Meal Sharing Platform Experiencescape: An Exploratory Analysis

This study aims to explore the experiencescapes that encompass and shape tourists' experiences on meal-sharing platforms. As part of the research, user-generated content on the Eatwith meal-sharing platform was examined. To discover the experiencescapes of meal-sharing, 2,839 online reviews posted on Eatwith by visitors who participated in meal-sharing experiences in Istanbul, Rome and Paris were analyzed using word analysis and content analysis methods. According to the findings, the experiencescapes of meal-sharing were identified as "hospitality, authenticity, food quality, interaction, atmosphere, storytelling, personalization, and co-creation." This research is among the pioneering studies addressing experiencescapes in the context of meal-sharing platforms and makes significant contributions to the existing literature.