The future of food tourism

Purpose – The authors identify five driving forces of changes that are shaping the discourses about food tourism. The paper aims to discuss this issue. Design/methodology/approach – The approach used by this paper is a general review. Findings – The five driving forces identified are: food tourism...

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Main Authors: Ian Yeoman, Una McMahon-Beatte
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Emerald Publishing 2016-03-01
Series:Journal of Tourism Futures
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Online Access:https://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/pdfplus/10.1108/JTF-12-2015-0051
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description Purpose – The authors identify five driving forces of changes that are shaping the discourses about food tourism. The paper aims to discuss this issue. Design/methodology/approach – The approach used by this paper is a general review. Findings – The five driving forces identified are: food tourism as political capital; food tourism as a visionary state; what it means to be a foodie; the drive for affluence and exclusivity; fluid experiences in a post-modernist world. Originality/value – The five drivers of change are identified as the core of any food tourism strategy for policy makers.
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spelling doaj.art-02a1a2b9b4c34f928701a283560365392022-12-22T02:15:02ZengEmerald PublishingJournal of Tourism Futures2055-59112055-592X2016-03-0121959810.1108/JTF-12-2015-0051The future of food tourismIan Yeoman0Una McMahon-Beatte1Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand and European Tourism Futures Institute, Leeuwarden, The NetherlandsHead of Department at Department for Hospitality and Tourism Management, Ulster University, Londonderry, UKPurpose – The authors identify five driving forces of changes that are shaping the discourses about food tourism. The paper aims to discuss this issue. Design/methodology/approach – The approach used by this paper is a general review. Findings – The five driving forces identified are: food tourism as political capital; food tourism as a visionary state; what it means to be a foodie; the drive for affluence and exclusivity; fluid experiences in a post-modernist world. Originality/value – The five drivers of change are identified as the core of any food tourism strategy for policy makers.https://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/pdfplus/10.1108/JTF-12-2015-0051FuturesFood tourismDrivers
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title The future of food tourism
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Food tourism
Drivers
url https://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/pdfplus/10.1108/JTF-12-2015-0051
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