Culinary Tourism Experiences in Agri-Tourism Destinations and Sustainable Consumption—Understanding Italian Tourists’ Motivations

Culinary Tourism Experiences in Agri-Tourism Destinations and Sustainable Consumption—Understanding Italian Tourists’ Motivations

Culinary tourism represents an emerging component of the tourism industry and encompasses all the traditional values associated with the new trends in tourism: respect for culture and tradition, authenticity and sustainability. Italy is known worldwide for the richness and variety of its gastronomy,...

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Main Authors: Riccardo Testa, Antonino Galati, Giorgio Schifani, Anna Maria Di Trapani, Giuseppina Migliore
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-08-01
Series:Sustainability
Subjects:
gastronomy
local food
cultural experience
social and environmental sustainability
rural development
food consumption
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/11/17/4588
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spelling doaj-3f286a3ff6874aac93ca5f510530552b2020-11-25T02:33:56ZengMDPI AGSustainability2071-10502019-08-011117458810.3390/su11174588su11174588Culinary Tourism Experiences in Agri-Tourism Destinations and Sustainable Consumption—Understanding Italian Tourists’ MotivationsRiccardo Testa0Antonino Galati1Giorgio Schifani2Anna Maria Di Trapani3Giuseppina Migliore4Department of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Sciences, University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze13 - Edificio 4-, 90128 Palermo, ItalyDepartment of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Sciences, University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze13 - Edificio 4-, 90128 Palermo, ItalyDepartment of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Sciences, University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze13 - Edificio 4-, 90128 Palermo, ItalyDepartment of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Sciences, University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze13 - Edificio 4-, 90128 Palermo, ItalyDepartment of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Sciences, University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze13 - Edificio 4-, 90128 Palermo, ItalyCulinary tourism represents an emerging component of the tourism industry and encompasses all the traditional values associated with the new trends in tourism: respect for culture and tradition, authenticity and sustainability. Italy is known worldwide for the richness and variety of its gastronomy, and agri-tourism represents one of the most important places where culinary tourists can experience local food and beverages. By using a modified version of Kim and Eves’ motivational scale, the present study aims to investigate which motivational factors affect the frequency of culinary tourists to experience local food and beverages in agri-tourism destinations. The findings of the present study reveal that the social and environmental sustainability, among the other motivations, has shown to play a crucial role in influencing Italian tourists’ frequency to experience local food and beverage in agri-tourism destinations.https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/11/17/4588gastronomylocal foodcultural experiencesocial and environmental sustainabilityrural developmentfood consumption
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Antonino Galati
Giorgio Schifani
Anna Maria Di Trapani
Giuseppina Migliore
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Antonino Galati
Giorgio Schifani
Anna Maria Di Trapani
Giuseppina Migliore
Culinary Tourism Experiences in Agri-Tourism Destinations and Sustainable Consumption—Understanding Italian Tourists’ Motivations
Sustainability
gastronomy
local food
cultural experience
social and environmental sustainability
rural development
food consumption
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Antonino Galati
Giorgio Schifani
Anna Maria Di Trapani
Giuseppina Migliore
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title Culinary Tourism Experiences in Agri-Tourism Destinations and Sustainable Consumption—Understanding Italian Tourists’ Motivations
title_short Culinary Tourism Experiences in Agri-Tourism Destinations and Sustainable Consumption—Understanding Italian Tourists’ Motivations
title_full Culinary Tourism Experiences in Agri-Tourism Destinations and Sustainable Consumption—Understanding Italian Tourists’ Motivations
title_fullStr Culinary Tourism Experiences in Agri-Tourism Destinations and Sustainable Consumption—Understanding Italian Tourists’ Motivations
title_full_unstemmed Culinary Tourism Experiences in Agri-Tourism Destinations and Sustainable Consumption—Understanding Italian Tourists’ Motivations
title_sort culinary tourism experiences in agri-tourism destinations and sustainable consumption—understanding italian tourists’ motivations
publisher MDPI AG
series Sustainability
issn 2071-1050
publishDate 2019-08-01
description Culinary tourism represents an emerging component of the tourism industry and encompasses all the traditional values associated with the new trends in tourism: respect for culture and tradition, authenticity and sustainability. Italy is known worldwide for the richness and variety of its gastronomy, and agri-tourism represents one of the most important places where culinary tourists can experience local food and beverages. By using a modified version of Kim and Eves’ motivational scale, the present study aims to investigate which motivational factors affect the frequency of culinary tourists to experience local food and beverages in agri-tourism destinations. The findings of the present study reveal that the social and environmental sustainability, among the other motivations, has shown to play a crucial role in influencing Italian tourists’ frequency to experience local food and beverage in agri-tourism destinations.
topic gastronomy
local food
cultural experience
social and environmental sustainability
rural development
food consumption
url https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/11/17/4588
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