Serdane, Z, Isabel Polo Peña, A, Adebayo, AD and Hatipoglu, B Accessing Slow Food Earth Markets: Barriers and Enablers. Tourism Planning and Development. ISSN 2156-8316 (Accepted)

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Abstract

This research evaluates the accessibility of Slow Food Earth Markets and proposes a model for its improvement. The qualitative study involved semi-structured interviews with sixteen Earth Market organisers from nine countries across the world. The results show that the main accessibility barriers for Earth Markets are related to convenience, consistency, communication, and customer psychological factors; these barriers are influenced by the availability of resources from both the supply and demand sides. The study also offers a framework for enabling access to Earth Markets, identifying actors, resources, activities, and desired outcomes. This research contributes to the understanding of how Earth Markets can be used as a platform for developing more accessible events and consequently more sustainable destinations. The results show that balancing authenticity and accessibility will remain a challenge for Slow Food Earth Markets.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Slow Food; sustainable destination development; farmers' market; event accessibility; 1506 Tourism
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HF Commerce > HF5001 Business T Technology > TX Home economics > TX341 Nutrition. Foods and food supply G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > G Geography (General) > G149 Travel. Voyages and travels (General) > G154.9 Travel and state. Tourism
Divisions:	Liverpool Business School
Publisher:	Taylor and Francis Group
SWORD Depositor:	A Symplectic
Date Deposited:	04 Oct 2024 10:46
Last Modified:	04 Oct 2024 10:46
URI:	https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/24403

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