Resorts, culture, and music: the Cape Breton tourism cluster

Authors: Brown, Keith G.; Geddes, Ruthanne

Source: Tourism Economics, Volume 13, Number 1, March 2007 , pp. 129-141(13)

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Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada saw rapid growth in heavy industry at the turn of the 20th century. The industries were in severe decline by the 1960s. To stabilize economic shrinkage as a result of job losses in coal and steel, the federal government, through two Crown corporations, developed strategies to create a fully stratified tourism cluster. The research examines the growth of the tourism cluster in Cape Breton, noting early investments in infrastructure, large-scale programmes to attract private investment, recognition of the role of cultural tourism and the development of a segmented marketing programme.

Keywords: CULTURE AND ENTERTAINMENT; ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION; TOURISM CLUSTERS

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5367/000000007779784524

Publication date: 2007-03-01

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