Restaurant Configurations in Tourism Destinations: A Qualitative Study About Cappadocia
Abstract
The purpose of this research is to discover how distinct restaurant configurations emerge in a tourism destination with a particular attention to understanding the role of tourism and tourist behavior. The research was conducted in Cappadocia Region. The study took a qualitative research approach in which semi-structured interviews and document analysis were employed as major data collection techniques whereas content analysis was the primary method of analyzing the qualitative data. The interviews were conducted with 12 tourism shareholders in the region. The findings of the study indicated the main restaurant configurations were hotel restaurants, group restaurants, boutique restaurants, ethnic restaurants, and kebab and pita restaurants. The study also revealed that tourism and tourist behaviors have an impact on emergence of distinct restaurant configurations.
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Ayrıntılar
Birincil Dil
Türkçe
Konular
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Bölüm
Araştırma Makalesi
Yazarlar
Gökhan Yılmaz
AKDENİZ ÜNİVERSİTESİ, TURİZM FAKÜLTESİ
Türkiye
Bahattin Özdemir
AKDENİZ ÜNİVERSİTESİ, TURİZM FAKÜLTESİ
Türkiye
Yayımlanma Tarihi
1 Haziran 2017
Gönderilme Tarihi
25 Mayıs 2017
Kabul Tarihi
1 Ekim 2016
Yayımlandığı Sayı
Yıl 2017 Cilt: 28 Sayı: 1
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