Exploring the components of meal-sharing experiences with local foods: a netnography approach

Atsız, Ozan; Çifçi, İbrahim; Rasoolimanesh, S. Mostafa

doi:10.1080/13683500.2021.1905619

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“…Meal-sharing platforms are the most important area utilized by international travellers who desire to experience local culture (Privitera and Abushena, 2019). These platforms provide an opportunity for travellers to enhance their experience by learning local foods' ingredients and cooking methods as well as tasting local foods on-site (Atsız et al , 2021a, b). Experiences in the meal-sharing economy extents take place in locals' homes, a restaurant that was determined by locals and a food tour, which is organized by a local guide (Hotrec, 2018; Mhlanga, 2020; Zurek, 2016).…”

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The street food experiences of the local-guided tour in the meal-sharing economy: the case of Bangkok

Çifçi

Atsız

Gupta

2021

BFJ

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PurposeThis study aims to understand the components of the street food experiences of the local-guided tour in the meal-sharing economy based on the online reviews of tourists who experienced a meal-sharing activity with a local guide in Bangkok.Design/methodology/approachBased on the qualitative approach, this study involved a content analysis of 384 narratives on Withlocals.FindingsThe study identified seven components that embrace the street food experience: a local guide's attributes, perceived food authenticity, local culture, perceived safety and novelty. Results also revealed that the Thai street foods are unique and authentic and can reach this experience level through a local guide.Originality/valueAlthough the importance of international travellers' street food experiences and the popularity of the meal-sharing economy platforms are rapidly growing, there is no study which had combined both of these phenomena together to date. It is the first attempt to reveal the components of street food experiences in a meal-sharing platform.

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The street food experiences of the local-guided tour in the meal-sharing economy: the case of Bangkok

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Atsız

Gupta

2021

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“…For instance, [5] identified a five-component construct of street food experience in local-guided tour, including "local guide's attributes, perceived food authenticity, local culture, perceived cleanliness, and novelty." They further found social interaction, awe, and servicescape can also be the key components of meal-sharing experience with local foods [6]. Such forms of tours are unique with more authentic engagement in the destination because the local experiences are cocreated by the residents (hosts) and visitors [7].…”

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“…Virtual tour guided by the locals is a new type for users on sharing platforms to share their underutilized services (i.e., information or knowledge of the destination). Scholars have extended the research on local experience to food-sharing services and advanced our understanding of meal-sharing experiences with local foods [5,6] and peer-to-peer dining experiences [7]. For instance, [5] identified a five-component construct of street food experience in local-guided tour, including "local guide's attributes, perceived food authenticity, local culture, perceived cleanliness, and novelty."…”

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Window to the Destination: Tourists’ Local Experience via “Online Experiences” on Airbnb Amid the Pandemic

Zhang

2022

Information and Communication Technologies in Tourism 2022

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This study aims to explore the composition of virtual guided tour experience on Airbnb and to develop a formation process of virtual guided tour experience. A case study based on the qualitative analysis was conducted with a dataset of online reviews towards an Online Experience in Beijing, China. A three-stage process of virtual guided tour experience was concluded, including experience encounter, experience evaluation, and behavioral intention. Experience encounter describes the experience composition from four dimensions: interpretation quality, host credibility, tourist-host social contact, and peer interaction; Experience evaluation is involved with benefits mainly gained from the enhanced understanding of local culture and the satisfaction attributed by the sense of telepresence; Further, behavioral intention covers both online and offline willingness to recommend or repurchase the virtual tour, or visit the destination in person after the pandemic. Theoretical and practical implications in navigating tourism recovery were discussed.

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“…Study 1 tested the direct (H1) and indirect (H2) effect of customer-service provider identification on customer loyalty. The study focused on EatWith, a social dining (or "meal sharing") peer-topeer service that aims at connecting people over a meal (Atsız et al, 2021;Ketter, 2019;Mhlanga, 2020). The study operationalized customer loyalty as customers' intention to re-use the same peer-topeer service (attitudinal loyalty).…”

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“My place is your place” ‐ Understanding how psychological ownership influences peer‐to‐peer service experiences

Pino

Nieto-Garcia²,

Zhang

2021

Psychology and Marketing

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This study aims to contribute to the growing literature on peer-to-peer services by investigating the relationships among three relevant aspects of such services, namely customers' identification with service providers, customers' feelings of psychological ownership toward the service setting (i.e., the providers' resources), and customers' interaction with service providers. Two empirical studies that investigate real peer-to-peer hospitality service experiences demonstrate that identification with service providers engenders a sense of psychological ownership of the service setting, which, in turn, enhances customers' attitudinal and behavioral loyalty. Notably, this effect occurs only when customers engage in cooperative interactions with their service providers.

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Exploring the components of meal-sharing experiences with local foods: a netnography approach

Cited by 41 publications

References 86 publications

The street food experiences of the local-guided tour in the meal-sharing economy: the case of Bangkok

The street food experiences of the local-guided tour in the meal-sharing economy: the case of Bangkok

Window to the Destination: Tourists’ Local Experience via “Online Experiences” on Airbnb Amid the Pandemic

“My place is your place” ‐ Understanding how psychological ownership influences peer‐to‐peer service experiences

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