Winery Tourism Competitiveness Across Macro, Meso and Micro Data Hierarchies: Comparative Evidence from France, South Africa, and Romania
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https://doi.org/10.55482/jcim.2026.36350Keywords:
winery tourism, competitiveness, strategy, France, South Africa, RomaniaAbstract
This study examines how winery tourism contributes to broader tourism competitiveness across France, South Africa, and Romania using a multiscalar framework that integrates national indicators, sectoral tourism activity, and firm-level data. The analysis reveals a clear disconnect between overall tourism rankings and niche performance: South Africa emerges as a leading wine tourism destination despite a relatively low national tourism ranking, France underperforms in winery tourism despite its global tourism leadership, and Romania shows growing potential as an emerging market despite infrastructure constraints. The findings extend traditional competitiveness theory by emphasizing multilevel dynamics, policy-responsive factor conditions, and feedback effects through which niche-sector success can enhance national tourism branding. Practically, the study underscores the value of targeting high-potential tourism niches and adopting more granular performance metrics, offering a more inclusive and forward-looking model of tourism competitiveness that captures innovation and specialization alongside national capacity.
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