Development of Wine Sector – A Way to Sustain Wine Tourism in Romania
Type of paper: Research Article
Author
Andra-Elena Gurgu
Corresponding AuthorAffiliation: Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania
Email: gurguandra@gmail.com
How to Cite
Gurgu, A.-E. (2021). Development of Wine Sector – A Way to Sustain Wine Tourism in Romania. CACTUS Tourism Journal, 23 (1). doi.org/10.24818/CTS/3/2021/1.05
© 2021 The Author(s);
Licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0
Abstract
This article aims to identify the influence of wine sector toward wine tourism in Romania. The article describes both wine sector and wine tourism. The study attempts to demonstrate the correlation between these two sectors pointing out that wine tourism in Romania is still in a developing phase. Therefore, understanding the link between these two merging industries and how they influence each other stands as the goal of the paper. Overall, the results suggest that there is a significant wine-growing potential with a conclusive outcome in wine tourism sector.
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