The Role of Heritage Tourism in Improving the Quality of Life for The Communities

Abstract

This study aims to discuss the concept of heritage, its significance, various forms of tourism, its components, and what historical tourism represents, regarding its substantial contribution to improving societies and enhancing people's quality of life. Furthermore, it also explores how to make tourism sustainable by creating the right environment while considering the challenges that this cultural tourism faces and offering answers and solutions to overcome them. This study offers many key findings, including the significance of heritage tourism for the development of the tourism industry, the need for regulations and policies to encourage the growth of heritage tourism, and engagement in advertising and marketing for cultural tourism. Finally, the study offers some recommendations, including involvement in restoring archaeological sites due to their significance and their crucial role in drawing tourists and stimulating the tourism process, keeping up with technological innovations, marketing, and advertising of tourist destinations, as well as attempting to promote the regional tourism industry among residents