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

Riccardo Testa, Antonino Galati, Giorgio Schifani (), Anna Maria Di Trapani and Giuseppina Migliore
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Riccardo Testa: Department of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Sciences, University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze13 - Edificio 4-, 90128 Palermo, Italy
Antonino Galati: Department of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Sciences, University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze13 - Edificio 4-, 90128 Palermo, Italy
Anna Maria Di Trapani: Department of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Sciences, University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze13 - Edificio 4-, 90128 Palermo, Italy

Sustainability, 2019, vol. 11, issue 17, 1-17

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: gastronomy; local food; cultural experience; social and environmental sustainability; rural development; food consumption (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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