ABSTRACT

This study aims to identify and determine the dimensions of food experience using user-generated content on two sharing-economy websites as well as to offer insights into factors affecting food tourists’ evaluation of travel experiences at a culinary destination, Istanbul. For this purpose, conventional content analysis is conducted on 459 food-experience reviews on sharing-economy websites, namely, EatWith and WithLocals. Results reveal 26 items and four themes, that is, knowledge, authenticity, local hospitality, and social interaction. Theoretical and managerial implications as well as limitations are discussed, and suggestions for further research are provided.

摘要

这项研究旨在使用两个共享经济网站上的用户生成的内容来确定和确定美食体验的维度，并提供洞察力，以分析影响美食游客对美食目的地伊斯坦布尔旅行体验的评估因素。为此，在共享经济网站EatWith和WithLocals上对459个食品经验评论进行了常规的内容分析。结果揭示了26个项目和四个主题，即知识，真实性，当地待客之道和社交互动。讨论了理论和管理意义以及局限性，并提供了进一步研究的建议。