JOIN OUR EXCLUSIVE AMBASSADOR NETWORK

Our Ambassadors help us to preserve and promote culinary cultures through hospitality and tourism. They serve as key connections between our Association and destinations worldwide, passionately raising awareness of their local culinary culture. Ambassadors foster collaborations and identify synergies between private and public sectors within their destinations and our organization.

AMBASSADOR BENEFITS

Certified ambassadors of our Association enjoy the following benefits during your term:

• Monthly networking and knowledge sharing Ambassador meetings hosted by industry founder Erik Wolf
• Use of “ambassador” title in all of your social media properties
• Listing as an Ambassador on our website
• Access to private Ambassador discussion group
• Act as official Association representative or speaker at trade shows, conferences and media interviews
• Media referrals for interviews
• Work together to plan a FoodTreX Regional Food Travel Summit in your area
• Work together to hold a seminar, webinar, roundtable or training for professionals in your area.

Ambassadors who lose their status, or who resign, or who let their memberships expire, will lose access to the above benefits.

AMBASSADOR DUTIES

Our Ambassadors perform any or all of the following tasks:

• Serve as a liaison between our organization and the food, beverage, tourism and hospitality industries in your area -- you work in your own language, your own time zone and your own culture
• Distribute news and other information from our organization in your area (may need to be translated before distribution)
• Serve as a contact between our Association and media in your area
• Share content about your destination's culinary culture - we may post it on our website and share on social media
• Identify and support gastronomy tourism development projects in your area, and recommend the best ways we can work together
• Volunteer on an Association committee
• Hold a FoodTreX Regional Food Travel Summit in your area
• Hold a round table meeting, seminar or training session for professionals in your area
  

To become an Ambassador, you must first be a premium member of our GastroTerra community. Start by joining as a free member here. After logging in, follow these instructions to upgrade to the professional level.  Once you have upgraded, contact us to express your interest in becoming an Ambassador. We encourage you to be active in the GastroTerra community to demonstrate your commitment. If we believe you are a good fit, we will invite you to enroll in the required Ambassador training, which is free of charge.  Upon completing the training, you will immediately start enjoying your Ambassador benefits.