Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Faculty of Tourism, University of science and culture, Tehran, Iran

2 Associate Professor, Department of Tourism Management, Science and Culture University, Tehran, Iran

3 Professor, Department of Tourism Management, Faculty of Tourism, Science and Culture University, Tehran, Iran

4 Professor of Agricultural Extension and Education, Khuzestan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Khuzestan, Iran

http://doi.org/10.22133/IJTCS.2022.336031.1093

Abstract

Nowadays, creativity has become a strategy in tourism development; cities and regions that want to increase their attractiveness to the creative class must support creative industries. Intangible cultural heritage (ICH), as a unique advantage in the tourism industry, provides global competitiveness for the community. Sustainable tourism approaches are needed to transition and promote ICH as a sustainable tourism resource successfully. Accordingly, this study investigates the role of women's creativity in developing intangible cultural heritage with a creative tourism approach. The statistical population of this study is women in the Uramanat region and tourists in the area. A sample of 360 people from each community was selected by purposive and available sampling. Creativity with measurement approach and value creation and development of intangible cultural heritage with the dimensions of preserving originality, empowerment, maintaining the meaning of content, emphasizing identity, parallel development of tourism, and heritage protection was measured by a researcher-made questionnaire whose validity was assessed using construct validity. Cronbach's alpha and composite reliability were used for instrument reliability, and both were acceptable. The studied model was tested using the least-squares approach. Findings showed that creativity has a significant positive effect on the development of intangible cultural heritage. In many destinations, the development of creative tourism, one of the rapid branches of economic growth, and the development of intangible cultural heritage in the tourism industry are essential.

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