What is it about?

The purpose of this paper is to discover the common and differentiating food factors that affect tourists’ gastronomy satisfaction by comparing tourists’ gastronomic experiences at two culinary destinations in the Mediterranean region.

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Why is it important?

This study makes a significant contribution to the field food tourism by identifying common significant and insignificant and differentiating food factors that affect tourists’ gastronomic satisfaction in culinary destinations within the same geographical region. The results have the potential to provide a broader perspective for destination marketers and culinary establishments.

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I believe that this article makes the both academicians and local tourism stakeholders about what are the key points in saving the quality of the local cuisine and what are the supportive agents. Besides, via this study it has been revealed that the tourists' gastronomic perpectives could share much similiraties in the same geographical region even the cuisine culture varies.

OZAN GULER
Mersin Universitesi

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This page is a summary of: Do tourists’ gastronomic experiences differ within the same geographical region? A comparative study of two Mediterranean destinations, British Food Journal, January 2018, Emerald,
DOI: 10.1108/bfj-01-2017-0017.
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