Lodging as a Catalyst for Historical Landscape Preservation: A Case Study of Kinmen National Park, Taiwan

The main purpose of this paper is to explore the interactive relationships between tourism activities and visual landscape changes by conducting a case study research into Kinmen National Park (KMNP) in Taiwan. The data collected from the case study were used to analyze the way in which the institutional arrangement of tourism planning can positively affect historical landscape preservation. Data obtained from one-on-one interviews and direct observation was utilized to analyze the outsourcing policy of bed and breakfast (B&B) management, the adaptive reuse of traditional houses, and their benefits to the preservation of the landscape. For historical landscape preservation, the B&B sector has been proved to be an excellent strategy to accommodate visitors and to make positive impacts on visual landscape and tourists’ experience. Thus, outsourcing traditional houses located around Taiwan’s Kinmen National Park as B&Bs has promoted place marketing and the preservation of historical landscape successfully. Also, it is a successful case of innovation in managing National Park Service landscape.