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Global culinary

travel awards

Recognizing and celebrating excellence and innovation in food and beverage tourism products and experiences.

LEARN MORE & APPLY NOW
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Founded in 2016 originally as the FoodTrekking Awards, our awards program is our industry’s first, largest and best respected recognition program.


The Awards are a fun, affordable way to submit your year’s best work to be evaluated by an impartial panel of industry experts for a chance to be acknowledged publicly on a global stage.


WHAT WINNERS GET

worldwide recognition

Winners of our Global Culinary Travel Awards enjoy the global spotlight and exposure to our network of nearly 100,000+ industry trade and media professionals each year.

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EXCELLENCE & INNOVATION

The Global Culinary Travel Awards recognize your business as a benchmark of excellence and innovation in the world's culinary tourism industry.

PROMINENT VISIBILITY

Winners get a beautiful color trophy (see winner photos below) & digital logo for your website; mention in our social media, press releases & industry newsletter; live stream awards ceremony & press conference.


HOW TO ENTER

Entering is easy - just follow these steps:


  1. Read the categories below to choose the one(s) that best represent your contribution to our industry.
  2. Review the FAQs here. Is everything clear to you? If not, send us a question.
  3. When ready, pay the €49 application fee, which helps to cover our program costs.  You can purchase multiple entries at once, but each entry requires a separate application fee. If you choose multiple entries, simply increase the number of applications you require in the shopping cart.


There are no other hidden fees, even for winners. If you cannot pay by credit or debit card, we can send a PayPal payment request, offering more payment options that may be suitable for your country. Please write our support desk and request this option if necessary.


Within 24 hours of confirming your application payment, we will send you the application packet, which includes instructions, the application form itself and the criteria guidelines. Be sure to check both your inbox and spam folders for our email.


Of course you can apply on behalf of your own business.



Good luck! We can't wait to read your application!


Please note that a modest fee of €49 per application helps to cover our program costs.


entry categories

Businesses eligible to apply depend on each category and may include individual businesses (wineries, breweries, tour operators, DMCs, cooking classes, tourist guides, restaurants; etc.); NGOs; destination marketing organizations (tourism offices, mayor's offices, chambers of commerce, and government ministries); writers and other journalists; chefs and cooks; and schools.


For a detailed description of each category, and to learn about the judging criteria and the most suitable business types to apply, please download the criteria document using the form below.


JUDGING CRITERIA & TIPS

Since the Awards program’s inception, 68 businesses and destinations in 31 countries have won an Award and showcased to the world their excellence and innovation in culinary tourism.

There is no secret to winning, but we do offer a guide to help applicants to prepare the best possible application.


Complete the form to get the awards criteria document delivered to your inbox (be sure to also check your spam folder).



THE JUDGING PROCESS

All entries are fairly judged by an impartial review committee of international industry experts. Judges review each entry based on the criteria provided for that category. Their votes are compiled to create a short list of winner candidates. The judges then deliberate the final winners. We announce up to 3 semi-finalists and one main winner in each category.

OUR JUDGES


AWARDS TIMELINE

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  • The finalists for the global culinary travel awards are announced by may 31

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MEET A FEW OF OUR
PAST award winners


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