Abstract
International online peer-reviewed open-access journal offers a possibility for the international community of professionals working in the fields of regional and rural development or tourism to exchange their ideas and research results or practical achievements as it publishes results of both theoretical and applied research in these fields.
Highlights
The main objective of this study is to give some insight into the world of domestic food festivals and to understand their social and economic impacts
Gastronomic festivals have a prominent place constituting about 30% of all festivals; their importance was pointed out in Kalkstein-Silkers, 2007
Analysis of the correlation between gastronomic festivals and indicators measuring the performance of local tourism
Summary
The main objective of this study is to give some insight into the world of domestic food festivals and to understand their social and economic impacts. My (nearly seventeen years) experience and my studies in the field of culinary tourism, supported my conviction that gastronomy can define the competitiveness of tourism in a region or country. Regions with an adequate, clearly identifiable culinary character, together, with quality, differentiate themselves very effectively from their competitors. The culinary brand, or "unique offer61" formation, points much farther, because it generates results by statistical methods beyond the non-measureable soft factors. A unique sales offer to the customer, which is only available at the given place or only the given provider or producer can make available
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