The Seoul Declaration on Tourism in Asia’s Historic Towns and Areas (2005)

The 2005 ICOMOS Regional Conference, Seoul, Korea, 30 May-1 June

Preface: The Seoul Declaration on Tourism in Asia’s Historic Towns and Areas (2005) was adopted by the 2005 ICOMOS Regional Conference, Seoul, Korea, 30 May-1 June, 2005.

The Meeting in Seoul, Korea, from the 30th of May to the 1st of June 2005, to take part in the 2005 ICOMOS Regional Conference in Seoul: Managing Tourism in Historic Towns and Areas in Asia, drawing on the experience and context of many historic towns and areas in Asia particularly those inscribed on the World Heritage List, the meeting reflected upon Recommendation 3 of the Hoi An Declaration of 2003 on the Conservation of Historic Districts in Asia: Integrating Tourism Development and Preservation of Cultural Heritage.

Participants of the regional ICOMOS meeting in Seoul adopt the following Declaration of principles and recommendations, addressing them to national and local authorities; as well as to the ICOMOS General Assembly in Xi’an in October 2005.

Experiences such as those presented at the conference provide useful lessons and examples that should be shared amongst tourism operators, authorities and professionals of the various disciplines involved in the management of historic towns and districts in Asia. Issues to be considered include:

  • Establishing a balance between tourism and conservation
  • Responding to the emergence of experiential tourism
  • Integrating interpretation in on-going conservation and tourism planning
  • Maintaining authenticity of historic towns and areas
  • Monitoring the impacts of tourism

Then the conference presented many strategies and approach include:

  • Involving communities
  • Engaging with a multiplicity of stakeholders to develop and implement conservation and tourism management plans
  • Including settings of monuments and sites in conservation and tourism management plans
  • Ensuring sustainability in tourism management
  • Sharing experiences to improve practice
Category
Declaration
Date

2005

Promulgation

The 2005 ICOMOS Regional Conference, Seoul, Korea, 30 May-1 June, 2005

Descriptions

  • The declaration considers that “cultural heritage” is a complete socio-cultural composition ranging from sites recognized as being of World Heritage significance to heritage sites that give local identity in towns and areas throughout Asia.
  • It notes that historic towns and areas constitute a major part of the living cultural heritage of Asian countries. Their fabric and intangible values are non-renewable assets, nor able to be replicated, and must be identified and respected to ensure cultural sustainability, which in turn supports tourism sustainability.

Source

http://www.international.icomos.org/centre_documentation/tourism-seoul2005.pdf

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