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What is Gastro-Tourist

Chapter 17
Handbook of Research on Transmedia Storytelling and Narrative Strategies
A group of tourists with a high level of income and education, sophisticated, have a habit of dining out, and open to innovation and have an explorer characteristic. The urge of these people for traveling is formed by the interest in eating and drinking.
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Use of Food-Themed Films in Destination Selection
Aysu Altaş (Aksaray University, Turkey)
Copyright: © 2019 |Pages: 18
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-5357-1.ch017
Abstract
Films are one of the most important actors of popular culture and have the ability to influence many people worldwide in a short period of time. Due to this feature of films, people may be disposed to visit the locales in the films they are watching, or the places where films are shot. With this increasing trend in recent years, people choose their destinations in the direction of films they are influenced by. In addition to learning many places to sightsee, people can also have information about the cuisine culture and restaurants of countries where films are filmed and can visit the places being talked about. Countries can create a destination image through food-themed films, and they can take place near the top in destination selections. In this study, it is mentioned the use of food-themed films in the destination selections and it is determined which countries are at the forefront in this regard through examination of the food-themed films.
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