During-dining Experience Stage
This stage relates to the actual encounters with the local food that occur at the destination. It focuses on the perceived quality of the visitor’s dining experience. According to Parasuraman et al. (1988), perceived quality is defined as a form of overall evaluation, a global judgment, or an attitude toward purchasing products. It occurs after a comparison between expectations and actual perceptions of performance. Parasuraman et al. (1988) indicate that perceived quality is a highly subjective and relativistic phenomenon that varies depending on who is assessing the product or service. Despite its subjectivity, Yuan and Wu (2008) argue that there is a close relationship between expectations and perceptions concerning the quality of products and services, hence, assessing customers’ perceived understanding of quality cannot be undertaken without measuring expectations of quality.็Having said this, the following proposition is formulated