Analysis of push and pull factors in food travel motivation

Diep Ngoc Su, Lester W. Johnson and Barry O’Mahony

Current Issues in Tourism, 2020, vol. 23, issue 5, 572-586

Abstract: With a lack of a comprehensive understanding of travel motivation toward a food destination, this study aims to identify internal motives of potential food tourists and their preferred destination attributes by adopting the push–pull framework. A survey was conducted via online networks of ‘foodies’ yielding 335 valid responses. Results of exploratory factor analyses and measurement model evaluations indicated three push factors: taste of food, socialization and cultural experiences; and three pull factors: core food-tourism appeals, traditional food appeals and local destination appeals. The results contribute to our understanding of food travel motivation from both a tourist and a destination perspective. Practical managerial implications for Destination Management Organizations (DMOs) are also provided.

Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1080/13683500.2018.1553152

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