Research Article

The Effect of Local Food on Tourism: Gaziantep Case

Volume: 18 Number: 4 October 18, 2019
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The Effect of Local Food on Tourism: Gaziantep Case

Abstract

Experiencing local food in the destination becomes one of the most important tourism activities for tourists. Local foods, which play an important role in destination choice, revisit intention and marketing are a useful tool for destination development. In 2015 Gaziantep was entitled to join the UNESCO Creative Cities Network in Gastronomy branch. Therefore the aim of this study is to investigate the domestic tourist perception of Gaziantep local food and the effect of this perception on revisit intention. As a result of the survey conducted with 394 domestic tourist visit Gaziantep, it had been shown that the local food perception can be grouped under five dimensions as cultural experience, restaurant service, food taste, health and hygiene, variety and table manner. It had been also found that the dimensions of cultural experience, variety and table manner, food taste have a positive effect on the revisit intention. However, it was also determined that Gaziantep's membership of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network in gastronomy branch was not known enough. In the marketing of destinations, local dishes can be emphasized more strongly and thus more tourists can be attracted. Therefore, tour companies can give more space to promote Gaziantep's regional culinary richness in their promotional brochures, website and social media

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Tourism (Other)

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

October 18, 2019

Submission Date

May 6, 2019

Acceptance Date

October 9, 2019

Published in Issue

Year 2019 Volume: 18 Number: 4

APA
Sert, A. N. (2019). The Effect of Local Food on Tourism: Gaziantep Case. Gaziantep Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, 18(4), 1611-1625. https://doi.org/10.21547/jss.560979
AMA
1.Sert AN. The Effect of Local Food on Tourism: Gaziantep Case. GAUN-JSS. 2019;18(4):1611-1625. doi:10.21547/jss.560979
Chicago
Sert, Ayşe Nevin. 2019. “The Effect of Local Food on Tourism: Gaziantep Case”. Gaziantep Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi 18 (4): 1611-25. https://doi.org/10.21547/jss.560979.
EndNote
Sert AN (October 1, 2019) The Effect of Local Food on Tourism: Gaziantep Case. Gaziantep Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi 18 4 1611–1625.
IEEE
[1]A. N. Sert, “The Effect of Local Food on Tourism: Gaziantep Case”, GAUN-JSS, vol. 18, no. 4, pp. 1611–1625, Oct. 2019, doi: 10.21547/jss.560979.
ISNAD
Sert, Ayşe Nevin. “The Effect of Local Food on Tourism: Gaziantep Case”. Gaziantep Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi 18/4 (October 1, 2019): 1611-1625. https://doi.org/10.21547/jss.560979.
JAMA
1.Sert AN. The Effect of Local Food on Tourism: Gaziantep Case. GAUN-JSS. 2019;18:1611–1625.
MLA
Sert, Ayşe Nevin. “The Effect of Local Food on Tourism: Gaziantep Case”. Gaziantep Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, vol. 18, no. 4, Oct. 2019, pp. 1611-25, doi:10.21547/jss.560979.
Vancouver
1.Ayşe Nevin Sert. The Effect of Local Food on Tourism: Gaziantep Case. GAUN-JSS. 2019 Oct. 1;18(4):1611-25. doi:10.21547/jss.560979

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