Week 7 - Gastronomy and Tourism

According to Pine and Gilmore's (1999) 'Experience Economy' concept, the FOUR (4) realms of an experience are:

• Entertainment, Educational, Esthetic and Escapist

• Entertainment, Educational, Absorption and Immersion

• Entertainment, Educational, Passive Participation and Escapism

• Educational, Active Participation, Immersion and Esthetic

According to the 'Experience Economy' concept, ideally memorable experiences occur where?

• On the 'Active Participation' horizontal axis

• On the 'Immersion' vertical axis

• At least two realms interact

• All four realms interact

Gastronomy is linked to which overarching category of tourism?

• Beverage Tourism

• Food Tourism

• Cultural Tourism

• Special Interest Tourism

The 'Experience Economy' concept promotes a move........

• towards more destination marketing and promotion

• towards the unplanned creation of satisfying experiences

• towards a viewpoint of services as only accommodation, transport and tours

• towards the planned creation of satisfying experiences

Pine and Gilmore's (1999) 'Experience Economy' concept is built on how many propositions?

• 3

• 4

• 5

• 6

Identify examples of the 'Experience Economy' concept when applied to gastronomy (select all that apply).

• A la carte dining

• Degustation menu

• Imaginative dining

• Dining in a novel setting

Criticisms of the 'Experience Economy' relate to....... (select all that apply).

• It essentially being a supply side view of tourism

• It essentially being a demand side view of tourism

• Experiences being meticulously constructed and scripted

• Experiences not being meticulously constructed and scripted

Examples of 'gastro towns' in the UK include: (select all that apply)

• Bray, Berkshire

• Windsor, Berkshire

• Chichester, West Sussex

• Padstow, Cornwall

Critical success factors of creating gastronomic experiences include: (select all that apply)

• Provide a good culinary offering at home

• Position chefs in world ranking

• Link food experiences to tourist needs

• Develop a network of good restaurants abroad

Gastronomic souvenir characteristics should include being: (select all that apply)

• Relatively inexpensive

• Easy to transport

• Distinctive food and beverage products

• Truly authentic