Restaurants and the tourist market
Abstract
Previous research has shown that restaurants are an important factor in the choice of a holiday destination for some tourists. Research has also found that the restaurants at a destination can enhance the guests’ overall satisfaction with the destination. This research was sponsored by the Co‐operative Research Centre for Sustainable Tourism in Australia and investigates the relationship between the tourist destination, restaurants and tourists. The study is based on the results of interviews with 459 tourists. The findings of the study provide support for the proposition that tourists perceive restaurants as an important attribute of a tourist destination. The study also provides insight into how tourists select restaurants. This information is useful to managers of restaurants in tourist destinations. Both destination marketers and restaurant managers will benefit from this study.
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Food consumption as sensory pleasure is supported by previous studies.
“Food consumption as sensory pleasure is supported by previous studies (Kim, Eves, & Scarles, 2009; Sparks et al., 2003).”
From Religious food as a tourism attraction: the roles of Buddhist temple food in Western tourist experience (2013) · cites this paper as Sparks et al., 2003
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- Authors
- Sparks, B., Bowen, J., & Klag, S.
- Affiliations
- Griffith University (AU)
- University of Nevada, Las Vegas (US)
- ORCID
- Bowen, John
- Venue
- International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management
- Publisher
- Emerald
- Published
- 2003-02-01
- Volume
- 15
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 6-13
- ISSN
- 0959-6119 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2166579799
- Cited by
- 186
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 2.76
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management (publishedVersion)
- Griffith Research Online (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Food Science › Culinary Culture and Tourism
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management › Wine Industry and Tourism
- Keywords
- restaurants, tourism market, destination choice, tourist satisfaction, restaurant choice, destination attributes, tourism promotion, restaurant management, sustainable tourism
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