, workers, volunteers, and communities; and more broadly, to conservation of historic artefacts and their environments. This paper explores visitor interest in heritage railways of Asia. The sustainability of heritage railways is dependent on visitor numbers; and so, factors which contribute to the appeal of heritage railways are worthy of investigation. This paper focuses on three heritage mountain railways, and examines websites and blogs to gauge the level of visitor interest, highlighting themes which shed insight into the appeal of heritage railways. The findings indicate that operators of heritage railway attractions need to engage a variety of initiatives to meet the needs of the leisure market and continue to attract visitors. Such information will inform continued optimism in the conservation of heritage railways for all stakeholders.

Item ID:	29563
Item Type:	Conference Item (Research - E1)
ISBN:	978-981-4560-61-0
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Date Deposited:	23 Jan 2014 04:26
FoR Codes:	15 COMMERCE, MANAGEMENT, TOURISM AND SERVICES > 1506 Tourism > 150603 Tourism Management @ 30% 15 COMMERCE, MANAGEMENT, TOURISM AND SERVICES > 1506 Tourism > 150606 Tourist Behaviour and Visitor Experience @ 50% 14 ECONOMICS > 1402 Applied Economics > 140216 Tourism Economics @ 20%
SEO Codes:	91 ECONOMIC FRAMEWORK > 9104 Management and Productivity > 910402 Management @ 80% 90 COMMERCIAL SERVICES AND TOURISM > 9099 Other Commercial Services and Tourism > 909901 Hospitality Services @ 10% 90 COMMERCIAL SERVICES AND TOURISM > 9003 Tourism > 900399 Tourism not elsewhere classified @ 10%
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