Winners of our Global Culinary Travel Awards enjoy the global spotlight and exposure to our network of nearly 200,000 industry professionals each year.
The Global Culinary Travel Awards are the world's benchmark of excellence and innovation in culinary tourism from the world's leading industry authority.
Display trophy in your business & digital winner badge on your website. Enjoy mention in our social media, press releases, and in our industry newsletter.
Founded in 2016 originally as the FoodTrekking Awards, our awards program is our industry’s first and our industry’s largest and best respected awards program.
The Awards are a fun, affordable way to submit your year’s best work to be evaluated by an impartial panel of industry experts for a chance to be acknowledged publicly on a global stage.
Businesses of all types, organizations, and destinations of all sizes are welcome to apply.
Applying is easy. Simply select the category below that best represents your success. Click Apply Now on this page to get started.
Criteria and guidelines are downloadable during the application process, or you can also download them below on this page before you start your application.
There is a nominal entry fee of €49 that it helps to cover our program costs. There are no extra fees of any kind, even for the winners.
You can apply for multiple categories and yes, it’s OK to apply on behalf of your own business! Good luck!
SEVEN awards categories
In 2022, we aligned our award categories with our Association's new Practice Areas. Click below to read more about each category and start your application*.
*A modest fee of €49 per application helps to cover our costs to run the program.
All entries are fairly judged by an impartial review committee of international industry experts. Judges review each entry based on the criteria provided for that category. Their votes are compiled to create a short list of winner candidates. The judges then deliberate the final winners. We announce up to 3 finalists and one main winner in each category.
A FEW OF OUR RECENT WINNERS
AWARDS TIMELINE
Since the program’s inception, 65 businesses and destinations in 28 countries have won a FoodTrekking Award and showcased to the world their excellence and innovation in food and beverage tourism. What is the secret to winning? There is no secret formula, but we have put together a guide to help you get started as you think about your application. Download the guide by completing the form.
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Janet Crick, Jamaica Culinary Tours
2018 AWARD WINNER , MOST AUTHENTIC FOOD OR BEVERAGE TOUR OPERATOR EXPERIENCE
Daniel Tan, Owner, Food Playground
2018 AWARD WINNER, BEST USE OF FOOD/BEVERAGE FOR CROSS-CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING
Donald Contursi, Owner, Lip Smacking Foodie Tours
2018 AWARD WINNER BEST FOOD/BEVERAGE LAND TOUR
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