Cultural Exchange (Civ5)

Cultural Exchange is a social policy in Civilization V. It was added in Brave New World. It is part of the Aesthetics tree and requires Flourishing of the Arts.
The most mature effect of developing a culture-oriented society is the ability to spread your culture to other nations in the world. When you have prepared the basis of a powerful and influential culture, it becomes to the other's benefit to partake of it. Implementing a Cultural Exchange program is the practical way to do that, and it has an immediate effect on your nation's cultural influence. 
==Game Info==
* Increases the modifier for shared religion, trade routes, and open borders by 15% each.
== Strategy ==
This level 3 Policy is one of the most directed and powerful in the whole game - directed, because it only serves ; powerful, because a 15% increase of these three bonuses provides a potential 45% increase in total touristic output, as soon as you adopt the Policy! This is a great boon for any player pursuing cultural victory. 
Of course, all is not roses. Note that this is a potential increase - you still need to activate the relevant bonus in order to use the increase. In other words, if you don't have an Open Borders treaty with a nation, you can't enjoy a +15% influence on them, can you. So, you still need to work for your bonuses, but when you achieve them, they will be significantly higher than those of other players, thus allowing you to progress faster towards influencing other nations. 
==Civilopedia entry==
Category:Social policies (Civ5)