Perceptions of Tourists towards Gastronomy Practices: In Selected Cultural Restaurants of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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2019-06
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
This study was designed to assess perception of tourists toward gastronomy practice in
selected cultural restaurants of Addis Ababa. The target population of this study was tourists.
In order to conduct this study, mixed research approach applied. Purposive sampling
techniques were used to determine sample size. Moreover, the tourist questionnaire survey
and interview were used as a data collection instrument, whereas both primary and
secondary sources of data were used to collect relevant data. In-depth interview for interview
10 restaurants workers from five cultural restaurants and 136 tourists for questionnaire
survey were selected. Quantitative-led mixed methods of data analysis were used. The final
result of this research was analyzed, interpreted and discussed by using descriptive statistics
(frequency, mean, and standard deviation) and inferential statistics the finding of the
research revealed that the perceptions of tourists towards gastronomy practices are high.
The study identified that the practice of gastronomy in the study area was accounted for more
than 3.5 mean in all indicators. The benefit of gastronomy it scored above 3.5 Mean.
Therefore, this shows that the benefit of gastronomy in the study to be high. This result also
revealed that the perception of tourists towards the barriers to use gastronomic practice in
the study area. Above all, there is a need to know all the concerned body with their relevant
roles. Based on the findings of the study, the researcher recommended that awareness
creation, role and responsibly in the study area
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Gastronomy, Perception, Tourists, Addis Ababa, Tourism Development