Trupp, Alexander; Shah, Chetan and Hitchcock, Michael. 2023. Globalisation, Crafts, and Tourism Microentrepreneurship in the South Pacific: Economic and Sociocultural Dimensions. Journal of Heritage Tourism, 18(6), pp. 733-755. ISSN 1743-873X [Article]

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Abstract or Description

This 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 indicates that benefits, mainly from cruise-ship tourism, are unequally distributed.

Item Type:	Article
Identification Number (DOI):	https://doi.org/10.1080/1743873X.2023.2254422
Additional Information:	“This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in the Journal of Heritage Tourism on 11 September 2023, available at: https://doi.org/10.1080/1743873X.2023.2254422. It is deposited under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.”
Keywords:	handicrafts, souvenirs, micro-entrepreneurship, South Pacific, globalisation, tourism impacts
Departments, Centres and Research Units:	Institute for Cultural and Creative Entrepreneurship (ICCE)
Dates:	Date Event 28 August 2023 Accepted 11 September 2023 Published Online 2023 Published
Item ID:	34067
Date Deposited:	19 Sep 2023 10:21
Last Modified:	21 Nov 2023 02:19
Peer Reviewed:	Yes, this version has been peer-reviewed.
URI:	https://research.gold.ac.uk/id/eprint/34067

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