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Such practices often lead to commodification and misrepresentation of local cultures and destinations, as businesses cater to the demands of tourists and engage in broader processes of international exchange and globalisation. 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Globalisation, crafts, and tourism microentrepreneurship in the South Pacific: economic and sociocultural dimensions
ABSTRACTThis research assesses the economic and sociocultural dimensions of the handicraft and souvenir sector from the perspectives of predominantly female market vendors and microbusinesses in the South Pacific region. It focuses on two countries, the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu, which vary in their levels of tourism development, tourist characteristics, and available research on tourism impacts. Handicraft and souvenir businesses offer economic opportunities in remote and emerging island economies but face challenges from globalisation and tourism. The Solomon Islands prioritise locally crafted artworks, while Vanuatu largely depends on importing souvenirs, particularly for the large cruise-ship market. Such practices often lead to commodification and misrepresentation of local cultures and destinations, as businesses cater to the demands of tourists and engage in broader processes of international exchange and globalisation. While micro-entrepreneurs generally express satisfaction with their income from selling handicrafts and souvenirs before the pandemic, data indicate that benefits, mainly from cruise-ship tourism, are unequally distributed.KEYWORDS: Handicraftssouvenirsmicro-entrepreneurshipSouth Pacificglobalisationtourism impacts Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).Additional informationFundingThis research was supported by the Faculty of Business and Economics, The University of the South Pacific.Notes on contributorsAlexander TruppAlexander Trupp is Associate Dean (Research and Postgraduate Studies) cum Associate Professor at the School of Hospitality and Service Management, Sunway University, Malaysia, and the co-editor-in-chief of the journal ‘Advances in Southeast Asian Studies’.Chetan ShahChetan Shah is a doctoral student at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. He has more than a decade of work experience in managing operations, teaching, training and consulting.Michael HitchcockMichael Hitchcock is Professor Emeritus at the Institute for Creative and Cultural Entrepreneurship, Goldsmiths University of London, UK and Visiting Professor at the School of Hospitality and Service Management, Sunway University, Malaysia.
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The Journal of Heritage Tourism ( JHT ) is a peer-reviewed, international transdisciplinary journal. JHT focuses on exploring the many facets of one of the most notable and widespread types of tourism. Heritage tourism is among the very oldest forms of travel. Activities such as visits to sites of historical importance, including built environments and urban areas, rural and agricultural landscapes, natural regions, locations where historic events occurred and places where interesting and significant living cultures dominate are all forms of heritage tourism. As such, this form of tourism dominates the industry in many parts of the world and involves millions of people. During the past 20 years, the study of tourism has become highly fragmented and specialised into various theme areas, or concentrations. Within this context, heritage tourism is one of the most commonly investigated forms of tourism, and hundreds of scholars and industry workers are involved in researching its dynamics and concepts. This academic attention has resulted in the publication of hundreds of refereed articles in various scholarly media, yet, until now there has been no journal devoted specifically to heritage tourism; Journal of Heritage Tourism was launched to fill this gap. JHT seeks to critically examine all aspects of heritage tourism. Some of the topics to be explored within the context of heritage tourism will include colonial heritage, commodification, interpretation, urban renewal, religious tourism, genealogy, patriotism, nostalgia, folklore, power, funding, contested heritage, historic sites, identity, industrial heritage, marketing, conservation, ethnicity, education and indigenous heritage.