The 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.

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 Future

2. Stephen Boyd: The ‘Past’ and ‘Present’ of Food Tourism

3. Ian Yeoman and Una McMahon-Beattie: The Future of Food Tourism: Star Trek Replicator and Exclusivity

Part 2: Food Tourism

4. Christine Hansen: The Future Fault Lines of Food

5. Harvey Ells: The Impact of Future Food Supply on Food and Drink Tourism

6. John Mulcahy: Future Consumption: Gastronomy and Public Policy

7. Tobias Danielmeier and Julia N. Albrecht: Architecture as Driver of Future Winery Experiences

8. Karen Hurley: Envisioning AgriTourism 2115 - Organic Food, Convivial Meals, Hands in the Soil, and No Flying Cars

9. Kevin Meethan: Making the Difference: The Experience Economy and the Future of Regional Food Tourism

10. Kevin Fields: Intellectual Property Rights and Food

Part 3: Food Tourism and the Future Tourist

11. 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 Scenarios

Part 4: Research Directions

16. Eunice Eunjung Yoo: Food in Scholarship: Thoughts on Trajectories for Future Research

17. Ian Yeoman, Una McMahon-Beattie and Carol Wheatley: The Future of Food Tourism: A Cognitive Map(s) Perspective

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