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Purpose: Wine tourism has been growing considerably over the last decades. The literature highlights its
relevance in the social, economic, and cultural development of the regions where wine routes are located.
However, few studies examine residents’ tourism impact perceptions and even fewer analyse the diversity
of these perceptions. The present study aims to fill this gap, examining this diversity according to the life‐
cycle stage of the wine route and residents’ involvement with wine and with tourism activities.
Design/methodology/approach: Data obtained from a questionnaire‐based survey of residents from
three wine routes of the Central Region of Portugal – Bairrada, Dão and Beira Interior were used, with
dimensions of perceived impacts tested for internal consistency via Cronbach’s Alpha. T‐tests and ANOVA
tests were used to compare residents' perceptions of wine tourism impacts according to the life‐cycle
stage of the wine route and residents’ involvement with wine and with tourism activities.
Results: Generally, residents perceived that wine tourism generates more benefits than costs, with
positive economic and socio‐cultural impacts standing out, while negative environmental and social
impacts were perceived less. Some differences are observed according to the life‐cycle stage of the wine
route, with both the most and the least developed routes presenting more pronounced both positive and
negative impact impressions in diverse dimensions. Also, a moderating effect (however not as
pronounced) of working in tourism and (even less visible) of working in the wine sector is observed.
Possible explanations of these findings and implications on wine route development are discussed.
Originality: This article analyses a theme of great relevance for sustainable development of wine tourism
destinations that has been little studied in the literature. Thus, relevant theoretical and empirical
contributions are identified.
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Residents’ perceptions wine tourism impact destination life‐cycle destination life‐cycle wine routes involvement with tourism involvement with wine production
Citation
Eusébio, C., Carneiro, M.J., Figueiredo, E., Duarte, P., Pato, M.L. and Kastenholz, E. (2023), "How diverse are residents’ perceptions of wine tourism impacts in three Portuguese wine routes? The role of involvement with tourism, wine production and destination life-cycle stage", International Journal of Wine Business Research, Vol. 35 No. 2, pp. 298-321 https://doi.org/10.1108/IJWBR-05-2022-0017