Abstract:

Local food influences tourists' choice of destination, length of stay, overall satisfaction level, and revisit intention. There are various factors that affect local food consumption, which has become an important tool in local development, sustainability of local culinary culture and tourist satisfaction. In this study, the effects of food neophobia, which are among the psychological factors affecting the local food consumption of tourists, and the tendencies of seeking variety on local food consumption were examined of domestic tourist visiting Gaziantep. In the study, it was concluded that tourists' local food consumption was negatively affected by food neophobia and positively affected by the tendency to seek variety in food. In line with the results of the research, various suggestions were presented to the interested parties.

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