Gastronomy as integral part of cultural tourism: The case of Ohrid region

Metodijeski, Dejan and Filiposki, Oliver and Dzambazovski, Kristijan (2020) Gastronomy as integral part of cultural tourism: The case of Ohrid region. In: Contemporary Challenges on Protection and Managing of the Natural and Cultural Heritage: Conference proceedings / 8th International Conference "Ohrid-Vodici, 2020", 17-19 Jan 2020, Struga.

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Abstract

Tourism is one of the largest and fastest growing sectors in the world economy today, and the gastronomy experience that tourists gain during their stay at destinations is one of the key segments within contemporary international tourism. The subject of this paper is the gastronomy as integral part of cultural tourism. The paper presents basic data on the distribution of tourism and connection of tourism and local gastronomy in Ohrid region. Tables showing the criteria for classification of gastronomy tourism products are presented in the text. For the purpose of the paper, a research methodology and secondary data sources have been used by consulting relevant literature and classification of gastronomy tourism products. Also official statistical yearbooks are used for collecting tourism data for the Ohrid region. An analysis and review of cultural tourism has been made, based on a systematic evaluation of the current content of Ohrid region gastronomy offer. Concluding observations refer to the prospects and directions for cultural tourism development and gastronomy as integral part of cultural heritage in the region of Ohrid.

Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Subjects: Social Sciences > Economics and business
Divisions: Faculty of Tourism and Business Logistics
Depositing User: Dejan Metodijeski
Date Deposited: 25 Nov 2020 09:07
Last Modified: 25 Nov 2020 09:07
URI: https://eprints.ugd.edu.mk/id/eprint/26811

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