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Development of Wine Sector – A Way to Sustain Wine Tourism in Romania

Type of paper: Research Article

Author

Andra-Elena Gurgu

Corresponding Author

Affiliation: Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania

Email: gurguandra@gmail.com

Published:June 15, 2021

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

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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.

Keywords

Wine tourism, wine sector, development, vineyard

JEL Classification

L83, L66, Z32

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