A Systematic Literature Review on Gastronomy Tourism and Social Media

Abstract

This study aims to systematically examine the relationship between gastronomy tourism and social media. In this context, studies related to the subject were searched from the “Scopus” database and after reviewing the literature, the studies of Sio et al. (2024) and Jenkins et al., 2022 were used in the selection of keywords. The relevant search was conducted on 16.07.2024. As a result of the searches obtained, 67 studies were reached and then the studies reached were limited by various criteria such as language, publication type, and access type. As a result of these limitations, all 16 studies obtained were read and 13 articles related to the subject were included in the scope of the research. The studies were examined in terms of their authors, publication year, journal published, method, etc. As a result of the findings obtained, it was determined that the studies on the subject generally focused on local foods and marketing.

Keywords

• gastronomy
• gastronomy tourism
• social media

Gastronomi turizmi ve sosyal medyaya ilişkin sistematik bir literatür taraması

Abstract

Bu çalışmada gastronomi turizmi ve sosyal medya arasındaki ilişkinin sistematik olarak incelenmesi amaçlanmaktadır. Bu doğrultuda konu ile ilgili çalışmalar “Scopus” veri tabanından aratılmış ve alanyazın incelmesinin ardından anahtar kelimelerinin seçiminde Sio vd., (2024) ve Jenkins vd., 2022’nin çalışmalarından faydalanılmıştır. İlgili tarama 16.07.2024 tarihinde yapılmıştır. Elde edilen aramalar sonucu 67 çalışmaya ulaşılmış daha sonra ulaşılan çalışmalar dil, yayın türü, erişim türü gibi çeşitli kriterlerle sınırlandırılmıştır. Bu sınırlamalar sonucunda elde edilen 16 çalışmanın tamamı okunmuş ve konu ile ilgili olan 13 makale araştırma kapsamına dahil edilmiştir. Çalışmalar yazarları, yayın yılı, yayınlandığı dergi, yöntem vb. bakımından incelenmiştir. Elde edilen bulgular neticesinde konu ilgili yapılan çalışmalarda genellikle yerel yiyecekler ve pazarlama üzerinde durulduğu tespit edilmiştir.

Keywords

• gastronomi
• gastronomi turizmi
• sosyal medya.

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