Culinary Experience of Domestic Tourists in Indonesia: A Study on Denpasar and Yogyakarta Tourist Destinations

Denpasar and Yogyakarta are two among five gastronomy destinations being promoted by the government of Indonesia to the international tourist market. This research aimed to analyze the effects of culinary experience quality towards tourists culinary experience satisfaction and destination experience satisfaction. A questionnaire involving 202 domestic tourists was completed and being analyzed using PLS path modeling. The findings indicate that culinary experience quality has a positive significant effect on the culinary experience satisfaction and destination experience satisfaction. The culinary experience quality has a higher impact on the destination experience satisfaction through culinary experience satisfaction