World’s Largest Food Travel Trade Network Launched

31 August 2019

Today the World Food Travel Association (WFTA) announced the launch of GastroTerra, the Association's new online community for professionals who are passionate about food and beverage tourism.


"We built GastroTerra to facilitate networking and learning among food & beverage tourism professionals worldwide. Before long, it will be the world's largest private network dedicated specifically to our industry." said the Association's Executive Director and food tourism industry founder Erik Wolf.


What is GastroTerra? GastroTerra is a private and secure online food & beverage tourism community. It's kind of like LinkedIn meets Facebook, on a mobile app, with many more collaborative features and no distractions. While anyone is welcome to join, GastroTerra is designed specifically for the food and beverage tourism industry.


It's very easy to use and having it on your phone as a mobile app makes it accessible for everyone to participate and stay connected on a daily basis.  GastroTerra is completely free of advertising so you can focus on what matters: building new business relationships and growing your professional knowledge.


Why Join GastroTerra? GastroTerra is the best place to network with other food and beverage tourism industry professionals. It is where you can find inspiration, ideas, guidance, networking, and industry camaraderie.


In addition to the launch of GastroTerra, the Association also rolled out a long list of new member benefits for its premium members and also a new free membership level. New benefits include exclusive education and research resources; useful tools to facilitate work with your local area; monthly webinars; sector specific discussion groups; a food travel trade event calendar; and many more. Learn more about GastroTerra and the new benefits.


Last but not least, GastroTerra is brought to you by the World Food Travel Association, a name you know and trust in food and beverage tourism. So what are you waiting for? We hope to see you over at GastroTerra soon!

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