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| Author(s): | P. Boniface |
| Publisher: | Ashgate Publishing Ltd |
| ISBN: | 0754635147 |
| Format: | hardback |
| 176pp | |
| Price: | £45.00 |
| Review Date: | 28 October 2003 |
| Review: | The basis of this book is to look at food and drink tourism as it is at present and how it is likely to emerge and develop. Food and drink tourism is essentially travelling for food and drink as a leisure activity. The book begins by discussing the general arena of food and drink tourism –: the overall environment, social context and general cultural currents leading to food and drink being objects of tourism and why such tourism is emerging now. It goes on to discuss aspects from the providers’ points of view. Food and drink tourism can help ‘save’ rural areas and retain the countryside’s traditions and the initiatives; projects and promotions currently underway in the UK are discussed. There are chapters on: food outlets and markets; accommodations that specialize in local food and other eating and drinking establishments; and special events. The relevance of particular products that have especial prominence such as wine, honey, meat, fish, cheese, apples, and cider and beer are all included. The author concludes by surmising on the opportunities, emphases, and steps for the future of food and drink tourism. |