Creative tourism as a strategic approach for decolonial thinking and doing in Namibian tourism.

Abstract

Abstract This chapter explores how creative tourism can be applied as a strategy for decolonization, inclusion, and participation. Creative tourism is about engaging tourists in activities that stimulate them to use their creative potential (Runco and Acar, 2012) and confidence (Kelley and Kelley, 2013) in a cultural tourism setting. Creative tourism can occur through either total immersion in cultural activities, for example singing, craft production, painting, or through less interactive roles, such as being spectators in a concert, museum, or more informal cultural settings, for example, community theatres or cultural events.