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The Influence of Social Media on the Tourism Industry: A Content Analysis of Culinary Tourism Brands via Instagram

The tourism industry in the United States is constantly changing and being influenced by social media, specifically Instagram. Culinary brands use Instagram to advertise their restaurants and dishes in a creative, visual way. As a result, Instagram is now being used as a tool by tourists and both potential and current customers to share their dining experiences and find these locations based on the visual appeal. This study provides a content analysis of Instagram account information and photo composition within eight popular culinary tourism destinations by examining the strategies used by the accounts. 50 randomly selected photos were used from eight popular culinary tourism locations. Framing, Uses and Gratifications, and Diffusion of Innovation theories were the theoretical framework for the study. The results of this study indicated key characteristics of some of the most popular culinary tourism destinations on Instagram.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:ETSU/oai:dc.etsu.edu:etd-5503
Date01 December 2021
CreatorsWhite, Angela
PublisherDigital Commons @ East Tennessee State University
Source SetsEast Tennessee State University
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
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Formatapplication/pdf
SourceElectronic Theses and Dissertations
RightsCopyright by the authors.

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