The role of food service in tourist satisfaction

Role of food neophilia in food market tourists’ motivational construct: The case of La Boqueria in Barcelona, Spain

“…Gastronomic experiences play an important role in satisfaction with travel experience and future travel behavior (Remmington and Yuksel, 1998;Neild et al, 2000;Hjalager and Corigliano, 2000). Kim et al (2010) demonstrate that food tourists are more likely to revisit a destination where they have been before.…”

Gastronomi Turizmi Alanyazının Gelişimi: Journal of Tourism and Gastronomy Studies Dergisinde Yayımlanan Makaleler Üzerine Bir İnceleme (Development of The Gastronomy Tourism Literature: A Research on Journal of Tourism and Gastronomy Studies s Articles)

“…The effect of gastronomy on the destination choices, the pleasure of the chosen destination, and the spending intentions there, are among the major research topics in the era (Nield, Kozak and LeGrys, 2000;Au and Law, 2002;Quan and Wang, 2004;Kivela and Crotts, 2005;2006, Correia, Do Valle and Moço, 2007, Correia, Moital, Da Costa and Peres, 2008, Jalis, Zahari, Zulkifly and Othman, 2009Kim, Suh and Eves, 2010). Moreover, studies emphasized that gastronomic tourists' destination preference, motivation, satisfaction, intention to spend is linked to the destination image (Ab Karim ve Chi, 2010) and promotion efforts (Boyne ve Williams, 2003;Okumus, Okumus ve McKercher, 2007;Horng ve Tsai, 2010) were also conducted.…”

Managing visitors’ dining and retail experiences in South African national parks

“…Recognizing that food experiences are not similar for all individuals, some studies focused on different segments, such as the elderly (Meyer & Conklin, 1998). In earlier studies, Spark, Wildman and Bowen (2000), Neild, Kozak and LeGrys (2000) as well as Hjalanger and Corigliano (2000) found that dining facilities such as restaurants were perceived as important to tourists' overall satisfaction with a destination, and as a significant dimension of the tourism product. However, besides serving excellent food, good service, the location of the restaurant, its decor and intangible aspects such as the ambience and atmosphere were reported to be important factors essential to enhance the dining experience.…”