Meal Sharing Platform Experiencescape: An Exploratory Analysis
Öz
This study aims to explore the experiencescapes that encompass and shape tourists' experiences on meal-sharing platforms. As part of the research, user-generated content on the Eatwith mealsharing platform was examined. To discover the experiencescapes of meal-sharing, 2,839 online reviews posted on Eatwith by visitors who participated in meal-sharing experiences in Istanbul, Rome and Paris were analyzed using word analysis and content analysis methods. According to the findings, the experiencescapes of meal-sharing were identified as "hospitality, authenticity, food quality, interaction, atmosphere, storytelling, personalization, and cocreation." This research is among the pioneering studies addressing experiencescapes in the context of meal-sharing platforms and makes significant ontributions to the existing literature.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Sharing economy, Meal-sharing experience, Experiencescapes, Meal-sharing experiencescapes
Destekleyen Kurum
Bu çalışma, hiçbir kamu, ticari veya kar amacı gütmeyen kurum ya da kuruluştan herhangi bir finansman desteği almamıştır.
Etik Beyan
Akademik Turizm Analizi Dergisi (ATA Dergisi) Etik İlkeler ve Yayın Politikası doğrultusunda, bu çalışma
için etik kurul onayına ihtiyaç duyulmamaktadır.
Kaynakça
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