Resumen de Gastronomy tourism as a tool for the development of regions
This article presents the main activities of gastronomy tourism by illustrating them with examples from Latvia and Lithuania and discusses the significance of gastronomy tourism for the development of the countries’ regions. The examples of such activities as food and drink themed events and festivals, gastronomy routes and trails, farm visits and visits of the local restaurants, educations and tastings, museums and thematic exhibitions, excursions to factories and farms, and visiting of local markets are discussed. The benefits of gastronomy tourism, such as the generation of revenue, development of tourism infrastructure, preservation of cultural heritage, dissemination of regional knowledge, creation of positive image and identity, and promotion of community engagement, are identified as important factors for local and regional development.
