Culinary tourism

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France is a country that has been strongly associated with culinary tourism with both international visitors as well as French citizens traveling to different parts of the country to sample local foods and wine.[1]

Culinary tourism or food tourism is experiencing the food of the country, region or area, and is now considered a vital component of the tourism experience.[2] Dining out is common among tourists and "food is believed to rank alongside climate, accommodation, and scenery" in importance to tourists.[2]

Culinary or food tourism is defined by the World Food Travel Association (WFTA) as the pursuit of unique and memorable eating and drinking experiences.[3] Culinary tourism differs from agritourism in that culinary tourism is considered a subset of cultural tourism (cuisine is a manifestation of culture) whereas agritourism is considered a subset of rural tourism,[4] but culinary tourism and agritourism are inextricably linked, as the seeds of cuisine can be found in agriculture.[citation needed] Culinary/food tourism is not limited to gourmet food;[1] the WFTA reports that "gourmet" comprises 8.1% of culinary travelers.[3]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Allen, Gary J.; Albala, Ken (2007-10-30). The Business of Food: Encyclopedia of the Food and Drink Industries. ABC-CLIO. pp. 112–. ISBN 9780313337253. Retrieved 12 March 2013. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 McKercher, Bob , Okumus, Fevzi andOkumus, Bendegul(2008) 'Food Tourism as a Viable Market Segment: It's All How You Cook the Numbers!', Journal of Travel & Tourism Marketing, 25: 2, 137 — 148
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 World Food Travel Association
  4. ↑ Wolf, Erik. Culinary Tourism: The Hidden Harvest. Kendall/Hunt Publishing, 2006, ISBN 978-0-7575-2677-0

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