Overview of beer tourism approach - different countries - common patterns - business opportunities - destination management - presented at Beeronomics 2019
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Beer tourism management by public and private sector: an international overview Beeronomics 2019)
1. Jan Lichota
UNED
Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, Madrid, Spain
BEERTOURISM OPPORTUNITIES MANAGEMENT BY
PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR:
AN INTERNATIONAL OVERVIEW
Beeronomics 2019
13 June 2019
Session 4A
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2. The author
Jan Lichota
▪ Born in Warsaw (Poland)
▪ Law degree from the Complutense University in Madrid (Spain)
▪ Postgraduate studies in International Relations, Cultural Studies,
Management and Executive Master in International Association
Management (Belgium)
▪ Ongoing PhD in European Union studies at UNED (Spain) and visiting
lecturer at the Life Sciences and Environment University in Wrocław
(Poland)
▪ Daily work in business tourism in Brussels with previous professional
experience in the brewing sector
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4. Introduction
▪ Tourism – major economic activity worldwide
▪ Local activities with global promotion
▪ Beer tourism – staggered between niche and principal activity upon region
▪ Business opportunities management – private sector domain
▪ Public authorities approach vary between indifference and major support
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5. Tourism trends evolution
▪ Annual growth of 3.3% for the sector between 2010 and 2030, to reach
1.8 billion visitors by 2030 (WTO)
▪ Organisation of trips
▪ Interest for destinations and their offer
▪ Information and communication channels
▪ Theme and/or place knowledge and interest
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6. State of development today
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847 916 952
1140 1240
13201147 1547
1991
2880
3417 3650
1696
1819
1863
1963 1951 1952
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500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
3500
4000
2006 2008 2010 2014 2016 2017
Tourist arrivals Internet users Beer production
Sources: UNWTO (2018), Barth-Haas (2018), Statista (2019)
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In millions
7. Scope
▪ Beer tourism as offer
▪ Actors proposing the offer
▪ Promotion activities driven by public tourism organisations
▪ Activities undertaken
▪ Business strategies and ecosystems
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8. Methodology
Tourism as economic activity
Beer tourism literature
Overview of activities done
at local level
Support provided by public
authorities
Observation of patterns of
cooperation
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10. Beer tourism
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▪ Beer as part of touristic offer in a determined location
▪ Part of food – gastronomy, heritage, local identity
▪ Economic activity with a variety of partners
▪ Tour-operators
▪ Places (musea, breweries)
▪ Event organisers
▪ Public authorities involvement
11. Beer tourist motivation – Perspective 1
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Beer routes
Beer weekends
Beer tastings
Beer and food
Other
BEER
Museums and heritage places
Festivals, events
Breweries, brewhouses, brewpubs
Beer related products acquisition
Other
PLACE
Adapted from Bujdosó, Szűcs (2012), Plummer (2005)
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12. Beer tourist motivation – Perspective 2
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New taste, variety, brand
Local product
Rare offer
Other
BEER
History
Discovery and knowledge
Social networking
Entertainment
Other
EXPERIENCE
Adapted from Rogowski (2016), Francioni and Byrd (2012)
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13. Trends with impact
TECHNOLOGY and MARKETING
▪ Mobile communications and
applications
▪ Breweries infrastructure setup for
visitors
▪ Private-public partnerships for
promotion
CONSUMERS
▪ Interaction and communities
building
▪ Travelling raise and local products
wish
▪ Beer diversity and experience
research
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15. Example: Czech Republic
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▪ Part of the identity of the country
▪ State supported international promotion
▪ Local public authorities cooperation with brewers
▪ Various private tour operators on a stable market
▪ Moderate interaction with private operators
▪ Large focus on publications and offer availability
16. Example: Belgium
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▪ Part of the identity of the country
▪ Wide offer – worldwide promotion
▪ Belgian beer culture: UNESCO Heritage
▪ Division of competences among 3 regions
▪ Low range of operators
▪ Breweries direct relationship with public authorities
17. Example: Germany
▪ Part of the identity
▪ Wide offer
▪ Strong regional relationship: Bavaria
▪ Strong city relationship: Cologne
▪ Big events: Munich, Berlin
▪ Fairs and conferences: Nürnberg, Munich
▪ Public-private strong ties: Bavaria, NRW
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18. Example: Brazil
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▪ New brewers driving the scene
▪ Champion regions vs. inactive regions
▪ Strong regional relationship: Santa Catarina
▪ Strong city relationship: Blumenau
▪ Large activity of private operators
▪ Authorities at federal and regional level follow developments
19. Example: South Africa
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Emergence Situation today
• Recognised as item of interest
in national strategy mid 90s
• Development by regional
public authorities and new
microbreweries
(KwaZulu Natal)
• Inspiration from wine tourism
experience
• Slum tours - shebeens
• Cape Town evolution from
wine to also beer offer
• Cooperation public-private
• Emergence of beer festivals
• Presence of private tour
operators
• Offer limited
Sources: Rogerson, Collins (2015), tourism websites of KwaZulu Natal, Cape Town, craftbru.com
20. Example: United States
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WASHINGTON
MONTANA
OREGON
IDAHO
CALIFORNIA
NEVADA
UTAH
ARIZONA
WYOMING
COLORADO
NEWMEXICO
NORTHDAKOTA
SOUTHDAKOTA
NEBRASKA
KANSAS
OKLAHOMA
TEXAS
ARKANSAS
MISSOURI
MISSISSIPPI
LOUISIANA
ALABAMA
GEORGIA
SOUTH
CAROLINA
NORTHCAROLINA
TENNESSEE
KENTUCKY
INDIANAILLINOIS
WISCONSIN
MICHIGAN
OHIO
PENNSYLVANIA
VIRGINIA
WEST
VIRGINIA
NEWYORK
MAINE
FLORIDA
ALASKA
MARYLAND
DELAWARE
NEWJERSEY
MA
CT RI
VT
NH
IOWA
MINNESOTA
HAWAII
VT:VERMONT NH:NEWHAMPSHIRE MA:MASSACHUSETTS CT:CONNECTICUT RI:RHODEISLAND
▪ High awareness, high activity
▪ Became part of standard offer
▪ Craft breweries driving dynamics
▪ Private companies driven
▪ Support received from cities
▪ Leisure and business tourism
▪ Examples: San Diego, Portland,
Pittsburgh, Asheville, Denver
21. Examples: selection
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United Kingdom
Ireland
Italy
Netherlands
Hungary
Poland
New Zealand
Canada
23. Tourism bureaus: role and organisation
▪ Information - promotion – marketing mission
▪ Delivery of a destination image
▪ Events organisation – coordination - promotion
▪ Focus on leisure and business tourism
▪ Enhancement of local economic community
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Adapted from Howlett (2013), tourism offices websites
24. Feasibility analysis
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Environment analysis Competitive analysis
▪ Intensity of competition
Industry and market
analysis
▪ Competitor behaviour
▪ Market structures
▪ Consumer behaviour
▪ Existing industries
▪ Technological environment
▪ Regulatory environment
▪ Economic environment
▪ Social environment
Adapted from Wirtz (2011)
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25. Brewery categories upon their involvement in beer tourism
activities
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Category Beer tourism practices Brewery tours Tourism infrastructure Brewers opinions
using tourism
Attraction breweries Tours, festivals, events Available openly to the
public.
Visitor centre,
taproom, restaurant,
conference facilities
Very positive
Participant breweries Tours, festivals, events Tours pre-booked;
groups privileged
Wide-ranging;
taproom, possibly
visitor centre
Mixed attitudes and
opinions varying from
positive to negative
Promotional
breweries
Tours, festivals Tours available to
specialist groups
Brewery tap Focus on business
activities
Enterprising breweries Tours or festivals (not
both)
Infrequent; only for
pre-arranged groups
Variable (tap or no
facilities)
Mixed opinions and
opinions varying from
positive to negative
Reclusive breweries No tours, no festivals None None Negative or indifferent
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Adapted from Niester (2008)
26. Public authorities upon their involvement in beer tourism
activities?
Attraction
Participant
Promotional
Enterprising
Reclusive
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27. Strategic factors in the public sector
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Authorising
environment
Value
Productive
capabilities
Creation of public value in
addition to private value by
public managers
Adapted from Moore (1995) cit in Alford, Carsten (2017)
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Authority, legitimacy,
Political support,
credibility
PUBLIC / PRIVATE
Staff, skills, technology,
contractors, volunteers,
etc.
Purpose, mission, goals,
objectives
INTERNAL / EXTERNAL
29. Analysis - 1
Photo: Daniel Zimmermann (2019)
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Competition
Existing between events and non-
permanent offer
Present among private organisers
Destinations difficult to classify into
a competitive market
Consumers interest and variety
driven
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Emphasis on partnerships
Prevalence of bottom-up
approach
Beer identity has an impact on
the public implication
Places and services promotion
Joint events organisation is rare
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Cooperation
31. Analysis - 3
Business enabler status of the
public authorities
Local business development
status of the private actor
Destination image
enhancement of both actors
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Business development
32. Conclusions
▪ Beer tourism wave is here to stay and grow further
▪ Brewers and private operators very active in various countries
▪ Public authorities unequal consideration upon location
▪ Factors in favour for all actors to play a role
▪ Competition present among operational actors rather than promotional ones
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33. Trends in beer tourism research
Increasing literature
Mainly gastronomy and culture
Descriptive
Focus changing towards local
development perspective
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34. What’s next?
Beer tourism popularity
Issue with research potential
Interest of public authorities
Various business opportunities
Beer interested audience eager
to increase its participation
Photo: Daniel Zimmermann (2019)
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35. Thank you
Dank u wel Vielen Dank
Merci Köszönöm
Dziękuję Děkuji
Gracias Obrigado Grazie
Dankon
Jan Lichota
jlichota1@alumno.uned.es
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