ABSTRACT

Food and wine are vital components of the tourism experience, and are increasingly being seen as prime travel motivators in their own right. Food Tourism Around The World: Development, Management and Markets offers a unique insight into this phenomenon, looking at the interrelationship between food, the tourism product and the tourist experience.

Using international case studies and examples from Europe, North America, Australasia and Singapore, Food Tourism Around The World: Development, Management and Markets discusses the development, range and repurcussions of the food tourism phenomenon. The multi-national contributor team analyses such issues as:

* the food tourism product
* food tourism and consumer behaviour
* cookery schools - educational vacations
* food as an attraction in destination marketing

Ideal for both students and practioners, the book represents the most comprehensive and wide-ranging treatment yet of this recent development in tourism.

chapter |35 pages

Consuming Placesthe Role of Food, Wine and Tourism in Regional Development

The Role of Food, Wine and Tourism in Regional Development

chapter |20 pages

Food Tourism in the Niagara Region

The Development of a Nouvelle Cuisine

chapter |14 pages

The Lure of Food

Food as an Attraction in Destination Marketing in Manitoba, Canada

chapter |14 pages

The Bluff Oyster Festival and Regional Economic Development

Festivals as Culture Commodified

chapter |21 pages

Valorizing through Tourism in Rural Areas

Moving towards Regional Partnerships

chapter |17 pages

Linking Food, Wine and Tourism

The Case of the Australian Capital Region

chapter |11 pages

Managing Food and Tourism Developments

Issues for Planning and Opportunities to Add Value

chapter |18 pages

New Global Cuisine

Tourism, Authenticity and Sense of Place in Postmodern Gastronomy