British Food Journal: Volume 122 Issue 6

Guest editorial

Hiram Ting, Grace Ing Phang, Jun-Hwa Cheah, Marko Sarstedt

Using food choice motives to model Pakistani ethnic food purchase intention among tourists

Muhammad Shakil Ahmad, Ahmed Jamil, Khawaja Fawad Latif, T. Ramayah, Jasmine Yeap Ai Leen, Mumtaz Memon, Raza Ullah

The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of different food choice motives on attitude and, subsequently, the impact of attitude, subjective norm and perceived…

Food authenticity as one of the stimuli to world heritage sites

Khairunnisak Latiff, Siew Imm Ng, Yuhanis Abdul Aziz, Norazlyn Kamal Basha

The purpose of this paper is to discover authenticity dimensions that draw tourists to Melaka and George Town World Heritage Site. It also examined the mediating effect of…

I see, and I hunt: The link between gastronomy online reviews, involvement and behavioural intention towards ethnic food

Xin Jean Lim, Siew Imm Ng, Francis Chuah, Tat Huei Cham, Aifa Rozali

Despite the growth of social networking websites as hybrid promotional tools, the empirical research that is currently available in explaining the consequences of gastronomy…

Experience economy in ethnic cuisine: a case of Chengdu cuisine

Ivan K.W. Lai, Dong Lu, Yide Liu

The concept of experience economy states that customers seek experiences whether from products and services. Tourism is at the forefront of the experience economy because tourists…

A dining table without food: the floral experience at ethnic fine dining restaurants

Yen-Cheng Chen, Pei-Ling Tsui, Hsin-I Chen, Hui-Ling Tseng, Ching-Sung Lee

A high-end ethnic restaurant is a tourism experience that can increase the attractiveness and brand recognition of a tourism destination. The restaurant environment is a key…

Food tourism destinations’ imagery processing model

Lucília Cardoso, Noelia Araújo Vila, Arthur Filipe de Araújo, Francisco Dias

Over the last two decades, the concept of destination imagery (DY) has gained relevance in the academic literature due to its central role in the tourists’ destination choice…

The relationship between food neophobia, domain-specific innovativeness, and food festival revisit intentions: A structural equation modeling approach

Valsaraj Payini, Badrinarayan Srirangam Ramaprasad, Jyothi Mallya, Megha Sanil, Vidya Patwardhan

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the influence of two personality traits (i.e. food neophobia (FN) and domain-specific innovativeness (DSI)) on revisit intentions of…

Experiences of international tourists with healthy signature foods: a case study in Malacca

Mageswari Kunasegaran, S. Mostafa Rasoolimanesh, Sofiah Kadar Khan

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the experiences of international tourists with healthy signature food at a tourist destination, and explore the perceptions of food…

Touring destination and intention to consume indigenous food: A case of Kadazan-Dusun food in Sabah

Kim-Shyan Fam, Sharifah Nurafizah Syed Annuar, Kim Lim Tan, Franklin Hazley Lai, Ida Anak Ingko

The purpose of this paper is to examine the factors influencing Sabah’s indigenous food consumption, namely Kadazan-Dusun food, among tourists from China, Europe and Malaysia…

Exploring the food tourism landscape and sustainable economic development goals in Dhofar Governorate, Oman: Maximising stakeholder benefits in the destination

Debra J. Enzenbacher

This exploratory research opens a new avenue of tourism destination enquiry for Dhofar Governorate, Oman. It examines the relationship between the food tourism landscape in the…

Travel destination choice: does perception of food safety risk matter?

Ruth M.W. Yeung, Wallace M.S. Yee

The purpose of this paper is to explore the relationship between risk characteristics, risk perception and future travel intention in the context of food safety risk.

Hungry for more: understanding young domestic travellers’ return for Penang street food

Jasmine A.L. Yeap, Kim Sheinne Galzote Ong, Emily H.T. Yapp, Say Keat Ooi

The purpose of this paper is to understand the process that leads to the revisit intentions of young domestic travellers to Penang for its multi-ethnic street food based on the…

When in Rome, do as the Romans do: Factors influencing international students’ intention to consume local food in Malaysia

Mumtaz Ali Memon, Muhammad Zeeshan Mirza, Bibiana Lim, Waheed Ali Umrani, Mohamed Ayyub Hassan, Tat Huei Cham, Khurram Shahzad

International students are considered as a huge and potentially lucrative segment for various products of the tourism industry in Malaysia. One of the tourism products is the…

Regulatory focus and message framing’s effects on intention to consume ethnic food in China

Hong-Jing Cui, Kim-Shyan Fam, Tai-Yang Zhao

The purpose of this paper is to examine the effect of regulatory focus on Chinese consumers’ intention to consume ethnic food, the mediating role of food neophobia and the…

Being a vegetarian traveller is not easy

Yu-Chin Huang, Li-Hsin Chen, Cih-Wei Lu, Jui-Lin Shen

Previous empirical studies have not documented the link between vegetarians’ dietary constraints and travel intentions. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to utilise a…

Eat, work, love: alternative tourists’ connection with ethnic food

Rosmini Omar, Obed Rashdi Syed, Binyao Ning, Stefanos Vagenas, Faizan Ali

Ethnic food is a pivotal polysemic artifact, yet commonly studied based on experience. This leaves an eclipse in understanding its overall significance and implications. The…

Factors influencing tourist’s satisfaction, loyalty and word of mouth in selection of local foods in Pakistan

Muhammad Ali, Chin-Hong Puah, Norazirah Ayob, Syed Ali Raza

Local foods from the perspective of tourism play a significant role to attract tourists. Surprisingly, empirical evidence on food tourism is quite scarce. The purpose of this…

Destination food research: a bibliometric citation review (2000–2018)

Venessa Chan Lyu, Ivan K.W. Lai, Hiram Ting, Hongfeng Zhang

The purpose of this paper is to explore the knowledge infrastructure of destination food research based on a systematic literature review. This bibliometric analysis involves…