Sourcing Local and Sustainable Tourism: The Case of Yesilyurt

المؤلفون

الكلمات المفتاحية:

Local food & beverage، sustainable tourism development، tourist experience، sense of place

الملخص

Once tourism establishments in the destination choose to source their food & beverage stocks locally, this will cause remarkable changes for all parties involved. The small-scale producers will benefit increased demand and income and also find opportunities to diversify economic activities. The establishments will increase the quality of their food & beverage offer and lower their costs. The tourists will enjoy a more authentic and memorable experience. The destination will see higher multiplier effect and lower leakage, preservation of nature and culture, and a potential for a marketable brand image and regional identity, as well as product diversification. The decision has the potential to contribute to sustainability of the destination however, only if the local food & beverage and supporting cultural and natural elements are in coherence, to create a sense of place. 

السيرة الشخصية للمؤلف

Özay Emre Yıldız، Dokuz Eylül University, Reha Midilli Foça Faculty of Tourism, Department of Tourism Management

Assistant Professor, Department of Tourism Management

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منشور

2018-01-06

كيفية الاقتباس

Yıldız, Özay E. (2018). Sourcing Local and Sustainable Tourism: The Case of Yesilyurt. International Journal of Contemporary Economics and Administrative Sciences, 7(3-4), 80–95. استرجع في من http://ijceas.com/index.php/ijceas/article/view/186

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