The Contribution of Local Food Products in Fostering Tourism for Marginal Mountain Areas: An Exploratory Study on Northwestern Italian Alps

Duglio, Stefano; Bonadonna, Alessandro; Letey, Marilisa

doi:10.1659/mrd-journal-d-20-00075.1

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“…Moreover, landscape development is tightly interwoven with land use and specific types of land management. The support for mountain farming [60], its integration with tourism activities, use and design of agritourism options [61], and the reference and use of tourist activities to local food systems [62] are further pivotal features of MV. It is crucial that this combination of a set of elements constitutes the specific value of MV [63].…”

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Attractive Landscape Features as Drivers for Sustainable Mountain Tourism Experiences

Dax,

Tamme

2023

Tourism and Hospitality

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Mountains are perceived as places of biodiversity, as attractive places with breathtaking aesthetic views and epitomized by their unique landscape features. As mountains are the second most demanded outdoor destination category at a global level after beaches and islands, the steady growth of tourism places high pressure on sensitive mountain ecosystems. As can be observed from tourism practice in mountain environments, the distribution of tourism activities is highly uneven. In the Alps, one of the best-known regions with relentless tourism growth, a substantial concentration of tourism intensity can be traced to specific locations and valleys, whereas other parts have to cope with trends of marginalization. In this situation, many concerned stakeholders have long advocated for more balanced economic and tourism development. The initiative of “Mountaineering Villages” promoted by the Alpine Convention is one of a few respective actions to shift perspectives and persuade tourists to engage in sustainable tourism activities. The paper explores how these activities are linked to the balanced use of cultural landscapes and the narratives that are exposed as convincing development models in these regions.

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Attractive Landscape Features as Drivers for Sustainable Mountain Tourism Experiences

Dax,

Tamme

2023

Tourism and Hospitality

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“…The mentioned issue has been more or less studied by Georgian and foreign researchers. Important works on agritourism belong to the following authors: Ghongadze [1], Kvaratskhelia [2], Kaini [5], Yang [6], Kerdpitak [7], Lak [9], Joshi [10], Rodrigues [11], Brščić [12], Burr [13], Domi [14], Phelan [15], Pehin Dato Musa [17], Hung-Hao [18], Ghadiri Ma'soum [19], Zalokar [21], Kartvelishvili [23], Rossi [24], Brune [26], Duglio [29], Montoya-Guevara [30], Wacher [31], Salukvadze [32], Csurgó [33], Jenkins [34], Luzzi [35], Privitera [37], Bojić [38], Adelle [39], Ecker [40], Desmond [41], Akhmadi [42], Busby [43], Sunitha [44], Blau [45].…”

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“…Food is an important element of agritourism. It promotes the development of tourism in this direction, with diverse agriculture [29]. It implies human's relation to food that reflects the cuisine, heritage or culture of tourism destination [30].…”

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The role of locally produced bio products in the development of agritourism

Tsetskhladze

Sulaberidze

2023

E3S Web Conf.

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One of the preconditions for the development of agritourism is the cultivation and production of natural agricultural products. It is for this purpose that we studied the specificity of the interdependency between tourism and agriculture on the example of Guria, one of the regions of Georgia. The potential and development perspectives of all three municipalities of the region (Ozurgeti, Chokhat’auri, and Lanchkhuti) are discussed in the article. The study is focused on the main elements of agritourism, on the local possibilities of food production, and on its natural character. The results of the research prove that there is a great interest among tourists in this activity, which is due to the purchase and tasting of quality and safe food and their participation in its production. Besides that, hindering factors are identified: in the first place, it is the ignoring of food safety rules, the failure of the infrastructure, and insufficient financial resources.

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“…Therefore, the tourism sector is enriched by the presence of several local food producers, 20 of which have been included in the Slow Food movement. Indeed, local food products can play an important role in fostering an area's local tourism sector [58,59] because foodstuffs can receive certification with Protected Denomination of Origin (PDO) and, more recently, specific labels, for example, as "Mountain Products". Qualifying the local offerings is also one of the GPNP's goals.…”

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Should I Stay or Can I Go? Accessible Tourism and Mountain Huts in Gran Paradiso National Park

2022

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Within the tourism sector, sustainability has been studied widely at different levels and with different lenses. In the last few years, many research activities have been carried out to assess the social dimension of tourism. Under this perspective, scholars have focused on the accessibility of the tourism and hospitality sectors. This study represents the first-ever attempt to assess how tourists’ physical handicaps or special needs are considered in a very specific kind of accommodation facility: the mountain hut. To do so, semi-structured interviews were conducted with mountain hut managers about four mountain huts—29% of all the mountain huts located in Gran Paradiso National Park, the first established Italian protected area. The results underline both strong and critical points. Considering that many mountain huts are located in severe environments (e.g., medium-high altitudes and reachable only on foot), they have limitations in hosting visitors with physical constraints, who, on the other hand, normally do not attend this kind of facility. By contrast, all of the mountain hut managers were able to satisfy visitors with special food needs, for example, vegetarian, vegan or gluten-free, showing their capability to cope with new forms of tourism demands and expectations.

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The Contribution of Local Food Products in Fostering Tourism for Marginal Mountain Areas: An Exploratory Study on Northwestern Italian Alps

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Cited by 11 publications

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Attractive Landscape Features as Drivers for Sustainable Mountain Tourism Experiences

Attractive Landscape Features as Drivers for Sustainable Mountain Tourism Experiences

The role of locally produced bio products in the development of agritourism

Should I Stay or Can I Go? Accessible Tourism and Mountain Huts in Gran Paradiso National Park

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