Does Covid scare wine travelers? Evidence from France and Italy

Tourism is sensitive to shocks, and the Covid pandemic has profoundly changed sector dynamics. Although wine tourism is primarily a form of proximity tourism, the pandemic may have affected wine travellers behaviour and intention to go on a wine holiday. This exploratory study proposes a comprehensi...

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Main Authors: Giulia Gastaldello, Florine Livat, Luca Rossetto
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Published: Firenze University Press 2022-03-01
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Online Access:https://oaj.fupress.net/index.php/wep/article/view/11550
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description Tourism is sensitive to shocks, and the Covid pandemic has profoundly changed sector dynamics. Although wine tourism is primarily a form of proximity tourism, the pandemic may have affected wine travellers behaviour and intention to go on a wine holiday. This exploratory study proposes a comprehensive analysis of the impact of Covid-related fear and anxiety on wine tourism intentions after the first lockdown while jointly considering the effects of solidarity, situational and personal involvement with wine. An online survey was delivered to a sample of 553 wine tourists from Italy and France, two major wine tourism destinations. Results highlight changes in wine travel patterns after the pandemic, which boosted post-lockdown wine tourism intentions. Indeed, the latter are poorly impacted by fear of contagion while it is enhanced by dedicating time to wine in lockdown (i.e., situational involvement) and by willingness to support local wine producers. Implications for sectors stakeholders are suggested.
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spelling doaj-art-e9798c447ecb4267bd76c1fa94d292312025-08-20T02:41:07ZengFirenze University PressWine Economics and Policy2213-39682212-97742022-03-0111110.36253/wep-11550Does Covid scare wine travelers? Evidence from France and ItalyGiulia Gastaldello0Florine Livat1Luca Rossetto2Department of Land, Environment, Agriculture, and Forestry (Tesaf), University of Padova, Viale dell’Università, 35020 Legnaro PDKedge Business School, Center of Excellence Food, Wine and Hospitality, 680 Cours de la Libération, 33405 TalenceDepartment of Land, Environment, Agriculture, and Forestry (Tesaf), University of Padova, Viale dell’Università, 35020 Legnaro PDTourism is sensitive to shocks, and the Covid pandemic has profoundly changed sector dynamics. Although wine tourism is primarily a form of proximity tourism, the pandemic may have affected wine travellers behaviour and intention to go on a wine holiday. This exploratory study proposes a comprehensive analysis of the impact of Covid-related fear and anxiety on wine tourism intentions after the first lockdown while jointly considering the effects of solidarity, situational and personal involvement with wine. An online survey was delivered to a sample of 553 wine tourists from Italy and France, two major wine tourism destinations. Results highlight changes in wine travel patterns after the pandemic, which boosted post-lockdown wine tourism intentions. Indeed, the latter are poorly impacted by fear of contagion while it is enhanced by dedicating time to wine in lockdown (i.e., situational involvement) and by willingness to support local wine producers. Implications for sectors stakeholders are suggested. https://oaj.fupress.net/index.php/wep/article/view/11550Covid-19Wine tourismtravel intentionsCovid phobiainvolvement with winestructural equation modelling
spellingShingle Giulia Gastaldello
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Does Covid scare wine travelers? Evidence from France and Italy
Wine Economics and Policy
Covid-19
Wine tourism
travel intentions
Covid phobia
involvement with wine
structural equation modelling
title Does Covid scare wine travelers? Evidence from France and Italy
title_full Does Covid scare wine travelers? Evidence from France and Italy
title_fullStr Does Covid scare wine travelers? Evidence from France and Italy
title_full_unstemmed Does Covid scare wine travelers? Evidence from France and Italy
title_short Does Covid scare wine travelers? Evidence from France and Italy
title_sort does covid scare wine travelers evidence from france and italy
topic Covid-19
Wine tourism
travel intentions
Covid phobia
involvement with wine
structural equation modelling
url https://oaj.fupress.net/index.php/wep/article/view/11550
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