Journal of Yaşar University

Yazarlar: Egem ZAGRALI, Atilla AKBABA

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DOI:10.19168/jyu.45921

Anahtar Kelimeler:İzmir Peninsula,Tourism,Local food,Destination choice

Özet: In this study, the role that local food plays on destination choice was investigated from the point of view of tourists visiting Izmir Peninsula. In the scope of the study, a field research was conducted on domestic and foreign tourists (n = 430) who visit Izmir peninsula. The results of the study showed that local food did not play a prominent role when the tourists were making their preferences of the Peninsula, however, they liked the local food as a result of eating experiences they went through while they were staying in the region, and there was a lack of promotion of local food

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