The Rise Of Food Tourism Infographic

The Rise of FOOD TOURISM ENOTECA D'OU SCINTU THE IMPORTANCE OF FOOD IN TRAVEL 88.2% of survey respondents consider gastronomy a defining element of the brand image of travel destinations. 11.8% of respondents considered gastronomy to play a minor role. SPENDING ON FOOD IN TRAVEL $ $ $ $ $ $ $ 24 OVER A THIRD OF TOURIST SPENDING IS DEVOTED TO FOOD. TRAVELLERS WHO SEEK TO LEARN ABOUT UNIQUE DINING EXPERIENCES ROSE: 50% 41% 2006 2013 The American Culinary Traveler Report 2013: The percentage of US leisure travellers who seek to learn about unique dining experiences on their travels rose from 40% to 51% between 2006 and 2013. ARE RESTAURANTS THE NEW ART MUSEUMS? aesthetic taste Dillstone, horseradish & Granita from Pickled Bacon-wrapped grilled cheese sandwich Cucumber. This dish is on chef Rasmus Kofoed's The infamous bacon-wrapped grilled cheese sandwich by Buzzfeed menu at Geranium in Copenhagen. Riflessione sull'insalata mista Lean tuna at Sukiyabashi Jiro Ono's menu at Sukiyabashi is composed like a concerto lasting only 30 minutes, with each piece of sushi meant to be eaten right after it's served. This dish is a salad presented by chef Massimo Bottura at his restaurant Osteria Francescana. Camouflage: A Hare in the Woods. Pani Puri is a common street food in India Bottura's menu is composed not only of dishes, but of avant-garde paintings and sculptures that are also edible. People seek out foreign foods in the same way that they seek out other elements of foreign cultures like art, music and architecture. SOME OF THE WORLD'S MOST POPULAR FOOD FESTIVALS SAN FRANCISCO MAINE SPAIN PHILIPPINES SINGAPORE MELBOURNE The Melbourne Food and Wine Festival pulls in an attendance of over 250,000. The Pahiyas Festival in the Philippines drew in a record-breaking attendance of 3.2 million locals and tourists in 2015. SAVOUR in Singapore drew in 18,000 foodies in 2014. La Tomatina in Spain drew in 50,000 people in 2013. The Maine Lobster Festival draws in a crowd of 30,000. MAINE LOBST FESTIVA Rockland, ahster Cani The San Francisco Street Food Festival draws a crowd of around 50,000 yearly. Sources: VENNGAGE World Tourism Organization Global Report on Food Tourism, 2012 The American Culinary Traveler The Rise of Food Tourism, Skift Report 2015 2010 World Food Travel Association (WFTA) Report Create an infographic at www.venngage.com