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- Revitalisation of culture as a tourism planning tool for small Island developing state: case study based in Rodrigues Island, Republic of MauritiusPublication . Agathe, Issana; Dias, Francisco Teixeira PintoInterest in cultural products in the tourism industry is increasing worldwide, and the World Tourism Organization predicts that the cultural tourism market will be one of the top five segments of the tourism market in the future. Local cultures are important features of a destination and become a flywheel for social and economic development thanks to tourism. Some tourism studies have highlighted the issue of cultural revitalization and/or how it should take place as a developing tool, especially for small developing island states (SIDS). This paper is based on a study undertaken in relation to SIDS and the field of research was mainly in Rodrigues Island, Republic of Mauritius. It explores the views that the local and international experts hold of cultural revitalisation as a tourism developing tool and analyse the main problems in the development of cultural products and the possibilities of enriching destinations by developing cultural tourism with a cultural offer, thus increasing the value of a comprehensive tourist offer and attracting a large number of tourists. Moreover, the focus of this paper is to analyse the concept of cultural tourism which can be an alternative form of sustainable tourism development. Sustainability is more than crucial for SIDS while developing its tourism industry. This qualitative research employed a Delphi method in collecting data from 11 experts. The inputs and comments of the experts have helped in providing important data for the good process of the research. The results have denoted that revitalising culture can be a tourism planning tool, however, there is a need to have the required resources, in terms of human, financial, and organisational. Those resources will help in the process of cultural tourism planning. The findings of the study suggest the importance of considering local people’s views during tourism development, the importance of having proper resources for the development, and proper strategies. This report concludes with a brief analysis of the key issues for this area of cultural policy in Rodrigues Island and recommendations on how to turn a cultural resource into a tourist attraction and achieve greater tourist satisfaction with their stay in a destination.