Culinary tourists in the Spanish region of Extremadura, Spain

Food and wine are considered to be part of the cultural identity of an area. In recent years, this identity has been getting stronger and creating possibilities for tourist destinations which, in turn, is supporting the economic development of certain regions. This paper presents a study into the re...

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Main Authors: Tomás López-Guzmán, Elide Di-Clemente, José Manuel Hernández-Mogollón
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Language:English
Published: Firenze University Press 2014-06-01
Series:Wine Economics and Policy
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212977414000052
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description Food and wine are considered to be part of the cultural identity of an area. In recent years, this identity has been getting stronger and creating possibilities for tourist destinations which, in turn, is supporting the economic development of certain regions. This paper presents a study into the relationship between wine, food and culture in the Spanish region of Extremadura. As part of this study, a survey of tourists dining in restaurants of the city of Cáceres was carried out. The main results of this study show that food and wine are closely linked to culture; cuisine and culture are the resources which tourists value most highly and desire most; and culinary tourists are distinguished by their high cultural and income levels, which make them an attractive market segment for tourist destinations.
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spelling doaj-art-e089facfc31d410ca7cc31287b83f42e2025-08-20T03:58:04ZengFirenze University PressWine Economics and Policy2212-97742014-06-0131101810.1016/j.wep.2014.02.002Culinary tourists in the Spanish region of Extremadura, SpainTomás López-Guzmán0Elide Di-Clemente1José Manuel Hernández-Mogollón2Universidad de Córdoba, Campus de Excelencia Internacional Agroalimentario, ceiA3, C/Adarve, 30, 14071 Córdoba, SpainUniversidad de Extremadura, Avenida de la Universidad, s/n, 10003 Cáceres, SpainUniversidad de Extremadura, Avenida de la Universidad, s/n, 10003 Cáceres, SpainFood and wine are considered to be part of the cultural identity of an area. In recent years, this identity has been getting stronger and creating possibilities for tourist destinations which, in turn, is supporting the economic development of certain regions. This paper presents a study into the relationship between wine, food and culture in the Spanish region of Extremadura. As part of this study, a survey of tourists dining in restaurants of the city of Cáceres was carried out. The main results of this study show that food and wine are closely linked to culture; cuisine and culture are the resources which tourists value most highly and desire most; and culinary tourists are distinguished by their high cultural and income levels, which make them an attractive market segment for tourist destinations.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212977414000052Food and wineTourism economicsTourism management
spellingShingle Tomás López-Guzmán
Elide Di-Clemente
José Manuel Hernández-Mogollón
Culinary tourists in the Spanish region of Extremadura, Spain
Wine Economics and Policy
Food and wine
Tourism economics
Tourism management
title Culinary tourists in the Spanish region of Extremadura, Spain
title_full Culinary tourists in the Spanish region of Extremadura, Spain
title_fullStr Culinary tourists in the Spanish region of Extremadura, Spain
title_full_unstemmed Culinary tourists in the Spanish region of Extremadura, Spain
title_short Culinary tourists in the Spanish region of Extremadura, Spain
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topic Food and wine
Tourism economics
Tourism management
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