Table of Contents
Data Sources
Defining Food Tourism
Food Tourism and its Offshoots
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- Agritourism/rural tourism
- Beer tourism
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- Figure 1: Top 10 countries for beer consumption, 2010-12
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- Figure 2: Top 10 countries for per-person beer consumption, 2012
- The growing popularity of craft beers in North America
- Culinary tourism
- Wine tourism
- Spa tourism
The Role of Food in Popular Culture
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- Learning about the world
- Multicultural populations fuel an interest in foreign food
- Emerging food trends
The Celebrity Chef Syndrome
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- The world’s cuisine in our living rooms
- Cooking shows
Marketing Food Tourism
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- Social media tailor-made for foodies
- Themed tourist routes
Who are the Food Tourists?
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- The world’s most popular tourist destinations
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- Figure 3: Top 10 most visited tourist destinations in the world, 2009, 2011 and 2013
- Older foodies dominate the market
Emerging Food Destinations
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- Barcelona
- Food and architecture
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- Figure 4: Tourists staying in Barcelona hotels, by source country, 2012-13
- Barcelona makes its debut on the culinary scene
- Food festivals, trade shows and events
- New Orleans
- Its soul sings again
- Hot and spicy
- Reasons for visiting New Orleans
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- Figure 5: The primary purpose of trip to Louisiana, (%), 15 May 2013
- Food festivals, trade shows and events
- Norway
- Nourished by Mother Nature
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- Figure 6: International tourist arrivals in Scandinavia, 2011-13
- Media coverage puts Norway in the spotlight
- Traditional fare comes back into fashion
- Food festivals, trade shows and events
- Peru
- Fusion food from way back
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- Figure 7: International tourist arrivals in Peru, 2009-13
- Food festivals, trade shows and events
- Singapore
- A trip around the culinary world
- A tourism success story
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- Figure 8: International visitor arrivals to Singapore, 2009-13
- Food tourism goes upmarket
- Food festivals, trade shows and events
- Turkey
- Echoes of the Ottoman Empire
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- Figure 9: International tourist arrivals to Turkey, 2009-13
- Culinary traditions dating back centuries
- Food festivals, trade shows and events
Food-themed Tours
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- CroisiEurope
- Delectable destinations
- Eating London Food Tours
- Genuine Italian Food Tours
- Intrepid Travel
- Whole Journeys
What Next?
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