In recent years, the popularity of cooking shows and celebrity chefs has escalated the interest and demand for culinary travel around the world. Food and travel go together naturally, since everyone must eat! A destination's culinary style reveals its history, culture and influences. Culinary travel bridges people and cultures.
According to Fiona Jeffery of the World Travel Market, food tourism today is where eco-tourism was 20 years ago; people are starting to take an interest. Travellers today look for more experiential, hands-on, interactive tourism experiences. Whether it is taking a cooking class in a school or a gastronomy trip to an exotic destination, culinary travel is poised to gain a fast-growing segment of the world’s travel industry.
This May 25-27, 2007 Vancouver , Canada will host the first World Culinary Travel Expo. The expo will be held within the EAT! Vancouver festival (www.eat-vancouver.com) at B.C. Place Stadium -- and 25,000 visitors are expected at the event.
Vancouver is a buzzing hub for innovative food trends and as a Hip Foodie Paradise that is renowned for its globally diverse, rich culinary and cultural attractions. |