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Indonesia Food Travel Book Wins Award

Indonesia Food Travel Book listed in Gourmand’s Best Books 1995-2020 Our Association’s Ambassador in Indonesia, Amanda Niode, recently informed us that Gourmand International’s World Cookbook Awards recently announced the “Gourmand World Cook Book Awards Best of the Best 1995-2020,” a list of the best books

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Join us for Food Travel Talk TV May 15

Join us for the second episode of Food Travel Talk TV, a new monthly talk show brought to you by the World Food Travel Association, the world’s leading authority on food and beverage tourism. It’s a talk show created by and for the world’s culinary travel trade

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Outstanding International Participation at the 2020 FoodTreX Online Summit

Delegates told us that they were positively inspired and motivated after our recent FoodTreX Online Food Travel Summit that took place last week on April 22 – 23. Our ten speakers spoke to passionate professionals from 33 countries, and provided practical insights, tips, and advice on diverse subjects affecting our culinary

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Feeling the Love for Food Travel Around the World

On April 18, 2020 we celebrated the second annual World Food Travel Day , an entire day dedicated to celebrating our world’s unique culinary cultures. This year, we asked our culinary tourism community to participate by sharing their favorite local food memories and food traditions. And, it was amazing. We

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Don’t Forget the Taste of Life!

By Maria Athanasopoulou For about a month now, like most of you, I’ve been living at home due to the global crisis of Covid 19. My daily routine has changed dramatically. I don’t go to the office anymore. I have canceled most of my professional projects for the

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World Food Travel Day April 18

The World Food Travel Association (WFTA) is calling all food-loving travelers, as well as the world’s travel and hospitality industries, to join us in celebrating World Food Travel Day on April 18. World Food Travel Day celebrates the reason to travel to experience our world’s culinary cultures.

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Food Travel Talk TV Launches

We’re all about firsts here at the World Food Travel Association. Today we’re announcing our new monthly culinary travel trade talk show, Food Travel Talk TV. WHAT IS IT?     Food Travel Talk TV is a talk show created by and for the world’s culinary travel trade industry.

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Our Favorite Podcast Episodes Featuring Culinary Tour Operators

Have some extra time at home? Here is a list of our favorite podcast episodes featuring culinary tour operators. Among these episodes you will learn why the personal touch needs to be preserved when you’re trying to create an offer an authentic experience, how a company is the sum

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Our Podcast Episodes Featuring Chefs

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Top Podcast Episodes on Local Products and Culinary Culture

Did you know that we have our very own podcast? It is called Eat Well, Travel Better: The Business of Food Travel Podcast . You’re invited to listen along as we meet industry leaders and examine their secrets of success. We reveal the obstacles and challenges they have faced, along

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Heidi Yu Spurrell – Keep Learning Every Day

In this episode #31, we speak with Heidi Yu Spurrell , the Managing Director of Food Made Good in Hong Kong. While Heidi comes from a foodservice family, she didn’t get into working in food herself until relatively recently. Heidi graduated with a degree in photography from art school in

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Our Top Podcast Episodes for Entrepreneurs

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Our Favorite Podcast Episodes for Marketing

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Culinary Tourism Business Coaching in a Time of Crisis

Do you need expert advice during this time of crisis? Book Your Business Coaching Session Today! Right now to help our industry, we’re offering anyone a 25% discount and premium members a 50% discount off our business coaching sessions. Find the discount codes in our GastroTerra online community (it’

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Special Food Travel Industry Bulletin

SPECIAL INDUSTRY BULLETIN As the crisis grows, our hearts go out to each and every member of our community, which has been devastated by this pandemic. Much of our industry is comprised of small business owners, and we absolutely know what you are going through. Times are hard, but we’

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How Some Food Tour Operators are Facing Covid-19

Have a look at how some food tours around the world are coping with the Covid pandemic. Maine Food for Thought Maine Food for Thought an educational food tour based in Portland, Maine, USA has created an official Covid response document with detailed information about their cancellation policies and also

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How Some Destinations are Coping with Covid-19

Have a look at how some destinations around the world are coping with the current COVID-19 situation in innovative and creative ways. Failte Ireland Failte Ireland is making free webinars available to small businesses. Learn more about their “Managing Business in Unprecedented Time” support site here . Tourism Authority of

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Food, It Brings Us Together

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FoodTreX Navarra Review

We sat down with Irene Levine, one of the delegates who attended FoodTreX Navarra last month, to ask her what she thought about it. Here’s what she said.

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Time to Make Lemonade

10 Ways to Cope with the Coronavirus Outbreak At London Heathrow today, entire corridors of the airport were entirely void of people - on what would otherwise be a frenetic Saturday morning. I estimate there were about 113 people on my flight to San Francisco, well less than half of the

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3rd Annual FoodTreX Navarra Food Travel Summit

The 3rd Annual FoodTreX Navarra Food Travel Summit took place this past February 21 – 22, 2020 in Pamplona, Spain. It saw over 150 delegates, 10 journalists representing USA, UK, and Spain and a very successful B2B session with more than 800 highly effective one on one commercial meetings between sellers

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Meet Our Culinary Certified Tourist Guides

We are pleased to introduce a few of the recent culinary tourist guides who have been certified by the World Food Travel Association. The individuals below graduated successfully from our pilot culinary tourist guide certification program, which we are currently testing in Europe in partnership with the European Federation of

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Registration Open for 6th Annual FoodTreX Online Food Travel Summit

Today the World Food Travel Association (WFTA) has officially opened the registration of its sixth annual FoodTreX Online Food Travel Summit. The summit brings culinary travel trade professionals cutting edge information, tools, and solutions from our industry’s leading experts. This year, the summit will take place on April 22

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Download 2020 State of the Food Travel Industry Report

Discover the annual food travel trends! Every year we ask industry experts from around the world to share their opinion on the most important issues facing the food tourism industry today.

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Richard Bagnold – Don’t Be a Keyboard Warrior

In this episode #30, we speak with Richard Bagnold . A Londoner by birth, food has been an integral part of Richard’s life since his early days, positively influenced by the Scandinavian dishes prepared by his Norwegian mother. Throughout his life, he has worked in various capacities in foodservice including