Destination Accreditation & Marketing
NEW FOR 2021 to help your regenerative tourism. Accredit your area and its culinary culture as a noteworthy destination for food or beverage lovers!
Impartial Third Party EXPERT Validation
As the world's leading authority on food and beverage tourism, we are uniquely qualified to assess and accredit your destination as a Culinary Capital. Accreditation cannot be bought; it must be earned.
IMPORTANT PART OF YOUR TOURISM REGENERATION
All visitors to a destination eat and drink. And as the world receivers from the pandemic, every destination will be your competition. How can you best compete? With your culinary culture, of course!
YEAR-LONG STRATEGY & MARKETING SUPPORT
Accreditation is not just the designation and logo. If accredited, your destination can benefit from the full-year comprehensive marketing that we do on your behalf. Monthly strategy calls included!
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Culinary Captials Accreditation
Do you believe in your destination and your area’s intangible culinary culture and heritage? If yes, then Culinary Capitals is a perfect fit to help your destination develop its culinary resources and visibility. As an Accredited Culinary Capital, your area will benefit from:
- An Annual Performance Report (Culinary Tourism Readiness Index), with discussions about your area’s culinary USP, food systems recommendations and annual benchmark
- Sustainable food & beverage tourism foundation for your future strategies and work that preserves and promotes your unique culinary culture
- International visibility as a destination for quality food- and drink-lovers
- Awareness of your destination’s culinary culture, including traditional recipes, ingredients, and not-to-miss experiences!
- Cross-sector collaboration with local stakeholders, including business innovation, job creation and increased local pride
Culinary Captials
Accreditation Criteria
Help us to understand the richness of your area’s culinary culture, including unique dishes and ingredients, historic recipes, customs, etiquette, tradition, products with DOP/DOC/etc or UNESCO intangible cultural heritage designations and more. You don't need all these things to qualify. Don't worry - we're happy to help you identify qualifying assets.
What kind of culinary (tourism or other) strategy does your area have? How does your area preserve and promote its culinary culture(s) and heritage?
How have you promoted your destination's culinary products and experiences in the past? How will you do so in the future? Not sure? We can help.
How does your community engage with your area’s culinary culture? Are your chefs, craft producers, bloggers and other influencers actively involved? What kind of support do you have from culinary and other stakeholders?
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WHY WORK WITH US
We founded the food travel trade industry in 2001. Since then, we have been recognized as the world’s leading authority in food and beverage tourism. We are our industry’s #1 advocate. Our Association proudly demonstrates 20 years of dedication to, and thought leadership in, the food and beverage tourism industry. We have already collaborated on nearly 500 diverse food travel projects and initiatives around the world. We have empowered all kinds of businesses, entrepreneurs, media, NGOs and governments to leverage the power of food tourism. Simply put, you benefit from working with the food tourism industry’s best.
