Environmental attitudes towards wine tourism

vironmental attitudes towards wine tourism Original Research (8227) Total Article Views Authors: Christopher Taylor, Nelson Barber, Cynthia Deale Published Date March 2010 Volume 2010:2 Pages 13 - 26 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IJWR.S6685 Christopher Taylor1, Nelson Barber2, Cynthia Deale3 1School of Business, Eastern New Mexico University, Portales, Roosevelt County, NM, USA; 2Whittemore School of Business, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, USA; 3Department of Hospitality Management, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC , USA Abstract: Wine tourism marketers frequently seek new ways to promote destinations, often executing ecologically sustainable practices. As consumer environmental knowledge of a wine tourism destination increases, consumer attitudes change, influencing perceptions of the environmental policies of a wine region. In this consumer-driven economy, it is therefore important to search for effective ways to market destinations, and one approach is selective marketing. By focusing on consumers in this manner, it is possible to understand better their concerns and motivations, which should aid in marketing and advertising efforts. This study investigated wine consumers environmental concerns and attitudes about wine regions. Results suggest environmental attitudes differed by demographics regarding the impact of wine tourism, providing ideas on further marketing efforts for those involved in wine tourism.