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Journal of Tourism and Hospitality Education

Asian Institute of Technology & Management (AITM) School of Hotel Management

Journal of Tourism and Hospitality Education publishes applied and theoretical work on tourism inquiry, methods and practice. It welcomes interdisciplinary contributions and promotes critical approaches, new concepts, frameworks, methods, models and practices in tourism studies.

TourismHospitalityTourism EducationTourism Management

Journal of Tourism and Hospitality Education

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Article recordVersion of recordOpen accessVol. 7 (2017)August 4, 2026Cited by 3 · Crossref

Food Tourism Revisited

Though food is the basic need of human being, it is the best way to express the culture and the tradition of a community. Food as a tangible part of cultural and traditional representation attracts most of tourists arou…

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  • Ramesh Raj Kunwar

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Though food is the basic need of human being, it is the best way to express the culture and the tradition of a community. Food as a tangible part of cultural and traditional representation attracts most of tourists around the world. Food is one of the important pulling factors while selecting the destination. Though after information revolutions most of the facilities are at a click distance, food is the only one that needs the distance to be covered in order to discover the majestic taste in the native structure. Food majorly describes the patterns that communities are residing. Most of the native cuisine that attracts most of the foreigners is based on the native resources and way of preparing and presenting foods. In some countries food is not only taken as a means to generate income but also a means to protect their tourism.

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Serious leisureFoodscapesGastronomySlow foodSustainabilityBrand management

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