Culinary tourism assets and events: suggesting a strategic planning tool

Abstract

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Does perceived risk really matter in travel behaviour?

“…The researchers emphasize the multidimensional nature of image highlighting its cognitive and affective attributes (Echtner and Ritchie, 2003). Thus, in the tourism literature, numerous studies examined destination image as a multidimensional construct consisting of tourists’ rational (cognitive component) and emotional interpretations (affective component) about a place (Sotiriadis, 2015; Yoon and Kim, 2000). Accordingly, cognitive image refers people’s beliefs or knowledge of destination attributes which can or cannot be derived from a previous visit (Pike and Ryan, 2004).…”

Integrating a Local Asset/Resource into Tourism and Leisure Offering: The Case of Tea Resources in Longwu Town, Zhejiang Province, China

“…Extant literature suggests that a comprehensive and balanced development of industrial branches and productive activities can significantly contribute to the attainment of a sustainable tourism development [3,4]. This can be achieved by integrating the local resources and assets into a master plan that is based on the needs and requirements of the local communities (community-based development) and is adapted to the needs and expectations of the targeted market segments [5,6]. That is a kind of compromise or balance between the requirements of local populations (management) and the needs of tourists/visitors (marketing).…”

“…Such endeavors and projects have been carried out and are still implemented around the world, in all continents, mainly in Asia, Africa, and the Americas [7]. Public bodies, local authorities, destination organizations, along with other local stakeholders, elaborate on plans and projects with the main aim to incorporate local natural resources or/and cultural assets into their tourism industry and offering [2,5]. These endeavors are facing a series of challenges and issues through the whole process from the initial stage of planning and designing up to implementation phase.…”

Gastronomic tourism

“…Agritourism has been recognized as a potential differentiation strategy for many Destination Management Organizations (Sotiriadis 2015). There seems to be a consensus in the research on agritourism that it can be a very effective tool for rural development and strengthening a destination's image and local identity (Bessière 1998;Haghiri and Okech 2011;Klimek 2013, Yurtseven andKarakas 2013;Che 2016).…”