Who are the culinary tourists? An observation at a food and wine festival

International Journal of Culture, Tourism, and Hospitality Research

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 118-131

  Sohn, Eunmi ^a  

^a Jessica)   (United States)

Author keywords

Culinary tourism; Demographics; Festivals; Psychographics; Psychology; Segmentation; Tourism management; Tourism research; Tourists; Wine tourism

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; DEMOGRAPHY; FESTIVAL; LIFESTYLE; PSYCHOLOGY; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; TOURISM ECONOMICS; TOURISM MANAGEMENT;

TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84878842429     PISSN: 17506182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/IJCTHR-04-2013-0019     Document Type: Article

References (52)

1. Au, N., Law, R. (2002), "Categorical classification of tourism dining" in Annals of Tourism Research, Vol. 29, No. 3, pp. 819-833.
2. Brown, G., Getz, D. (2005), "Linking wine preferences to the choice of wine tourism destinations" in Journal of Travel Research, Vol. 43, No. 3, pp. 26-276.
3. Brown, G., Havitz, M., Getz, D. (2007), "Relationship between wine involvement and wine-related travel" in Journal of Travel and Tourism Marketing, Vol. 21, No. 1, pp. 31-46.
4. Bruwer, J. (2002), "Wine and food events: a golden opportunity to learn more about wine consumers" in The Australian and New Zealand Wine Industry Journal, Vol. 17, No. 3, pp. 92-99.
5. Bruwer, J., Li, E., Reid, M. (2001), "Wine-related lifestyle segmentation of the Australian domestic wine market" in Australian and New Zealand Wine Industry Journal, Vol. 16, No. 2, pp. 104-108.
6. Bunce, M. (1994), The Countryside Ideal: Anglo-American Images of the Landscape, Routledge, London.
7. Cahill, D.J. (2006), Lifestyle Market Segmentation, The Haworth Press, New York, NY.
8. Carmichael, B.A. (2005), "Understanding the wine tourism experience for winery visitors in the Niagara region, Ontario, Canada" in Tourism Geographies, Vol. 7, No. 2, pp. 185-204.
9. Charters, S., Ali-Knight, J. (2002), "Who is the wine tourist?" in Tourism Management, Vol. 23, No. 3, pp. 311-319.
10. Cohen, E. (1984), "The sociology of tourism: approaches, issues, and findings" in Annual Review of Sociology, Vol. 10, pp. 373-392.
11. Cohen, E., Avieli, N. (2004), "Food in tourism: attraction and impediment" in Annals of Tourism Research, Vol. 1, No. 4, pp. 755-778.
12. Costello, A.B., Osborne, J.W. (2005), "Best practices in exploratory factor analysis: four recommendations for getting the most from your analysis" in Practical Assessment Research and Evaluation, Vol. 10, No. 7, pp. 1-9.
13. d'Astous, A., Boujbel, L. (2007), "Positioning countries on personality dimensions: scale development and implications for country marketing" in Journal of Business Research, Vol. 60, No. 3, pp. 231-239.
14. Galloway, G. (2002), "Psychographic segmentation of park visitor markets: evidence for the utility of sensation seeking" in Tourism Management, Vol. 2, No. 6, pp. 581-596.
15. George, B.P., Mekoth, N. (2004), "Self-monitoring as a key to the tourist" in International Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Administration, Vol. 5, No. 2, pp. 32-48.
16. Getz, D. (1991), Festivals, Special Events, and Tourism, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, NY.
17. Gibson, H. (2004), "Moving beyond the 'what is and who' of sport tourism to understanding 'why'" in Journal of Sport Tourism, Vol. 9, No. 3, pp. 247-265.
18. Gunter, B., Furnham, A. (1992), Consumer Profiles: An Introduction to Psychographics, Routledge, London.
19. Gursoy, D., Kim, K., Uysal, M. (2002), "Perceived impacts of festivals and special events by organizers: an extension and validation" in Tourism Management, Vol. 25, No. 2, pp. 171-181.
20. Hall, C.M. (1996), "Wine tourism in New Zealand" in Proceedings of Tourism down under II: A Tourism Research Conference, University of Otago, Dunedin, pp. 109-119.
21. Hall, C.M. (2003), "Wine food and tourism marketing: preface" in Journal of Travel and Tourism Marketing, Vol. 14, p. xxiii.
22. Hall, C.M., Mitchell, R. (2005), "Gastronomic tourism: comparing food and wine tourism experiences" in Novelli, M. (Ed.), Niche Tourism: Contemporary Issues, Trends and Cases, Elsevier, New York, NY, pp. 73-98.
23. Hirschman, E.C. (1980), "Innovativeness, novelty seeking and consumer creativity" in Journal of Consumer Research, Vol. 7, No. 3, pp. 283-295.
24. Hjalager, A.M. (2003), "What do tourists eat and why? Towards a sociology of gastronomy and tourism" in Collen, J. and Richards, G. (Eds.), Gastronomy and Tourism, Academie Voor de Streekgebonden Gastronomie, Gravenwezel/Schilde, pp. 54-74.
25. Hjalager, A.M., Richards, G. (2002), Tourism and Gastronomy, Routledge, London.
26. Hoffman, D., Beverland, M.B., Rasmussen, M. (2001), "The evolution of wine and food events in Australia and New Zealand: a proposed model" in International Journal of Wine Marketing, Vol. 13, No. 1, pp. 54-71.
27. Ignatov, E., Smith, S. (2006), "Segmenting Canadian culinary tourists" in Current Issues in Tourism, Vol. 9, No. 3, pp. 235-255.
28. Kivela, J., Crotts, J.C. (2006), "Tourism and gastronomy: gastronomy's influence on how tourists experience a destination" in Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Research, Vol. 30, No. 3, pp. 354-377.
29. McGuiggan, R. (2003), "A vacation choice model incorporating personality and leisure constraints theory" in Tourism Analysis, Vol. 8, No. 2, pp. 183-186.
30. Middleton, V.T.C. (1994), Marketing in Travel and Tourism, 2nd ed., Butterworth-Heinemann, Oxford.
31. Mitchell, A. (1983), The Nine American Life Styles: Who We Are and Where We Are Going, Macmillan, New York, NY.
32. Mitchell, R.D., Hall, C.M. (2001), "Wine at home: self-ascribed wine knowledge and the wine behavior of New Zealand winery visitors" in Australian and New Zealand Wine Industry Journal, Vol. 16, No. 6, pp. 115-122.
33. Ontario Ministry of Tourism (2007), "Interest in wine and cuisine: a market segment analysis based on the Travel Activities and Motivation Survey (TAMS 2006), the US market", available at: www.tourism.gov.on.ca/english/research/travel_activities/us_wine_cuisine.htm (accessed October 15, 2009).
34. Peter, J.P., Olson, J.C. (2005), Consumer Behaviour and Marketing Strategy, 7th ed., McGraw-Hill, New York, NY.
35. Quan, S., Wang, N. (2004), "Towards a structural model of the tourist experience: an illustration from food experiences in tourism" in Tourism Management, Vol. 25, No. 3, pp. 297-305.
36. Ruvio, A. (2008), "Unique like everybody else? The dual role of consumers' need for uniqueness" in Psychology and Marketing, Vol. 25, No. 5, pp. 444-464.
37. Silverberg, K.E., Backman, S.J., Backman, K.F. (1996), "A preliminary investigation into the psychographics of nature-based travelers to the Southeastern US" in Journal of Travel Research, Vol. 35, No. 2, pp. 19-28.
38. Sirakaya, E., Petrick, J., Choi, H. (2004), "The role of mood on tourism product evaluations" in Annals of Tourism Research, Vol. 31, No. 3, pp. 517-539.
39. SRI Consulting Business Intelligence (2009), VALS: Understanding US Consumers, 2009, SRI Consulting Business Intelligence, Menlo Park, CA.
40. US Travel Association (2007), "Comprehensive culinary travel survey provides insights on food and wine travelers", available at: www.tia.org/pressmedia/pressrec.asp?Item=750 (accessed July 15, 2009).
41. Williams, P. (2001), "Positioning wine tourism destinations: an image analysis" in International Journal of Wine Marketing, Vol. 13, No. 3, pp. 42-58.
42. Williams, P., Dossa, K. (2003), "Non-resident wine tourist markets: implications for British Columbia's emerging wine tourism industry" in Journal of Travel and Tourism Marketing, Vol. 14, Nos 3/4, pp. 1-34.
43. Wolf, E. (2002), "Culinary tourism: a tasty economic proposition", available at: www.culinarytourism.org (accessed October 16, 2009).
44. Yoon, J., Shafer, E.L. (1997), "An analysis of sun-spot destination resort market segments: all-inclusive package versus independent travel arrangements" in Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Research, Vol. 21, No. 1, pp. 141-159.
45. Yoon, S., Spencer, D., Holecek, D.F., Kim, D.K. (2000), "A profile of Michigan's festival and special event tourism market" in Event Management, Vol. 6, No. 1, pp. 33-44.
46. Yuan, J., Cai, L., Morrison, S., Linton, S. (2005), "Segmenting wine festival attendees: a factor cluster approach" in Tourism Review International, Vol. 8, No. 4, pp. 297-311.
47. Zins, A.H. (1998), "Leisure traveler choice models of theme hotels using psychographics" in Journal of Travel Research, Vol. 36, No. 4, pp. 3-15.
48. Hughes, G.D. (1978), Marketing Management: A Planning Approach, Addison-Wesley, Reading, MA.
49. Long, L.M. (2004), Culinary Tourism, University Press of Kentucky, Lexington, KY.
50. Short, J.R. (1991), Imagined Country: Environmental Culture and Society, Routledge, London.
51. Spawton, T.J. (1991), "Of wine and live asses: an introduction to the wine economy and state of marketing" in European Journal of Wine Marketing, Vol. 25, No. 3, pp. 1-48.
52. Valentine, G. (1997), "A safe place to grow up? Parenting, perceptions of children's safety and the rural idyll" in Journal of Rural Studies, Vol. 13, No. 2, pp. 137-148.