Keywords
culinary tourism
culinary tour
MTEs
Iran
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Abstract
The purpose of this study is to investigate the role of culinary tourism experience between gender groups in Iranian culinary education tours. The research sample was randomly selected from 50 foreign tourists who participated in Persian Food Torus Institute’s culinary tours during four months. Kim et al. (2012) model of Memorable Tourism Experiences (MTEs) is used to design the research questionnaire and data. The results show that there is a significant difference in women’s desire for enjoyment, sense of freedom, power and refreshment rather than men. But in terms of tourism experiencenovelty, local culture, meaningfulness, and knowledge gained for both men and women, it was no difference.
Funding
We would like to appreciate the Persian Food Tours Company for their kind cooperation in accomplishing this research project. We should also thank the reviewers for their thorough and constructive feedback on this publication.
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