Influence of informational and experiential familiarity on image of local foods

International Journal of Hospitality Management

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 295-308

  Seo, Sunhee ^a   Kim, Og Yeon ^a   Oh, Sumin ^a   Yun, Nara ^a  

^a Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Experiential familiarity; Food consumption in tourism; Food image; Informational familiarity; Local foods; Tourist food choice behavior

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877832756     PISSN: 02784319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhm.2013.04.008     Document Type: Article

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