development as a result of the upgrading of gastronomic tourism. Hospitality and the culinary arts undoubtedly play a major role …. Although there is a growing body of literature that recognizes the importance of tourism, it remains a major challenge to … identify the contribution gastronomic tourism makes to economic development. Our study systematically reviews all the relevant …

tourism industry as part of their regional development policies. The main objective of these programs is to increase local … investment and employment, as tourism activities are labor intensive. Little evidence is available, however, to assess the effect … introduced in 2002 to develop the tourism industry in the undeveloped region of Northeast Brazil. It provides evidence that …

Italy’s domestic tourism flows during the recent years of economic recession. Indeed, the occurrence of closer tourism … dataset is made of inter-regional tourism flows among Italian regions over the 2000 - -12 period; across this period, 2008 to …

, cultural relics, etc., which makes it possible to practice several forms of tourism: seaside, mountain, cruise, rural tourism … analyze the tourism potential of the region, using indicators that reflect the evolution of tourist units and their spread in …

Tourism is a multi-faced activity that links the economic, social and environmental components of sustainability …. Firstly, this research analyses residents’ perceptions of the impact of tourism development and examines the factors that … influence the support for sustainable tourism development. Secondly, the research discusses Community Based Tourism (CBT) and …

food and wine tourism, in Italy, as an important expression of tangible socio-economic systems based on the enhancement of …