Models of stakeholder collaboration in food tourism experiences

This study explores the role of stakeholders in creating and managing food tourism experiences. The main aim was to discover who participates in this process, why, and how. The research is based on interviews and participatory observation of twenty-two case studies mainly located in rural areas in e...

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Main Authors: Mateja Šmid Hribar, Nika Razpotnik Visković, David Bole
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: ZRC SAZU, Založba ZRC 2021-07-01
Series:Acta Geographica Slovenica
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Online Access:https://ojs.zrc-sazu.si/ags/article/view/8756
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description This study explores the role of stakeholders in creating and managing food tourism experiences. The main aim was to discover who participates in this process, why, and how. The research is based on interviews and participatory observation of twenty-two case studies mainly located in rural areas in eight Mediterranean countries. The paper focuses on two types of food experience: food events and food services with additional subtypes. The results reveal three models of stakeholder collaboration: one typical for events, one typical for services, and one emphasizing more direct interaction between visitors and local communities. The findings show diversity in the connections among stakeholders, who have different motives and roles in food experiences.
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spelling doaj.art-f51a335a12ee435f8e3ae97e85375e042022-12-22T04:18:19ZengZRC SAZU, Založba ZRCActa Geographica Slovenica1581-66131581-83142021-07-01611127–140127–14010.3986/AGS.87568197Models of stakeholder collaboration in food tourism experiencesMateja Šmid Hribar0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5445-0865Nika Razpotnik Visković1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3584-8426David Bole2https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2773-0583Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Anton Melik Geographical Institute, Ljubljana, SloveniaResearch Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Anton Melik Geographical Institute, Ljubljana, SloveniaResearch Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Anton Melik Geographical Institute, Ljubljana, SloveniaThis study explores the role of stakeholders in creating and managing food tourism experiences. The main aim was to discover who participates in this process, why, and how. The research is based on interviews and participatory observation of twenty-two case studies mainly located in rural areas in eight Mediterranean countries. The paper focuses on two types of food experience: food events and food services with additional subtypes. The results reveal three models of stakeholder collaboration: one typical for events, one typical for services, and one emphasizing more direct interaction between visitors and local communities. The findings show diversity in the connections among stakeholders, who have different motives and roles in food experiences.https://ojs.zrc-sazu.si/ags/article/view/8756food tourismgastronomy tourismtourism experiencestakeholdersnetworkcollaborationmediterranean
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Models of stakeholder collaboration in food tourism experiences
Acta Geographica Slovenica
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gastronomy tourism
tourism experience
stakeholders
network
collaboration
mediterranean
title Models of stakeholder collaboration in food tourism experiences
title_full Models of stakeholder collaboration in food tourism experiences
title_fullStr Models of stakeholder collaboration in food tourism experiences
title_full_unstemmed Models of stakeholder collaboration in food tourism experiences
title_short Models of stakeholder collaboration in food tourism experiences
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gastronomy tourism
tourism experience
stakeholders
network
collaboration
mediterranean
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