The Gastronomic Experience: Motivation and Satisfaction of the Gastronomic Tourist—The Case of Puno City (Peru)

Autor: Lucía García-García, Lucía Castaño-Prieto, Edwin Gabriel-Campos, Franklin Cordova-Buiza
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: CONTINENTAL-Institucional
Universidad Continental
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Sustainability
Volume 13
Issue 16
Sustainability 13(16), 9170 (2021)
Helvia. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Córdoba
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Sustainability, Vol 13, Iss 9170, p 9170 (2021)
ISSN: 2071-1050
Popis: Gastronomy is a fundamental aspect of culture in daily life, through which tourists can discover the cultural heritage of the places they visit. Therefore, culinary pleasure is a decisive factor in choosing a travel destination
at the same time, it is essential for shaping tourists’ satisfaction regarding their travel experience. This research seeks to study the gastronomic experiences of foreign tourists visiting the city of Puno (Peru) during the celebration of the festival of the Virgen de la Calendaria, recognized as an Intangible Cultural Heritage event by UNESCO. The results of this research highlighted the existence of three groups of tourists (referred to as survivors, enjoyers and experiencers) based on their perceptions of gastronomic experiences in the city. We also concluded that there are significant differences in each of the groups in terms of their motivation for visiting the city, based on gastronomy. Finally, the results allow us to conclude that the levels of tourist satisfaction are different, depending on their attitude toward gastronomy, as classified by the groupings obtained.
Databáze: OpenAIRE