Abstract
Wine tourism marketers frequently seek new ways to promote destinations, often executing ecologically sustainable practices. As consumer environmental knowledge of a wine tourism destination increases, consumer attitudes change, influencing perceptions of the environmental policies of a wine region. In this consumer-driven economy, it is therefore important to search for effective ways to market destinations, and one approach is selective marketing. By focusing on consumers in this manner, it is possible to understand better their concerns and motivations, which should aid in marketing and advertising efforts. This study investigated wine consumers environmental concerns and attitudes about wine regions. Results suggest environmental attitudes differed by demographics regarding the impact of wine tourism, providing ideas on further marketing efforts for those involved in wine tourism.
Department
Hospitality Management
Publication Date
3-2010
Journal Title
International Journal of Wine Research
Publisher
Dovepress
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
10.2147/IJWR.S6685
Document Type
Article
Recommended Citation
Taylor, Christopher; Barber, Nelson; and Deale, Cynthia, "Environmental attitudes towards wine tourism" (2010). International Journal of Wine Research. 1.
https://scholars.unh.edu/hospman_facpub/1
Rights
© 2010 Barber et al, publisher and licensee Dove Medical Press Ltd. This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted noncommercial use, provided the original work is properly cited.