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Visitor Interest in Heritage Railways of Asia

In: Proceedings of the International Conference on Managing the Asian Century

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  • Josephine Pryce

    (James Cook University)

  • Taha Chaiechi

    (James Cook University)

  • Abhishek Bhati

    (James Cook University)

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.

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  • Josephine Pryce & Taha Chaiechi & Abhishek Bhati, 2013. "Visitor Interest in Heritage Railways of Asia," Springer Books, in: Purnendu Mandal (ed.), Proceedings of the International Conference on Managing the Asian Century, edition 127, chapter 62, pages 559-566, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-981-4560-61-0_62
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-4560-61-0_62
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    1. Pan Jiang & Long Shao & Christopher Baas, 2019. "Interpretation of Value Advantage and Sustainable Tourism Development for Railway Heritage in China Based on the Analytic Hierarchy Process," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(22), pages 1-17, November.

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