Investigating actual and potential effects of climate change phenomenon on hotels and cultural tourism attractions in Luxor

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1 Tourism studies department - Higher Institute of Tourism and Hotels (EGOTH), Luxor, Egypt.

2 Hotels studies department - Higher Institute of Tourism and Hotels (EGOTH), Luxor, Egypt.

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Climate change, represented in gradual changes in temperature, precipitation, atmospheric moisture, and wind intensity, as well as sea level rise and changes in the occurrence of extreme events, affect negatively tourism and hotel industry in general, as well as cultural heritage sites in particular. This paper aims to investigate the actual and potential effects of climate change phenomenon on hotels and cultural tourist attractions in Luxor governorate. The study used a quantitative approach by distributing a questionnaire to managers in fixed and floating hotels in Luxor, as well as interviews with cultural and heritage sites officials, tour guides, restoration technicians and experts and academic experts, to measure and assess the awareness concerning  actual and potential effects of climate change phenomenon on hotels and cultural tourist attractions in Luxor governorate and there point of views concerning the feasibility of mitigation and adaptation policies and procedures. The study concluded that climate change negatively affected tourism and hotels industry, as hotels’ and tourism officials’ awareness of the phenomenon of climate change contributed significantly to adaptation policies and procedures. As well the study recommended that all tourist formal and informal associations and organizations and employees should stick to develop and implement more effective mitigation and adaptation policies and procedures and awareness campaigns concerning climate change effects on tourism and hotel industry to reduce their severity to the least possible degree.

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