Food Travel Talk TV Launches

10 April 2020

We’re all about firsts here at the World Food Travel Association. Today we’re announcing our new monthly culinary travel trade talk show, Food Travel Talk TV.

WHAT IS IT?
Food Travel Talk TV is a talk show created by and for the world’s culinary travel trade industry. The team at the World Food Travel Association created it to inspire our industry with ways to help us all to do business better. Each month, we invite industry thought leaders, opinion makers and trendsetters to discuss important topics for our industry’s benefit. The show is 100% online.

HOW TO ATTEND?
It’s free to watch the show live, but space is limited, and registration is required.

PAST EPISODES
We will publish episodes of Food Travel Talk TV on our YouTube channel (April 2020 is our first episode and will be posted on April 16).

SPONSORS
If your business, organization or destination is interested in sponsoring an episode of Food Travel Talk TV, please get in touch. We would be happy to explore opportunities with you.

The World Food Travel Association has launched every first our food tourism industry has seen – the first global food tourism trade conference, the first food tourism guidebook for a US state, the first food tourism guide for the USA, the first global research on culinary travel , the first market research profiles of food-loving travelers, the first food tourism handbook for professionals , the first food tourism trade podcast , the first online food travel trade summit , the first food travel industry awards , and now, the first food tourism live “television” broadcast. “The only source of knowledge is experience,” said Albert Einstein. You can count on us at the World Food Travel Association to leverage our experience and continue to innovate for you and our industry! Are you a member yet? If not, you can join here our GastroTerra online member community.

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