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Venetian merchant and explorer who traveled Asia; recorded his travels in 'The Travels of Marco Polo'.

Founded the world's first travel agency and pioneered the concept of package tours.

Founder of the Ritz hotel chain; known for his high standards in luxury and accommodation.

Influential jazz musician who bolstered the cultural significance of New Orleans as a tourist destination.

Ancient Greek historian, often called the 'Father of History.' His works influenced cultural tourism to historical sites.

Author of 'The Canterbury Tales', which depicted a group of pilgrims traveling to Thomas Becket's shrine, promoting religious cultural tourism.

His works and life promoted tourism to places like Key West, Havana, and Pamplona.

Pioneering aviator who promoted the spirit of adventure travel and female participation in aviation.

Playwright whose works have inspired cultural tourism to Russia, especially locations of his stories.

Early Renaissance painter whose works drew visitors to the Scrovegni Chapel in Padua and other fresco sites in Italy.

English playwright whose hometown, Stratford-upon-Avon, is a mecca for lovers of literature.

Pioneering architect whose designs and urban planning concepts draw cultural tourism within the modern architecture domain.

French fashion designer who influenced the industry and Paris's status as a fashion capital.

Artist whose work and character bring significant cultural tourism to cities like Barcelona and Paris.

Impressionist painter whose gardens in Giverny attract numerous visitors.

Mexican artist whose home, the Blue House, now serves as a museum that draws many to Mexico City.

Singer and actor, known as the King of Rock and Roll, whose home Graceland is a major tourist site.

Chef and author who popularized French cuisine in America, influencing culinary tourism.

Musician who put Jamaica on the cultural and musical tourism map with reggae music.

Post-Impressionist painter whose life and works, including the Van Gogh Museum, draw many to the Netherlands.

Medieval Moroccan traveler whose journeys covered nearly all of the known Islamic world and beyond, and whose Rihla sparked interest in Islamic cultural tourism.

English author whose novels inspire literary tourism to UK locations such as Bath and Hampshire.

Engineer whose Eiffel Tower is iconic to Paris and a symbol of cultural tourism in France.

Catalan architect whose works, including the Sagrada Família, drive cultural tourism in Barcelona.

Poet whose 'Divine Comedy' leads many literary tourists to Florence, his birthplace.

Danish author whose fairy tales make Copenhagen a destination for cultural tourism, celebrated with a statue of The Little Mermaid.

German writer whose works promote tourism to Weimar and other sites significant to German literature and culture.

Filmmaker whose iconic movies engender film tourism to shooting locations like Bodega Bay in 'The Birds'.

Animator, film producer, and entrepreneur whose theme parks are pilgrimage sites for cultural tourism.

Composer whose legacy continues to draw classical music enthusiasts to Vienna and Bonn.

Renaissance artist whose works like the Sistine Chapel ceiling attract tourists to Vatican City and Florence.

Poly-math whose artwork and legacy draw visitors to the Louvre, among other historical sites.

Ancient Chinese military strategist whose work, 'The Art of War', attracts those studying strategy and Chinese culture.

Exotic dancer and courtesan who became a famous spy and entices cultural tourism linked to espionage history.

Founder and Great Khan of the Mongol Empire whose conquests and history fascinate many who travel to Mongolia.

Classical music composer whose life and work brings cultural tourists to cities like Salzburg and Vienna.

Founder of psychoanalysis whose former residence and office in Vienna are now a museum.

Surrealist artist whose work and the Dalí Theatre-Museum draw many to Figueres, Spain.