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Papers 4<br />
Pragmatism<br />
Mixed Methods<br />
Consumer and W<strong>in</strong>ery<br />
Surveys<br />
Papers 12<br />
Pragmatism<br />
<strong>The</strong>oretical<br />
Case Studies<br />
Paper 11<br />
Pragmatism<br />
Mixed Methods<br />
<strong>The</strong>oretical<br />
Yoga tourism Operator<br />
Surveys<br />
Substantiation that w<strong>in</strong>e can<br />
provide a major motivat<strong>in</strong>g factor<br />
for tourists to visit a dest<strong>in</strong>ation.<br />
Insight <strong>in</strong>to regional regeneration<br />
and diversification through<br />
development <strong>of</strong> w<strong>in</strong>e tourism.<br />
Application <strong>of</strong> event life-cycle<br />
model to w<strong>in</strong>e festivals and events.<br />
Power <strong>of</strong> ‘yoga’ as a dest<strong>in</strong>ation<br />
brand and image<br />
<strong>The</strong> contribution to knowledge made by the papers <strong>in</strong> this section is <strong>in</strong> present<strong>in</strong>g how niche tourism products can help to develop a<br />
dest<strong>in</strong>ation. Through the use <strong>of</strong> the niche tourism life cycle it is clear that niche products will have different impacts, market<strong>in</strong>g<br />
challenges and contributions to dest<strong>in</strong>ation development as they progress along it. Dest<strong>in</strong>ations with emergent niche tourism<br />
products can act as powerful pull factors for newer dest<strong>in</strong>ations or can help to revive and reposition established dest<strong>in</strong>ations. This<br />
becomes evident <strong>in</strong> Paper 11, where research <strong>in</strong>to yoga tourism revealed how holistic practices such as yoga, because <strong>of</strong> the<br />
powerful emotions they evoke, can create a powerful image that can be used <strong>in</strong> dest<strong>in</strong>ation brand<strong>in</strong>g. <strong>The</strong> research conducted with