Heritage: The Potential What I am going to talk about ...€¦ · The World’s Most Expensive...
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World Heritage: The Potential Economic Benefits
James Rebanks
What I am going to talk about…
Why (world) heritage might just be the most important asset a community has… and why some people are waking up to this and using it to good effect
RULE ONEIf I say something you don’t understand then stop me, its probably my fault.
What’s What’s the point of old stuff
anyway…
I dunno
Source:
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Do we really belong together?
World Heritage
Economic development
All he thinks about is money
Why should I support her silly hobby?
What is this relationship?
UK’s nominated site in 2016…
But, like you, we have questions about it, and for the last ten years its been my business to answer them…
Primarily answering this simple question…
What good does this do (or can it do under certain circumstances) for businesses? Farms? Tourism? Cities? Regions?
I’m not going to talk stats…
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What do I know?
“Excellent piece of work” ICOMOS“Paradigm changing” “Very excellent” UNESCO“Brilliant” NOKIA “Impressive” World Bank
What is WHS for?
Saving StuffEmergency attention for unique heritage at risk
Celebration AwardCelebration/reward for heritage already preserved
Another LogoMarketing/quality brand for historic places
Place MakingCatalyst for economic development using heritage
How sites perceive WHS status matters Motivations matter… It can be a blocker or an enabler of change…
Five lessons…
No Free LunchBut potential for benefit
PR Value International media love it – makes it easy to know you matter
The value of association The world’s leading companies want to be associated
WHS Literacy Useful tool for attracting international high spending cultural visitors and spenders
Cultural Glue Binding bits together into coherent product
WHS provides a set of tools…
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Similar places have radically different outcomes from same thing…
“We can do anything, we are world class” “We can’t do that here”
“World Heritage sells… It’s that simple”
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The World’s Most Expensive Holiday…
Two year tour of 962 World Heritage Sites157 countries£990,000 (for two people)(£7500 donation to UNESCO)(£50 membership fee)
Idea: Simple. If you had unlimited funds you would want to see these places. Everything on the list is awesome.
WHS literacy…WHS literacy is linked to affluence…
and has global reach
From a marketing perspective this matters… E.g. Bamberg
Association?
“Outstanding Universal Value”Globally endorsed specialness
Your competitors for trade, talent and tourism…
Avoiding the ‘Clone’ Trap –A crucial economic development issue
“There are over 1,000 locations in Europe alone, all promoting exactly the same thing, looking identical and representing themselves in similar ways –through pictures of people playing golf, people in call centres, airplanes taking off. These places have become commodities, indistinguishable from one another and offering little or no added value”.
The ‘big shed’ theory of economic development…
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Culture/heritage/environment… as critical ingredients in placemaking
Source: The Power of Destinations (Communications Group Plc)
1) Strong economy ‐ 68%2) Agreeable climate and environment – 67%3) Friendly local people – 66%4) Strong tradition in culture and the arts – 60%5) Widely available entertainment/leisure – 60%6) Skills base/educated workforce – 58%7) Exceptional architecture – 50%8) Good public services – 46%9) Attractive labour legislation ‐32%10) Strong currency – 30%11) Attractive employer legislation – 30%12) Affordable housing – 28%13) Sporting excellence – 26%14) Celebrities in music, film and fashion – 22%15) Other 6%
Everywhere now has the hardware…
you now need
hardware +
differentiation
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Key trends…1. The continuing growth of cultural tourism as a key sector of the tourism market – with 40% of European visitors now being ‘cultural tourists’
2. The increasing need to differentiate tourism, investment destinations, or products from a homogenous mass of other ‘clone’ places and products – 92% of commercial decision makers say image and profile of locations becoming more important – 60% say culture becoming more important in decision making
3. The growing awareness among high value consumers of the World Heritage brand – with a marked growth in the use of the brand in the past 3 years
4. The growth of long‐haul tourism in the developing world, where our traditional cultural reference points are less effective and World Heritage is recognized – global quality marks/brands matter more than ever
5. Increased pressure (from the market and from changes to CAP) to find ways to add value to traditional farm businesses ‐ so they can continue to sustain the distinctive sense of place
Abu Dhabi – A billion $ reminder…
Authentic heritage ‐ some places have to buy it…
New ideas from old buildingsJane Jacobs
Tourism
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Cultural tourists are more likely to be:
New customers/first‐time visitorsFrom geographically distant source marketsStaying visitors and stay longer in a destinationRespect, understand and engage meaningfully Engage in other travel and hospitality activitiesTo spend more per trip than non‐cultural tourists
Bamberg data… WHS as driver of higher value tourism
WHS literacy…WHS literacy is linked to affluence…
and has global reach
From a marketing perspective this matters… E.g. Bamberg
Things to worry about…
What have we got to get the world’s attention?What endorses our quality on the global stage?How do we raise profile in a changing world?Do we want other destinations to get this?
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Latest UK evidence…Cultural and heritage tourism worth £4.5 billion to UK (and sustains c.100,000 jobs)
57% of UK visitors agree that history and culture strong influences on choice of destination (only 15% disagreed)
Mix and vibrancy is critical – Heritage+ shopping etc.
Overseas visitors want to see ‘key sites’ – ‘must see’ destinations in UK
22 of 25 top UK attractions cultural/heritage based ‐Museums 4th ‘best activity’ in UK
Stewardship of past is a key part of UK’s global appeal – people come to see the past looked after
Three hot tourism buzzwords… ‘Authenticity’, ‘cultural immersion’ and ‘experiential’
Source: http://www.visitbritain.org/Images/Culture%20&%20Heritage%20Topic%20Profile%20Full_tcm29‐14711.pdf
Raising international profile and
competitiveness
Global PR boost–uniting behind a
vision of what is best about this place endorsed by 190
countries
Upgrading the
visitor economy
Cultural (WH) visitors, quality and
storytelling
Attracting and
retaining talent
Civic and commercial pride in place
focused on World‐Class ‘lifestyle offer’
of destination
Focuses efforts to sustain the ‘underpinning’
cultural landscape
Farming and culture sustained and ideally given contemporary
resonance
Creating entrepreneurial opportunities
Translating OUV into £££
The Seven Potential Benefits from World Heritage+ for places like yours…
Being in the WHS elite club
opportunities for
global collaboration/researc
h
Enhancing ability to secure funding/investm
ent
WHS would raise the profile with funders
Helps make brands more
powerful around the world
Global media PR boost
High quality brand associations
Clear narrative of global
significance…
Endorsed by 190 countries
Helps make brands more
powerful around the world
Global media PR boost
High quality brand associations
Clear narrative of global
significance…
Endorsed by 190 countries
Attracting international
visitors
Entering developing World Heritage market
Change visitor profile…
Cultural tourism destination
Develop better quality products and experiences
Improve benefits for local
communities
Attracting international
visitors
Entering developing World Heritage market
Change visitor profile…
Cultural tourism destination
Develop better quality products and experiences
Improve benefits for local
communities
Using WHSs as key lifestyle assets
Focus on liveability for highly skilled employees
Focus on civic pride for retaining
local talent
Key identity to differentiate destination as an
investment location
Recognition that sustaining place is
valued and respected
Using WHSs as key lifestyle assets
Focus on liveability for highly skilled employees
Focus on civic pride for retaining
local talent
Key identity to differentiate destination as an
investment location
Recognition that sustaining place is
valued and respected
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Outdoor education
Landscape conservation
OUV interpretation
Guiding
New OUV‐based visitor attractions
Cultural tourism packages
Farming culture experiences
High value itineraries
packages for WH market
Outdoor education
Landscape conservation
OUV interpretation
Guiding
New OUV‐based visitor attractions
Cultural tourism packages
Farming culture experiences
High value itineraries
packages for WH market
Global partnerships on
farming or cultural projects
Access to significant donor programmes
Partnerships at global level with other cultural landscapes
International showcase for our
solutions
Minor perks of being in WHS club
Global partnerships on
farming or cultural projects
Access to significant donor programmes
Partnerships at global level with other cultural landscapes
International showcase for our
solutions
Minor perks of being in WHS club
Raising heritage significance for funders like HLF
Increased leverage of funding to
support evolution of farm businesses
Raising profile with major global
companies
Emphasising importance of investment
relative to other competitor areas
Raising heritage significance for funders like HLF
Increased leverage of funding to
support evolution of farm businesses
Raising profile with major global
companies
Emphasising importance of investment
relative to other competitor areas
Giving clarity about focus on investment and
efforts –sustaining OUV
Raising profile of culture of Lake
District and why it matters
Development of a simple investment
strategy for sustaining what
matters
Giving clarity about focus on investment and
efforts –sustaining OUV
Raising profile of culture of Lake
District and why it matters
Development of a simple investment
strategy for sustaining what
matters
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Cinque Terre Landscape‐based economic system supported by innovation
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Vega egg
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OUR BASIC IDEA:THE BEST DEFENSE OF IMPORTANT NATURAL OR CULTURAL HERITAGE IS THROUGH A PROGRESSIVE VISION OF HOW IT CAN EVOLVE TO MAKE PEOPLE’S LIVES BETTER. THEN
PEOPLE WILL PROTECT AND DEFEND IT BETTER.
CULTURAL AND NATURAL HERITAGE
Have we got the right strategy and
structure for managing tourism?
How do I get a skeptical tourism sector and the
community to buy into sustainability?
How do we best manage
the influx of visitors?
How do we do fundraising? Or
attract investment?
Do we really understand the tourism affecting us? And
its social/economic and ecological impacts?
How do we tell our OUV stories to best effect?
How do we develop products and experiences from our OUV to sustain our site
and community?
How do we use marketing to
bring about our objectives?
How do we do these things?How have other places solved these issues?
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WARNING The Sissinghurst Underpants…
The conquistadors discovered the Americas…… but didn’t discover the Americans
Tzvetan Todorov
Thank you…
Twitter –@j_rebanksEmail – [email protected] – (+44) 07788 285120