Periódico: Journal of Tourism and Heritage Research
Fonte: Journal of Tourism and Heritage Research; Vol 4 No 4 (2021): Journal of Tourism and Heritage Research; 87-102
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The recovery of the historical heritage is one of the priorities of both the public and private sectors, as it is an essential exercise in the promotion and development of cultural tourism in cities.
Thus, the use of both catalogued and declared buildings of cultural interest has become widespread in the creation of boutique hotels, as a way of differentiating the hotel offer in the face of standardisation.
In the case of Palma de Mallorca, we have witnessed a rapid growth of this type of accommodation which has revived the economy of certain areas of the centre, which were previously largely degraded, contributing substantially to its recovery not only for cultural tourism but also for the resident population.
The descriptive and documentary analysis carried out allows us to understand the extent of the phenomenon of heritage use and reuse by this type of establishment.
This utilization of the existing heritage has direct repercussions on its appreciation, both in terms of the recovery of the space of identity by the residents, and in terms of the better experience of the visitors, both of which support in a very marked way the use of these spaces and their changes of use, thus promoting reuse and as a consequence sustainability in the central areas of the tourist spaces.
