Investigating the Advantages, Obstacles and Requirements of Utilizing the Intangible Heritage as An Element of Tourist Attractions in Luxor

Intangible cultural heritage indicates the practices, representations, expressions, knowledge, skills as well as the instruments, objects, artifacts, and cultural spaces associated therewith. intangible heritage includes oral traditions, performing arts, local knowledge, and traditional skills, intangible heritage requires different approaches for preservation and safeguarding, which has been one of the main motivations driving the conception and ratification of the UNESCO 2003 convention for the intangible cultural heritage. Research aims to explore the impact of using intangible heritage as an element of tourist attractions in Luxor, and achieve the objectives of this research, quantitative approach was used via two questionnaires. It is conducted on a random sample of (386) for the tourist’squestionnaire and (24) for the crafts owners questionnaire. current study reached to results indicate that there is There are many Impacts of using Intangible heritage as an element of tourist attractions in Luxor and the Intangible heritage enhances the aesthetic, cultural value of Luxor as a destination and leads to economic benefits and help tourists to explore Egyptian traditional costumes. The research recommended that the need to support handicrafts through holding exhibitions that highlight local products and handicrafts, raising community awareness of the importance of intangible heritage and studying the cultural, aesthetic, and social dimensions of tourism development projects in Luxor Governorate, identifying biological and cultural diversity, cultural landscapes, and the characteristics of the visual character of the surrounding area.