The future of food tourism
Purpose The authors identify five driving forces of changes that are shaping the discourses about food tourism. The paper aims to discuss this issue. Design/methodology/approach The approach used by this paper is a general review. Findings The five driving forces identified are: food tourism as political capital; food tourism as a visionary state; what it means to be a foodie; the drive for affluence and exclusivity; fluid experiences in a post modernist world. Originality/value The five drivers of change are identified as the core of any food tourism strategy for policy makers.