Abstract
Indoor camping is an innovative, sustainable model of accommodation, the least intrusive one in solid facilities. Its temporary tourism function demands almost no additional construction work, meaning no permanent modification of space is needed for tourism purposes. Fortifications and defence buildings are recognised as valuable cultural attractions and present an anthropogenic resource with potential for touristic valorisation, both as sightseeing facilities as well as accommodation facilities. This paper explores the connection between the requirements of heritage protection of fortifications and the requirements of the application of indoor camping in these fortifications. The purpose of this paper is to help conserve fortifications by providing funding for their maintenance with the application of this innovative accommodation model respecting the principles of sustainability and health and safety standards in post-Covid tourism. The goal is to provide a general framework that could reconcile tourism businesses on one side and conservators on the other. The main scientific contribution is summarised in the framework of adequate implementation of indoor camping in fortified buildings according to conservators’ requirements. The interview technique was used to assess this. The authors found that indoor camping can be a suitable accommodation model in fortified buildings. The key limitation of the model is based on the fact that an individual approach is necessary for every heritage building, as well as fortification, since they are unique. Therefore, each application of an indoor camping model should receive a proper conservators’ permit before the entrepreneurship venture. Furthermore, the opinions of key stakeholders were also investigated.
Highlights
The indoor camping model idea came to life in another context: the problem of seasonality of tourism, which has long been addressed with the intent to flatten peak periods and redistribute more evenly the number of tourists [1]
The interview started with a short introduction about the goals of the research: the possibility of application of an innovative accommodation model in heritage buildings
The indoor camping model implemented in heritage buildings aims to reconcile tourism business and heritage protection by providing economic fund necessary for the maintenance of buildings where it is based
Summary
The indoor camping model idea came to life in another context: the problem of seasonality of tourism, which has long been addressed with the intent to flatten peak periods and redistribute more evenly the number of tourists [1]. This paper, in addition to addressing the current issue of accommodating tourists in cases where destination’s capacity is insufficient [2], by applying this model to heritage buildings in order to maintain them, seeks to be the solution to two issues affecting tourism sustainability, as many heritage buildings strive for renovation, maintenance and valorisation. In the paper the authors are researching if the proposed solution to such situations—the indoor camping model—could be implemented in vacant heritage buildings, located at attractive buildings which do not have touristic categorisation. The Covid-19 effect on the travel and tourism sector is disruptive, implying the concept of indoor camping accommodation model should be adjusted to the new Sustainability 2021, 13, 1215.
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