Exploring tourists' experience at private social dining: Dimensionality and satisfaction

Private social dining is a new form of service emerging in culinary tourism. Although its popularity has been increasing worldwide, studies on private social dining, especially its influence on tourism, are limited. The present work aims to explore tourists' experiences using private social din...

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Published inThe international journal of tourism research Vol. 22; no. 6; pp. 776 - 787
Main Authors Qian, Jianwei, Law, Rob, Fan, Daisy X. F.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Chichester, UK John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.11.2020
Wiley Periodicals Inc
Subjects
culinary tourism
dimensionality
private social dining
Qualitative research
satisfaction
Tourism
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Summary:Private social dining is a new form of service emerging in culinary tourism. Although its popularity has been increasing worldwide, studies on private social dining, especially its influence on tourism, are limited. The present work aims to explore tourists' experiences using private social dining as a context by constructing the dimensions for tourist experience. A qualitative research method is utilized to analyze reviews from top service providers in three popular destinations. Results confirm seven dimensions of the three types of experience existing in tourists' private social dining experiences, which affect tourist satisfaction. These results lay the foundation for future studies.
Bibliography:Funding information
Soft Science Fund of Zhejiang, Grant/Award Number: 2019C35007
ISSN:1099-2340
1522-1970
DOI:10.1002/jtr.2379