The World Food Travel Association is pleased to announce our newest Ambassador, Max Thammaraks, from Thailand. Max was well travelled from a young age; taking holidays and studying abroad from early childhood. His family owns Intco , a bespoke travel business and handling agents for international tour companies, now in its

In this podcast episode #17 of Eat Well Travel Better, join us as we speak with Rosetta Ferrari . Born and raised in London to Italian parents, Rosetta spent her young life in and around the food industry, but chose to seek an alternative path. In her pursuit of a career

In this podcast episode #16 of Eat Well Travel Better, join us as we speak with Chantal Cooke , a noted influencer on the subjects of sustainability, and vegetarian and vegan travel. She hosts the Passion for the Planet website and online radio station. Chantal shares with us her thoughts on

The World Food Travel Association is pleased to announce the 2017 winner of its Ambassador of the Year award, Maria Athanasopoulou from Greece. Maria serves as both a Certified Ambassador of the Association, as well as on the Association's Board of Advisors. During the course of the past

Daniela Nardi was a recipient of one of the World Food Travel Association's education scholarships this year. She used her scholarship to be able to attend the 2018         FoodTreX London | Food Travel Innovation Summit     . She had this to say about the experience: "This was a fantastic opportunity

In this episode, Halal food and travel expert Javier Albarracin , based in Barcelona, talks about Halal travel and how it’s not a trend, but it’s the preference of 1.6 billion consumers around the world. He shares why Halal isn’t just about religious preferences and why it

Do you want to do more with gastronomy tourism in Greece? Greek Online Courses about Food Tourism! Want to get involved professionally to Gastronomy tourism? Before doing anything else, check out our complimentary short courses below! Do you want to know where to start ? Are you curious about Greece'

This year, the World Tourism Day – September 27     th     - was celebrated in Greece at Ramada Plaza Thraki, with an International Workshop entitled "Food Tourism: A Piece Of Cake?". The workshop was organized under the auspices of the Greek Ministry of Tourism and the World Food Travel Association

The FoodTreX London | Food Travel Innovation Summit that took place on Sunday, November 4 was a huge success according to the 107 delegates from 31 countries who attended, with 9 out of 10 delegates saying they would attend the next FoodTreX London event. The ten speakers shared their knowledge and

In this episode, tourism development consultant Alison Burgh talks with us about the importance of cultivating a sense of community, why creating a unique and memorable experience is a critical part of getting food tourism right, and why you can’t worry about doing what is expected of you. She

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Wine tourism has begun to adapt to the new demands of its ever evolving wine loving travelers. At     FoodTrex London | Food Travel Innovation Summit     on Sunday, November 4th, a wine tourism expert shares what could be the future of not only wine tourism, but beverage experiences all around the world.

Say no to plastic, shop for local souvenirs, eat and drink at local bars and restaurants are just a few of the pledges you can take to make your holidays more sustainable. At         FoodTrex London | Food Travel Innovation Summit          on Sunday, November 4th, a sustainability expert will share her experience

Today the World Food Travel Association, the world's leading authority on food and beverage tourism, announced another industry innovation - its Donate Now scholarship campaign to help those in need of quality education in food and beverage tourism. The purpose of the campaign is to create scholarships for

Amber and Eric Hoffman are a married couple who are also bloggers living in Girona, Spain in the Province of Catalonia. After extensive careers in law and advertising, Amber and Eric said goodbye to corporate life to travel the world in search of the best culinary destinations and experiences. 70+

What do we really mean when we say "food travel" or "food tourism"? It is this simple: "Food tourism is the act of traveling for a taste of place in order to get a sense of place." As our industry is rapidly evolving, professionals,

Last year, representatives from the World Food Travel Association were invited to Chile’s Northern Patagonia to explore the local culinary culture and provide a professional assessment as to the potential to develop culinary tourism in that region of Chile. The site visit includes meetings with local tourism and foodservice

Tung Do is a Vietnamese-American whose family escaped to the US at the end of the Vietnam war in 1975 and settled in Texas. After spending 10 years as a securities trader, Tung returned to Vietnam in 2009 to do charity work just for one year. He fell in love

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Evarist March is a lover of nature. He specializes in the knowledge of plants, fungi and algae and their usefulness for humans, which directly relates to their use in both traditional or contemporary gastronomy. He is a passionate guide, and admittedly somewhat eccentric, who works mainly in Catalonia. It is

Today the World Food Travel Association announced the release of its free 10-Step Foodservice Guide and Checklist to Reduce Food/Beverage Packaging Waste. The checklist was developed in support of the Association’s Food Tourism 2025 Initiative, one of the goals of which is to help trade and consumers alike,

For Jenn David, it started at a very young age, helping her mom and dad in the kitchen make pies and other baked deliciousness from scratch—mixing the dough, combining the fruit with the spices, feeling the textures, tasting the ingredients, smelling the aromas. These experiences laid the foundation for

Jon Simon is a serial entrepreneur and the founder of Pieminister, a small group of restaurants and cafes in southern and western United Kingdom, focused on serving the savoury pie, which everyone in the UK and Commonwealth knows all too well. Recently Jon co-founded Good Sixty , an online platform which

Amanda Niode is an internationally renowned environmental and climate change educator. She has handled environmental specialties and climate change for Indonesian government agencies, multinational corporations, consulting companies, academic institutions, civil societies, and international organizations. Additionally, Amanda was appointed as a visiting scholar at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in

Bill Baker’ s career in travel and tourism started with a domestic airline in Sydney, Australia over 40 years ago. After this first step in the tourism industry, Bill moved to Australia’s Hunter Valley, where his career in destination marketing really began. In those days, Hunter Valley had just