Global Culinary Travel Awards 2023 Winners Announced
22 September 2023
Winners Announced for the 2023 Global Culinary Travel Awards
Today the World Food Travel Association announced the winners of its 2023
Global Culinary Travel Awards. This is the seventh year of the Awards, which recognize excellence and innovation in six categories within the gastronomy tourism industry. This year’s winners are:
Best Agricultural or Rural Experience for Culinary Travelers
Eco Resort Butuceni
(Moldova)
Best Beverage Experience for Culinary Travelers
Berd's Hotel MGallery
(Moldova)
Best Program to Promote Culinary Culture to Visitors
Alberta Food Tours
(Canada)
Best Sustainability Solution in a Culinary Tourism Experience
Spoon
(Puerto Rico)
Best Use of Technology in a Culinary Tourism Experience
World of Mouth
(Finland)
Best Wellness or Health Experience for Culinary Travelers
Foraging with Jakelina
(Israel)
The Global Culinary Travel Awards (first called the FoodTrekking Awards) were introduced by the WFTA in 2015 to set a benchmark for excellence and innovation in our industry. The Awards open every March 1, and winners are announced every September. This year, six winners were chosen from 99 entries from 18 countries.
Culinary travel was officially recognized as a niche industry in 2001 with the publication of a white paper, “Culinary Tourism: The Hidden Harvest.” Since then, the industry has experienced tremendous growth in both the quantity and quality of products and experiences for culinary travelers.
We wish all our winners future success in the years to come.
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Our judges have completed their final deliberations and we are pleased to announce the finalists and winners of our Association's 2024 Global Culinary Travel Awards. Best Program to Promote Culinary Culture to Visitors Eat & Walkabout (Spain) Best Beverage Experience for Culinary Travelers City of Nicosia (Cyprus) Best Culinary Heritage Product or Experience for Travelers Marang Marang Women's Association (Philippines) A press conference featuring the three winners will be streamed live with the winners on Wednesday, October 30 at 15:00 London, UK time. Visit our YouTube channel on that date, and be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel in order to be notified!
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