ABSTRACT

This study proposes and tests a new model of memorable local food experiences by examining the effect of the servicescape, novelty seeking, experience co-creation, choice overload and experience intensification on memories of local food experiences. The study also examines how such experiences impact hedonic well-being. Using an online survey questionnaire, data were gathered from 321 international tourists who tasted local food while visiting Rovaniemi, Finland, in the past year. The present study’s main contributions include the extension of the memorable tourism experience construct and the inclusion of experience co-creation, the servicescape and experience intensification as crucial variables that affect tourists’ memorable local food experiences. This paper also extends the bottom-up spillover theory of subjective well-being by demonstrating that memories of local food experiences allow for the intrusion of the extraordinary into tourists’ residual culture, thereby benefitting them while at home by promoting their well-being.

摘要

这项研究通过考察服务环境，寻求新颖性，体验共创，选择超载和体验强化对当地美食体验记忆的影响，提出并测试了一种令人难忘的当地美食体验的新模型。该研究还研究了这种经历如何影响享乐主义。使用在线调查问卷，收集了来自321名国际游客的数据，这些游客在去年访问芬兰罗瓦涅米时品尝了当地美食。本研究的主要贡献包括令人难忘的旅游体验结构的扩展，以及体验共创，服务景观和体验集约化等重要变量，这些变量影响着游客难忘的当地美食体验。