In this podcast episode #21 of Eat Well Travel Better: The Business of Food Travel podcast, we speak with John Mulcahy, a hospitality and food tourism professional from Ireland. John has packed a lot into forty years – studying, observing, and participating in the tourism and hospitality industry as a student,

In this podcast episode #20, we speak with 10 things’ in Waitrose Weekend – Issue 557, available free in stores from 17th June. , a refugee from a multinational food manufacturing corporation, where he worked for 20 long years. It’s no surprise that after that much time, one acquires a lot

Now in its second year - the     FoodTreX London | Food Travel Innovation Summit     taking place on Sunday, November 3. This is the day before     World Travel Market     begins, for those of you attending that event. We know there are a lot of conferences vying for your attention. We've

The World Food Travel Association is pleased to announce that its     FoodTreX Thessaloniki | Regional Food Travel Summit     , will be held on October 7, 2019 at the     Hyatt Regency           in Thessaloniki, Greece. FoodTreX Thessaloniki is an entire Summit dedicated to the discussion of the development of Food Tourism in Greece. The

The World Food Travel Association is seeking submissions of academic papers for the     FoodTreX London|Food Travel Research Summit     . As the world’s leading authority on food and beverage tourism, the World Food Travel Association is uniquely qualified to shepherd an academic/ research summit of this type. The FoodTreX London|

Join us as we sit down with Aashi Vel , founder of Traveling Spoon and co-host of the Association’s Eat Well Travel Better: Business of Food Travel Podcast . First off please introduce who you are and share with us how and why you got involved in food/beverage tourism. AV:

The much anticipated 10-Step Guide To Food Tourism Destination Development is now ready. Please note that by “food tourism”, we also mean culinary tourism, beverage tourism, gastronomy tourism and turismo gastronómico. This Guide serves everyone involved in our industry, including destinations, governments, travel agencies, tour operators, tourist guides, and all

Our Association abides by a Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct. That means that we set the standard of professionalism and excellence by which our industry operates. The Code applies to both professional and personal interactions, and outlines our expectations from our Community. Anyone involved with our Association is expected

Today the World Food Travel Association announced the first four graduates of its culinary tourist guide certification program: * Eftychia Kalampoukidou       (Greece) * Mike James       (Bath, England, UK) * Paulo Cosme (Portugal) * Catalina Echeverría Bartonova       (Denmark) * The Association launched the certification program last month to bring a level of professionalism and excellence to

The         World Gourmet Society     ,            a strategic partner of our Association, has launched this year's edition of the chef video challenge. Their "Best Video Contest" is a great way for professional chefs and home cooks to showcase their culinary skills to a truly global gourmet and food

The World Food Travel Association is helping to spread the word about sustainable food production and waste management by supporting one of the world’s largest responsible travel campaigns:          Make Holidays Greener. ABTA’s Make Holidays Greener campaign will launch on 5 June, World Environment Day, and will run until

Learn how to take your business to the next level by improving the products and services you promote to food-loving travelers. Get our full infographic shown here for the top 6 things you need to know, as our industry experts identified in our     2019 State of the Food Travel Industry

ASIA’S FIRST FOODTREX FOOD TOURISM CONFERENCE HUGE SUCCESS: KATHMANDU WELCOMED 100+ DELEGATES FROM EIGHT COUNTRIES The World Food Travel Association hosted its first FoodTreX Regional Food Tourism Summit in Asia yesterday. Over 100 delegates from 8 countries and 3 continents converged on the Park Village Resort in Kathmandu for

While primary culinary destinations may find this article of interest, the article is written largely for the benefit of secondary and tertiary culinary destinations. “We’re a food lover’s dream destination!” “We’ve got 180 different cuisines!” “We publish a comprehensive restaurant guide of the entire area.” “We’ve

Today, the World Food Travel Association, along with partners in Nepal, announced the launch of the country’s first food tourism conference under the name FoodTreX Kathmandu. The FoodTreX brand was created by the World Food Travel Association (WFTA), as the umbrella brand name for the Association’s food and

Today the World Food Travel Association (WFTA) and World Gourmet Society (WGS) signed a partnership agreement to collaborate on projects that support the shared goals of both organizations. The WFTA’s mission is to preserve and promote the awareness of culinary cultures through hospitality and tourism. The WGS mission is

We grew up listening and reading about the beautiful Greek beaches and the brilliant sun of Greece. For many decades, people from all over the world have been visiting Greece to enjoy the unique Greek summer. Photos with sandy beaches and emerald waters travel around the world and are republished

Packaging waste, and especially single use plastic, is one of the biggest problems our world has ever faced. What do you think? Is the problem out of control? Have we passed the point of no return? Here at the World Food Travel Association, we still think Earth has a chance.

Today the World Food Travel Association (WFTA) and the European Federation of Tourist Guide Associations (FEG) signed an agreement to offer the world’s first truly online, comprehensive Culinary Tourist Guide Certification training programme. The WFTA is the world’s leading authority on food and beverage tourism.  Its World Food

The World Food Travel Association just held its 2019 FoodTreX Online Food Travel Summit on April 17-18. FoodTreX Online is the world’s largest virtual trade conference for the food and beverage tourism trade, taking place every April, and only online.  This year’s edition featured nine international expert speakers

On April 18, 2019, the World Food Travel Association,     along with our various partners around the world,     celebrated the very first World Food Travel Day. Another first for our industry, World Food Travel Day is a full day dedicated to help preserve, promote and celebrate our world’s unique culinary

In this podcast episode #19 of Eat Well Travel Better, join us as we speak with Christie Peters , a former model, who left her modeling career to return to her hometown, Saksatoon, in the Canadian prairies, a land of opportunity, a kind of wild west, where innovative and passionate entrepreneurs

Article submitted by Maria Athanasopoulou , Certified Ambassador of the World Food Travel Association in Greece and Master Culinary Travel Professional. In recent years, due to my particular interest in food tourism, I have come in contact and spoken with tourism professionals from all over the world. Every day I find

We are excited to let you know that the newest addition to our industry’s compendium of quality research is now available. The Routledge Handbook of Gastronomic Tourism combines the knowledge and expertise of 100+ scholars from 31 countries, and aims to foster a synergistic interaction between academia and industry.

In this podcast episode #18 of Eat Well Travel Better, join us as we speak with Michele Morris , an award-winning cookbook author and freelance food writer. As a recipe developer and food photographer, she has worked with clients like Niman Ranch and Prairie Grove Farms. She publishes two popular blogs