From Izmir To Marrakech – Sustainable Tourism Through Slow Tourism And Gastronomy

Crîșmariu, O. D., Dumitru, D., & Țigu, G. (2018). From Izmir To Marrakech – Sustainable Tourism Through Slow Tourism And Gastronomy. CACTUS Tourism Journal, 18 (1).

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Abstract

The paper aims to present the existing situation in the countries of Turkey and Morocco, in particular in Izmir and Marrakech on how these cities have managed to promote their touristic offer by highlighting the local gastronomy and slow tourism, two components that are integrated by sustainable tourism. The paper presents some of the similarities and differences between the ways the two cities come to meet the needs of the tourists with regard to the local gastronomy, slow tourism and sustainable tourism. Based on the findings, the paper presents a successful model combining slow tourism, gastronomic tourism and sustainable tourism that could successfully be applied in other regions or countries.

Keywords

Sustainable tourism, slow tourism, gastronomy, cittaslow

JEL Classification

Z32, L83, Q01

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