2024 State of the Industry Report Available
Mar 04, 2024
Recently we released our “2024 State of the Industry (SOTI) – Food & Beverage Tourism” report. It is available as a free download.
The SOTI report is our Association's annual bellwether assessment and analysis of the food and beverage tourism industry (also known as culinary tourism or gastronomy tourism). Every year, our Association interviews leading industry experts and provides expert analysis in the form of this thought leadership report. This year, twelve trends are discussed and broadly cover developments in authenticity; localism; sustainability; diversity; AI; consumer behavior; influencers; health and wellness; social media; and customer loyalty.
The report is used by businesses, organizations and tourism offices to inform their strategy, marketing and related planning decisions over the coming 12 months. The report is oriented toward professionals in the food, beverage, tourism and hospitality industries. Academics and researchers may also find the content of value.
Interested parties can learn more or download a free copy of the report in English, French, Spanish, Italian or Portuguese from this link. Special note if you are looking for the report in a language other than English:
scroll past the English language form and you will see other forms available in French, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese so that you can download the report in your language of choice.
List of Services
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Destination MembershipList Item 1
Find out our new destinaiton membership program.
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Culinary CapitalsList Item 2
Find out about our Culinary Capitals Certification Program
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Why Madeira, Portugal is the next undiscovered culinary destination.
A short audio interview with Sonia Seivwright, a member of the World Food Travel Association's Emerging Leaders Council
News announcement about new partnership between the Culinary Heritage Network and the World Food Travel Association.
Press release about Cuenca, Ecuador joining the Culinary Capitals program.
In this episode, number 68, of The Business of Food Travel podcast, we speak with Fred Lizée. Fred is a tourism industry professional from France. He has been working in responsible adventure travel for 15 years, with professional experiences in Europe, Asia and Australia. He is passionate about outdoor expeditions, community travel and disruptive tourism projects. To that end, he created his own competition called the New Explorer Challenge to help train international students on the subject of sustainable adventure tourism. As you probably have guessed, Fred loves to travel and has visited 72 countries already.
In this episode number 67 of The Business of Food Travel podcast, we speak with Rico Mandel. In 2001, when the dotcom bubble burst and then September 11 hit, Rico's marketing business collapsed. After some soul searching, he decided to enroll in culinary school, an experience that changed his life. He worked in restaurants and catering, while building his contact networks and continuing marketing work in the hospitality industry. This eventually led him to create Miz En Place, an ecommerce platform that delves into the world of gastronomy through artisanal food and beverage products, experiences, and stories.
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