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My name is Saule. I am a second year master student at the School of Community development in tourism concentration. As for me, I am an international student from Kazakhstan. My research interest is on slow food tourism in transformative times.

Deepak Chhabra is an associate professor and Senior Sustainability Scientist at Arizona State University, USA. Her research interests include authenticity and authentication of heritage, economic equity, smart/sustainable marketing strategies for heritage tourism, and alternative healing/restorative systems and eudaimonic wellbeing of both visited and visiting communities.

Using the Gilbert strategic plan for tourism, Glenn is responsible for overseeing and executing all strategies related to the promotion of tourism within Gilbert. Glenn also led community relations and marketing efforts at the Arizona Office of Tourism, where he designed and implemented a one million dollar cooperative marketing campaign to assist rural Arizona communities with tourism promotion. He worked closely with statewide partners and chaired the Arizona Council for Enhancing Recreation and Tourism.

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As the new normal continues, transformational thinking with a focus on sustainable and responsible development of alternative forms of tourism is taking roots. Interest in slow tourism is surging in the pandemic times due to the growing demand for immersive experiences as consumer seek self-enrichment. Based on review of limited literature, this study develops a slow tourism model with a predetermined set of indicators modified to make them location specific. These indicators relate to three broad dimensions: authenticity, equity and social capital. In summary, this study examines slow tourism in a suburban town of Arizona (United States). It also aims to suggest a slow tourism corridor to promote locally-grown produce and authentic heritage. Based on the study results, a slow food corridor will suggest a sustainable tourism trail with heritage touch points that hold potential to promote cooperation between the various stakeholders of slow food tourism.

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Planning a Slow Food Tourism Corridor in a Suburban Town in the United States

As the new normal continues, transformational thinking with a focus on sustainable and responsible development of alternative forms of tourism is taking roots. Interest in slow tourism is surging in the pandemic times due to the growing demand for immersive experiences as consumer seek self-enrichment. Based on review of limited literature, this study develops a slow tourism model with a predetermined set of indicators modified to make them location specific. These indicators relate to three broad dimensions: authenticity, equity and social capital. In summary, this study examines slow tourism in a suburban town of Arizona (United States). It also aims to suggest a slow tourism corridor to promote locally-grown produce and authentic heritage. Based on the study results, a slow food corridor will suggest a sustainable tourism trail with heritage touch points that hold potential to promote cooperation between the various stakeholders of slow food tourism.