Keywords
Tourism, agriculture, tourism aruba, tourist food consumption, restaurants, local farmers, locally produced foods, gastronomy, eco gastronomy, input output model
Abstract
Purpose of this study is to holistically analyze existing linkages between Aruba’s tourism industry, restaurants and local farmers, by examining strategies that constrain the development of linkages between these stakeholders. Previous research indicated that tourism development is often accompanied with increased demand for imported food, which results in foreign exchange leakages, inflation and competition with local production. This phenomenon is very common in the Caribbean, where Aruba, with its heavy reliance on imported goods and services, is no exception to this occurrence. To comprehend potential problems associated with linking both sectors, these in-depth case study addresses three fundamental questions: a) what is the structure of supply and demand of food for the tourism industry of Aruba?, and b) what factors constrain the development of linkages between international tourism and Aruba’s local agriculture? Using an exploratory and stochastic methodological approach, data will be obtained from structured surveys from three different stakeholders in the food supply chain of Aruba. Anticipated findings illustrate that the existing linkage between the tourism industry and agriculture in Aruba is still weak, yet the food consumption and preferences by tourists can contribute in enhancing an ecogastronomic tourism supply chain.
Notes
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Graduation Date
2013
Semester
Fall
Advisor
Hara, Tadayuki
Degree
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
College
College of Education and Human Performance
Department
Dean's Office, Education
Degree Program
Education; Hospitality Education
Format
application/pdf
Identifier
CFE0005016
URL
http://purl.fcla.edu/fcla/etd/CFE0005016
Language
English
Release Date
December 2013
Length of Campus-only Access
None
Access Status
Doctoral Dissertation (Open Access)
Location
Rosen College of Hospitality Management
Subjects
Dissertations, Academic -- Education, Education -- Dissertations, Academic
STARS Citation
Kock, Marcelino, "The Development Of An Eco-gastronomic Tourism (egt) Supply Chain-analyzing Linkages Between Farmer, Restaurants, And Tourists In Aruba." (2013). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 2760.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/etd/2760