TOURISM – CULTURE IN THE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE CONSERVATION AND PROMOTION OF THE CULTURAL IDENTITY

Abstract

Culture plays an important role in the social life of every country. Culture is the spiritual foundation of society, a rich resource for tourism development. This article refers to the theoretical basis of culture and tourism, the close relationship between culture and tourism in socio-economic development. This relationship is more and more evident in the connection between the preservation and promotion of cultural values ​​with the economic development of tourism. Cultural conservation is one of the activities associated with the protection of national cultural identity, creating the future development of each nation, and simultanously contributing to great socio-economic effects through tourism activities.