Tourist lifestyle: Food and travel activities at a gastronomy destination in Türkiye through the mediating role of destination familiarity
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Prof. Dr. Gül ERKOL BAYRAM Sinop Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Prof. Dr. Üzeyir Kement Ordu Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Murat Göral Bingöl Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Öğr. Gör. Yusuf Bayatkara Bingöl Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Prof. Dr. Yakup Durmaz Hasan Kalyoncu University, Türkiye
Makale Türü Açık Erişim Özgün Makale (SCOPUS dergilerinde yayınlanan tam makale)
Dergi Adı Turyzm Tourism
Dergi ISSN 0867-5856 Dergi Bilgileri (2024)
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler Scopus
Makale Dili Türkçe Basım Tarihi 06-2024
Kabul Tarihi Yayınlanma Tarihi 14-06-2024
Cilt / Sayı / Sayfa 34 / 1 / 121–134 DOI 10.18778/0867-5856.34.1.12
Makale Linki https://doi.org/10.18778/0867-5856.34.1.12
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Özet
This work aims to determine the effect of the travel preferences of domestic and foreign tourists visiting Gaziantep province in Türkiye and their participation in destination food and travel activities, as well as examining the mediating role of destination familiarity. The research model includes three sub-factors for travel lifestyle: preference for proximity and comfort, interest in new and local culture, and preference for activities and adventures. While preference for destination food activities has two sub-factors: interest in food activities and tasting local flavors. Additionally, destination familiarity and preference for destination travel activities are the measures used in the research model. The research sample consists of domestic and foreign tourists visiting Gaziantep between March and April 2022; 418 questionnaires were filled in by participants chosen by random sampling. Data analysis was made using SPSS and …
Anahtar Kelimeler
destination familiarity | food activity preference | Gaziantep | travel activity | travel lifestyle