Effects of Cultural and Tourism Policies on Local Development: the Case of Food Trails in Medellín (Colombia)
The emergence of Food Tourism worldwide has encouraged the rise of numerous food tourism strategies and initiatives everywhere, including Colombia. These are flourishing thanks to the tourism and cultural policies that recognise Colombian food processes and practices as intangible cultural heritage....
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| author | Maria del Pilar Leal Londoño Francesc Xavier Medina |
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| description | The emergence of Food Tourism worldwide has encouraged the rise of numerous food tourism strategies and initiatives everywhere, including Colombia. These are flourishing thanks to the tourism and cultural policies that recognise Colombian food processes and practices as intangible cultural heritage. One of the most representative strategies nowadays is the case of Medellín Sí Sabe (Medellín has a taste). The programme has been led by the local authorities and has been backed by different local organisations. This paper outlines an exploratory approach based on literature review, public documents, policies and the information obtained through nine semi-structured interviews applied to key stakeholders responsible for the implementation of this initiative in Medellín. The information provides some insights into how this strategy has had relevant effects on the local economic revitalisation by linking small and medium-sized food enterprises, which base their activity mainly on traditional dishes and products of the region. Firstly, it analyses the strategy’s structure and its link to national tourism and cultural policies based on the main concepts of territorial development: knowledge, learning and innovation. By analysing Medellín (Colombia) as case study, it recognises the role played by local authorities in the promotion of food tourism. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-cf113d2f02da461d905e489bf9ec66462022-12-22T02:05:15ZengUniversity of BolognaAlmatourism2036-51952017-03-01878910610.6092/issn.2036-5195/67576138Effects of Cultural and Tourism Policies on Local Development: the Case of Food Trails in Medellín (Colombia)Maria del Pilar Leal Londoño0Francesc Xavier Medina1Ostelea School of Tourism & Hospitality – GRIT OsteleaUniversitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) – GRIT OsteleaThe emergence of Food Tourism worldwide has encouraged the rise of numerous food tourism strategies and initiatives everywhere, including Colombia. These are flourishing thanks to the tourism and cultural policies that recognise Colombian food processes and practices as intangible cultural heritage. One of the most representative strategies nowadays is the case of Medellín Sí Sabe (Medellín has a taste). The programme has been led by the local authorities and has been backed by different local organisations. This paper outlines an exploratory approach based on literature review, public documents, policies and the information obtained through nine semi-structured interviews applied to key stakeholders responsible for the implementation of this initiative in Medellín. The information provides some insights into how this strategy has had relevant effects on the local economic revitalisation by linking small and medium-sized food enterprises, which base their activity mainly on traditional dishes and products of the region. Firstly, it analyses the strategy’s structure and its link to national tourism and cultural policies based on the main concepts of territorial development: knowledge, learning and innovation. By analysing Medellín (Colombia) as case study, it recognises the role played by local authorities in the promotion of food tourism.https://almatourism.unibo.it/article/view/6757Tourism and Cultural PoliciesFood TourismHeritageTerritorial DevelopmentCities |
| spellingShingle | Maria del Pilar Leal Londoño Francesc Xavier Medina Effects of Cultural and Tourism Policies on Local Development: the Case of Food Trails in Medellín (Colombia) Almatourism Tourism and Cultural Policies Food Tourism Heritage Territorial Development Cities |
| title | Effects of Cultural and Tourism Policies on Local Development: the Case of Food Trails in Medellín (Colombia) |
| title_full | Effects of Cultural and Tourism Policies on Local Development: the Case of Food Trails in Medellín (Colombia) |
| title_fullStr | Effects of Cultural and Tourism Policies on Local Development: the Case of Food Trails in Medellín (Colombia) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effects of Cultural and Tourism Policies on Local Development: the Case of Food Trails in Medellín (Colombia) |
| title_short | Effects of Cultural and Tourism Policies on Local Development: the Case of Food Trails in Medellín (Colombia) |
| title_sort | effects of cultural and tourism policies on local development the case of food trails in medellin colombia |
| topic | Tourism and Cultural Policies Food Tourism Heritage Territorial Development Cities |
| url | https://almatourism.unibo.it/article/view/6757 |
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