Our research, in papers here on RG, show the Dramatic effect of food tourism, especially gastro-tourism. They spend more each trip, stay longer, and eWOM tell more friends. And our 6+ model is a great help to the problem of overtourism.

Start here:

+ Gössling, S., Garrod, B., Aall, C., Hille, J., & Peeters, P. (2011). Food management in tourism: Reducing tourism’s carbon ‘foodprint’. Tourism Management, 32(3), 534-543.

+ Sims, R. (2009). Food, place and authenticity: local food and the sustainable tourism experience. Journal of sustainable tourism, 17(3), 321-336.

And my favorite:

+ Juvan, E., Grün, B., & Dolnicar, S. (2018). Biting off more than they can chew: food waste at hotel breakfast buffets. Journal of Travel Research, 57(2), 232-242.

Food becomes increasingly important part of tourism - it is often related to experience and local culture as well as to local development. A number of studies, I like Hall.

Traditional food and cuisine could be excellent tourist attraction in rural travel destinations and also claimed that eating local cuisine might be an integral part of the travel experience because food serves ad both entertainment and a cultural activity (Bessiere, 1998).

We can associate food with hospitality, which is one of the facial components created by the tourism industry.

You can see this article

https://ore.exeter.ac.uk/repository/bitstream/handle/10871/29896/CleaveP.pdf?sequence=1

Enogastronomy.

tourism of experiences making an association between tourism, gastronomy and wines. we have enogastronomy as a tourist product enriched with authentic experiences. you can have a look at my article. Best regards

Usually, the tourism is more developed in the coastal areas near the sea where people can naturally relax and sped holiday vacations. At the same time, the food in such areas is often based on the fish and seafood. Good examples are: Spain, Greece, France, Italy. Their traditional cuisine is very tasty. It includes lots of fish, vegetables, fruits, cereals, olives, cheese, vine, etc. All in very balanced combination. So, yes, there is certain, deep correlation between them.

Of course there is relation but not all what attracts tourists, it depends on the purpose of tourism. Poeple travel for many reasons not only food.

Yes, there is only a few percantage of foodies among tourists. Nevertheless, food can be a significant positive experiece foe any tourist.

Our research, in papers here on RG, show the Dramatic effect of food tourism, especially gastro-tourism. They spend more each trip, stay longer, and eWOM tell more friends. And our 6+ model is a great help to the problem of overtourism.

I think that relation between is the cultural activities from a destination, I mean if you are in an specific place, the food have specific characteristics.. in my country we have a lot of food diversity, and it is an important factor from local tourism

Gastro-tourism is a emerging niche market in the tourism industry targeting food festivals, taste specialists, and other related constituencies, also greatly affecting the hospitality sector. However, people who will plan a trip because of food are only a minority compared to travelers who consider what and where to eat during their journey. Therefore, food is and should be integrated within the entire travel package as a valuable sensory experience, energy booster and connection point with local cultures.

All the best,

MM

Food is a crucial part of culture. One way to know the society is by experience their food. Special food that can only be served at certain region could be promoted as quality tourism products and services which in turn could help the host community and local entrepreneurs in food-based SMEs.