Touristic construction and consumption of culture(s)

Authors

• Nina Puurunen, MA, Curator Hotel and Restaurant Museum

Abstract

The theme of the 8th Finnish-Hungarian Ethnological Symposium focused on tourism, its construction and the processes and mechanisms by which it converts elements of local culture and tradition into a profitable source of livelihood. The symposium was held on 25-31 August 2003 in the village of Lakitelek, Hungary, close to the edge of the Hungarian Great Plains - the Pusta.