Tourism in difficult areas revisited: The case of Bradford
Hope, Christine A. Klemm, Mary S.
Hope, Christine A.
Klemm, Mary S.
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2001-12
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Bradford was the first city in a ¿difficult area¿ in the UK to try to capitalise on tourism. This concept was introduced by Buckley and Witt in the 1980s using Bradford as an example. The article looks at how Bradford and its tourism policies have changed since their initial success in the 1980s. Support for tourism from Local Government has fluctuated because of funding crises, uncertainty about the benefits of tourism and changing political priorities in the City. In the late 1990s, Bradford launched a new strategy to attract leisure tourists, using support from the private sector and funds from Europe. Finally, we attempt to evaluate Bradford's success in tourism over the period and relate this to the original study of difficult areas.
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Hope, C.A. and Klemm, M.S. (2001). Tourism in difficult areas revisited: The case of Bradford. Tourism Management, Vol.22, No.6, pp.629-635.
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