Food tourism

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Name (Hebrew)
תיירות אוכל
Name (Latin)
Food tourism
Other forms of name
Culinary tourism
See Also From tracing topical name
Tourism and gastronomy
Gastronomy
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
Wikidata: Q4134126
Library of congress: sh2003000021
Sources of Information
  • Work cat.: International Gastronomy Congress (1st : Portugal). Tourism and gastronomy, 2002:p. i (gastronomy tourism development) p. 89 (gastronomic tourism development)
  • Invest in France Agency WWW site, January 7, 2003(French tourism and gastronomy)
  • Food tourism, 2015:ECIP summary (The fastest growth in tourism is the culinary sector. Covering farmers markets, taste tours, agri-entertainment, glamping, restaurants, farm shops and more, food tourism has become both an important part of holidaying and a purpose in itself. With growth occurring in most developed countries and tourists searching out culinary tourism throughout the world, this book provides an overall direction to the development of food tourism and a section on the future of this trend.)
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Wikipedia description:

Culinary tourism or food tourism or gastronomy tourism is the exploration of food as the purpose of tourism. It is considered a vital component of the tourism experience. Dining out is common among tourists and "food is believed to rank alongside climate, accommodation, and scenery" in importance to tourists. Culinary tourism became prominent in 2001 after Erik Wolf, president of the World Food Travel Association, wrote a white paper on the subject.

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