Culinary Tourism Alliance

Our vision is to ensure culinary tourism is a meaningful and sustainable contributor to local economies in destinations worldwide. We work with communities to grow food tourism by leveraging the history, heritage, and culture behind the food and drink that makes each destination unique. Operating as a non-profit food tourism development organization, our mandate is to:

• Be a global leader in diverse and inclusive culinary and agritourism destination development
• Build destinations’ taste of place by supporting agriculture, viticulture, and aquaculture industries across the culinary tourism value chain
• Foster stakeholder engagement and relationship building resulting in new and/or enriched food and agritourism experiences that are mindful of the natural resources and cultural manifestations showcase
• Seek and encourage mutually beneficial partnerships to increase capacity, leverage audiences, promote innovation, and maximize resources
• Promote authentic tastes of place by sharing stories with pride, respectfully honouring the cultures that create these experiences