How to Generate Tourism in Civ VI

When you gain influence over another civilization in Civ VI, their leader will say, their people are “buying your blue jeans and listening to your pop music!” Get all remaining civs to embrace your culture in this way and you’ve got yourself a cultural victory.

What is Tourism in Civ VI and Why Do You Need It?

While it is necessary to build cultural buildings for a cultural victory, tourism is needed, too. Tourism represents the amount of tourists from other cultures who come to your civilization. Tourism represents the pressure on other cultures to embrace yours.

There are several strategies for gaining tourism in Civ VI. Contrary to popular belief, they are not all mid and late game strategies, either.

How to Generate Tourism in Civ VI with Relics

Starting in early game, you can get relics which start to generate tourism early. Relics come from:

• Apostles that die in theological combat (guaranteed with the Mont St. Michael wonder)

• 3rd level Voidsingers, if cults are enabled

• Heroes who die, if heroes are enabled

• Goody huts (huts you discover, even in early game, with scouts or any other units)

• Letting missionaries die as Khmer

Great Works Generate Tourism

In addition to relics, great works generate tourism. When you earn a Great Writer, Great Artist, or Great Musician, they’ll create great works as long as you have spots for them. You’ll naturally acquire them, but you can also spend faith and gold to buy them. I recommend this if you are falling behind on tourism and culture, or if you’re struggling to make your era score by a few points and the era is ending.

You can also earn points towards creators of great works using wild cards, depending on your government and the available slots.

Buy Other Civs’ Art and Relics

On Settler level, most AI civs will consider selling relics and art for 600 gold or less. If you have money and space for relics and art, you can buy it from another civ. Some will have a red X on the trade screen, which means the trade is non-negotiable. Others are notorious for selling their valuable artifacts to you!

It’s also important to trade with other civs to get sets in your museums. When you fill out the indicated theming, your tourism is greater. It’s advantageous to trade with other civs to get theming bonuses when possible.

How to Build Archaeological Museums to Gain Tourism in Civ VI

Lastly, you can also build archaeological museums, then send out archaeologists to dig up sites and explore shipwrecks. To get this museum on your menu, you need a Theater Square district and an amphitheater. The artifacts archaeologists collect and put in the museum count towards your tourism.

Some tourism will come naturally as you’re going for a cultural victory, but it’s always a good idea to keep an eye on the cultural influence map accessed in the upper right hand corner of the interface. This can help you determine who your cultural victory competitors are early on, and help you determine when to more deliberately focus on tourism as you progress through the game.

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