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Rural tourism and visitors' expenditures for local food products

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  • Dimitris Skuras
  • Efthalia Dimara
  • Anastasia Petrou

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Skuras D., Dimara E. and Petrou A (2006) Rural tourism and visitors' expenditures for local food products, Regional Studies 40, 769-779. European rural development policy has supported the production of local and regionally denominated food as a means to differentiate agricultural production, and rural tourism as a means to diversify rural employment. The aim of the present work is to address tourists' decision to buy local food products while visiting lagging rural areas and the amount of money spent over these products. The findings should be of particular interest to practitioners of rural development as they point out to possible market segmentation and communication potentials, and reflect on differences between accessible and less accessible rural areas. Skuras D., Dimara E. et Petrou A (2006) Le tourisme rural et les depenses des visiteurs pour les produits alimentaires du pays, Regional Studies 40, 769-779. La politique europeenne en faveur du developpement rural a favorise les produits alimentaires d'origine controlee comme moyen de differencier la production, et le tourisme rural comme moyen de diversifier l'emploi rural. Cet article cherche a aborder la decision des touristes d'acheter les produits alimentaires du pays au moment de leur visite aux zones rurales en perte de vitesse et le montant d'argent depense pour ces produits. Les conclusions tirees devraient etre d'un interet particulier pour les specialistes en developpement rural parce qu'elles indiquent un potentiel eventuel quant a la segmentation du marche et a la communication, et refletent des differences entre les zones rurales accessibles et moins accessibles. Tourisme rural Produits alimentaires du pays Developpement rural Depenses des visiteurs Skuras D., Dimara E. und Petrou A (2006) Tourismus auf dem Lande und Ausgaben der Feriengaste fur am Orte erzeugte Nahrungsmittel, Regional Studies 40, 769-779. Die Europapolitik fur landliche Entwicklung hat die Erzeugung von als ortlich und regional klassifizierten Nahrungsmitteln als Mittel der Unterscheidung zwischen landwirtschaftlicher Produktion und den Tourismus auf dem Lande als Mittel zur Diversifikation der Erwerbstatigkeit auf dem Lande unterstutzt. Mit der vorliegenden Arbeit soll untersucht werden, unter welchen Umstanden Touristen in wirtschaftlich unterentwickelten landlichen Gebieten vor Ort erzeugte Nahrungsmittel kaufen und wie viel Geld sie fur solche Erzeugnisse ausgeben. Die Befunde dieser Arbeit sollten besonders diejenigen interessieren, die in der Entwicklung landlicher Gebiete tatig sind, da sie auf etwaige Segmentierung des Marktes und Ausbau der Verbindungen hinweisen, und Uberlegungen bezuglich Unterschieden zwischen leicht und weniger leicht zuganglichen landlichen Gebieten anstellen. Tourismus auf dem Lande Ortlich erzeugte Nahrungsmittel Landliche Entwicklung Ausgaben der Feriengaste Skuras D., Dimara E. y Petrou A (2006) Turismo rural y gastos de los visitantes en alimentos locales, Regional Studies 40, 769-779. La politica europea de desarrollo rural ha respaldado la produccion de alimentos locales y regionales como metodo para diferenciar la produccion agricola y el turismo rural, y para diversificar el empleo rural. El objetivo del presente trabajo es considerar la decision de los turistas de comprar productos alimentarios locales cuando visitan zonas rurales retrasadas y la cantidad de dinero que se gastan en estos productos. Los resultados de este trabajo deberian ser especialmente interesantes para los expertos en el desarrollo rural puesto que senalan la potencial division del mercado y la posible comunicacion y reflejan las diferencias entre zonas rurales accesibles y menos accesibles. Turismo rural Alimentos locales Desarrollo rural Gastos de visitantes

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  • Dimitris Skuras & Efthalia Dimara & Anastasia Petrou, 2006. "Rural tourism and visitors' expenditures for local food products," Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 40(7), pages 769-779.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:regstd:v:40:y:2006:i:7:p:769-779
    DOI: 10.1080/00343400600660771
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