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Local Food in Tourism Destination Development: The Supply-Side Perspectives

STALMIRSKA, Anna Maria (2021). Local Food in Tourism Destination Development: The Supply-Side Perspectives. Tourism Planning & Development .

Although the importance of the role of local food in destination marketing and development has begun to form an academic debate in the last decade, little effort has been invested to empirically underpin the concept of local food. Thus, in addressing the research gap, this study explores the perceptions and views on local food among supply-side representatives in Yorkshire, England. The findings suggest multiple understandings and discursive constructions of what constitutes “local food” among supply-side representatives. These are broadly presented as three dimensions: geographic; cultural; and socio-economic. Practical implications are offered to producers, service providers, and management, and future research avenues are suggested.

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Local Food in Tourism Destination Development: The Supply-Side Perspectives

Publisher URL: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21568316.2021.1928739

DOI: 10.1080/21568316.2021.1928739

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Local Food as a Tool of Tourism Development in Regions

Introduction.

Food tourism is a fundamental element of regional culture, and, as an essential part of visitors’ experiences, it is a vital factor in regional development. Tourism can create jobs, attract foreign direct investment, earn foreign currency, and stimulate national, regional, and local economic growth when it is adequately supported by the state and is regulated as required.

In Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) member countries, food and beverage services account for up to 30% of total internal tourism consumption (DuPeyras, 2016).

The World Food Travel Association (WFTA, 2020) estimates that 7.2 out of ten travelers choose their destination based on local food and beverage offer. Destination´s visitors spend about 25% of their budget on food and beverages. Food travelers spend daily on average by 24% more than other travelers. Eighty percent of all travelers research food and beverages while they are visiting the destination. Based on the above, it can be stated that local food and beverages play an important role in destination selection and destination marketing (Seo, Yun & Kim, 2017).

The relationship between food and tourism promotes policies that improve economic and social well-being. Food is a vital part of human culture and creativity, a significant element of intangible heritage, and an increasingly important attraction for tourists (Dupeyras, 2016). Gastronomy is one of the most important cultural expressions of human beings. The term concerns all culinary forms, including those deriving from the traditional local cuisine. Food and beverage, together with food culture practices and food heritage, are an integral component of a tourist’s experience in the destination.

Gastronomy and food tourism is a factor of the regional agricultural and economic growth through the development of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and contributes to the development of the region (Kiráľová & Hamarneh, 2016; Mak, Lumbers, Eves, & Chang, 2012). It is a scalable and cost-effective tool for local development that has the potential to strengthen identity, increase appreciation of the environment, and promote the regeneration of the local heritage and local economies. Tourism-related food production is, therefore, an essential mechanism for the economic development of rural areas of the regions.

Various destination management organizations consider local food as a vital tourism resource (Özdemir & Seyitoglu, 2017) and an essential part of the destination brand (Okumus, Kock, Scantlebury & Okumus, 2013). Food is an essential factor in promoting local products (Okumus & Cetin, 2018; Sidali & Hemmerling, 2014), it is one of the most shared attributes in social media (Law, Buhalis & Cobanoglu, 2014), and if marketed on the right social media platforms (Viljoen, Kruger, & Saayman, 2017), it can attract visitors to the destination.

In certain types of special interest tourism, food becomes a central motivation for travel (Hall & Mitchell, 2001). Indeed, Hashimoto and Telfer (2003) note how food in tourism has developed from being a necessity to become an additional “tourist experience” that may enhance the overall evaluation of the travel experience. The maximization of economic linkages between local products and visitors is, therefore, of great importance in maximizing the contribution of tourism to the development of the regions (Hall, 2004). Food tourism can also be a tool for the economic development of those rural areas with high unemployment and low socioeconomic status in the regions.

Almeida and Garrod (2017) highlight in this context the need for destination management organizations to focus on the link between destination image and local food as marketing activities can turn experience with local food from regular consumption into a higher level of personal experiences.

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