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<p>There is a resurgence of regional and local products in Hungary today. Thanks to the development of local businesses, communities and towns are also able to derive a number of economic, environmental, social and cultural advantage. The products in focus are emerging in tourism more often, frequently acting as foundations of tourist attractions built upon them, providing the receiving end with a unique and authentic force of attraction that follow the present trends. The aim of our study was to explore tourists’ needs for local products and the role of local food in regional tourism services. The region of our empirical research was the area of Baranya and Tolna counties in Southern Hungary where we analyzed local producers’ and their consumers’ attitudes towards local products.</p>
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There is a resurgence of regional and local products in Hungary today. Thanks to the development of local businesses, communities and towns are also able to derive a number of economic, environmental, social and cultural advantage. The products in focus are emerging in tourism more often, frequently acting as foundations of tourist attractions built upon them, providing the receiving end with a unique and authentic force of attraction that follow the present trends. The aim of our study was to explore tourists’ needs for local products and the role of local food in regional tourism services. The region of our empirical research was the area of Baranya and Tolna counties in Southern Hungary where we analyzed local producers’ and their consumers’ attitudes towards local products.

The Role of Local Products in Tourism

assistant professor, University of Pécs, Faculty of Business and Economics

assistant, University of Pécs, Faculty of Cultural Sciences, Education and Regional Development

Ph.D student, University of Pécs, Faculty of Business and Economics

European Countryside

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There is a resurgence of regional and local products in Hungary today. Thanks to the development of local businesses, communities and towns are also able to...

The Role of Local Products in Tourism

Published Online: Apr 03, 2021

Page range: 91 - 107

Received: Aug 26, 2020

Accepted: Jan 18, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/euco-2021-0006

Keywords
local food products, local economy, environment awareness, rural development

© 2021 Tibor Gonda et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

The Role of Local Products in Tourism

Published Online: Apr 03, 2021

Page range: 91 - 107

Received: Aug 26, 2020

Accepted: Jan 18, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/euco-2021-0006

Keywordslocal food products, local economy, environment awareness, rural development

© 2021 Tibor Gonda et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
local food products, local economy, environment awareness, rural development