# Heritage tourism can be an engine for the whole economy

> When the diaspora comes home, the benefits reach far beyond hotels.

Thought leadership, published 16 Aug 2026, by TpGroup for TpGroup.

Heritage travellers stay longer, travel in groups and often return. Their spending reaches guides, boat crews, cooks, farmers and craftspeople.

Done well, heritage tourism also builds lasting ties, and sometimes homeownership.

That is the thinking behind Homecoming → Homeownership.

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