REPORT ON THE ANNUAL WORKSHOP OF THE RSA TOURISM RESEARCH NETWORK

In line with the aim of the research network, the workshop has attracted papers focusing on the relationships between the enhancement and preservation of cultural heritage and tourism as a fundamental driver for regional development. In particular, the time has come to give due recognition to the rescaling processes affecting heritage and tourism destinations, intended both as upscaling and downscaling. Rescaling heritage and tourism destinations can be seen as both a strategy pursued by national and regional agencies or as unintended consequences of the constant interplay between an increasingly complex range of stakeholders, including crossnational institutions and local communities.