Future of Food Tourism

Ian Yeoman is Associate Professor and futurist at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand and the European Tourism Futures Institute, Netherlands. His research interests include tourism futures, scenario planning and revenue management.Una McMahon-Beattie is Professor and Head of Department for Hospitality and Tourism Management at Ulster University, UK. Her research interests include tourism and event marketing, revenue management and tourism futures.Kevin Fields worked in the hospitality industry before entering academia 23 years ago. He taught at three universities across hospitality, events and tourism courses – with specific interests in business tourism and food-related tourism.Julia N. Albrecht is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Otago, New Zealand. Her academic interests include tourism strategy and planning, visitor management and tourism in wine destinations. Kevin Meethan is Associate Professor at Plymouth University, UK. He has broad and interdisciplinary research interests including cultural change and global-local relations in tourism.

This book takes us on a journey from the past to the future of food tourism, an area of study that has only received attention from academic researchers recently. The various chapters take us through an eclectic range of topics. More than a melting pot of knowledge, it is a gumbo that mixes several ingredients but that allows us to taste, differentiate, and appreciate each of them.

• Foreword - Erik Wolf: To Boldly Go…Part 1: The Past, Present and Future 1. Ian Yeoman, Una McMahon-Beattie, Kevin Fields, Julia N. Albrecht and Kevin Meethan: An Introduction to the Future2. Stephen Boyd: The ‘Past’ and ‘Present’ of Food Tourism3. Ian Yeoman and Una McMahon-Beattie: The Future of Food Tourism: Star Trek Replicator and Exclusivity Part 2: Food Tourism4. Christine Hansen: The Future Fault Lines of Food5. Harvey Ells: The Impact of Future Food Supply on Food and Drink Tourism6. John Mulcahy: Future Consumption: Gastronomy and Public Policy7. Tobias Danielmeier and Julia N. Albrecht: Architecture as Driver of Future Winery Experiences8. Karen Hurley: Envisioning AgriTourism 2115 - Organic Food, Convivial Meals, Hands in the Soil, and No Flying Cars9. Kevin Meethan: Making the Difference: The Experience Economy and the Future of Regional Food Tourism10. Kevin Fields: Intellectual Property Rights and Food Part 3: Food Tourism and the Future Tourist11. David Scott and Tara Duncan: Back to the Future: The Affective Power of Food in Reconstructing a Tourist Imaginary 12. Ian Yeoman and Una McMahon-Beattie The Changing Demographics of Male Foodies: Why Men Cook But Don’t Wash Up! 13. Jennifer Laing and Warwick Frost: The New Food Explorer: Beyond the Experience Economy 14. Brian Hay: The Future of Dining Alone: 700 Friends and I Dine Alone! 15. Gianna Moscardo, Christina Minihan and Joseph O’Leary: Dimension of the Food Tourism Experience: Building Future ScenariosPart 4: Research Directions16. Eunice Eunjung Yoo: Food in Scholarship: Thoughts on Trajectories for Future Research17. Ian Yeoman, Una McMahon-Beattie and Carol Wheatley: The Future of Food Tourism: A Cognitive Map(s) PerspectiveEndnote - Sarah Meikle: The Future of Food Tourism