February 2024
The global culinary tourism market revenue surpassed USD 13.83 billion in 2024 and is predicted to attain around USD 70.92 billion by 2033, growing at a healthy CAGR of 19.92%. The increasing participation of the government and private organizations in the expansion of travel and tourism activities is driving the growth of the culinary tourism market.
Culinary tourism is also known as food tourism. It is the process of attracting travelers with the local and authentic food of the destination. The world is diverting through the modernization and preference of people towards new and innovative activities, in which culinary tourism is preserving the authenticity of the culinary heritage by preserving traditional cooking techniques, food rituals, and others. Restaurant guides, pub bar/crawls, night makers, street food tours, walking food tours, traditional restaurants, pop-up restaurants, cooking classes, in-location tastings, and wine/brewery tours are some types of popular culinary tourism activities.
The rising attraction towards the travel and food industry
The increasing travel and food industry due to the rising preference for exploring food and local heritage while traveling to different locations is contributing to the expansion of culinary tourism.
Culinary tourism enhances the local culture and cuisine
Culinary tourism helps enhance the local culture and preserve the cultural heritage of tourist places. Culinary tourism celebrates local food, traditional dishes, local specialties, and other cultural activities related to food.
Technological advancements in the food and travel industry
Technological advancements, such as the emergence of applications that provide details about popular and local restaurants, delicacies, and travel recommendations, enhance the traveler experience and provide more ease to travelers with their travel destination.
Adding benefits to the food and hospitality industry
Food is the identified aspect that attracts travelers or consumers, and food helps identify the destination identity. Culinary tourism helps promote local and traditional food, which increases the number of travelers in the place, creating additional revenue for the country and creating new jobs.
Europe dominated the culinary tourism market in 2023. Europe is the largest revenue-generating region in terms of culinary tourism. The diversity of the culture and regional food is driving the expansion of the culinary tourism industry in the region. European countries have the largest number of purely culinary tourists. The European countries have greater tourist attractions due to their large cultural heritage. The supporting government policies of the regional countries with expanding tourism and culinary travel.
Asia Pacific is expected to show the fastest growth in the culinary tourism market during the forecast period. The growing size of the population and the disposable income in the population are driving the travel and hospitality industry. The regional countries have diverse cultural heritage and food. The availability of highly rated cuisines and Michelin-starred restaurants in the regional country is accelerating.
Report Attribute | Key Statistics |
Market Revenue in 2024 | USD 13.83 Billion |
Market Revenue by 2033 | USD 70.92 Billion |
CAGR | 19.92% from 2024 to 2033 |
Quantitative Units | Revenue in USD million/billion, Volume in units |
Largest Market | Europe |
Base Year | 2023 |
Regions Covered | North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, and Middle East and Africa |
Market Segmentation
By Activity
By Booking Mode
By Tourist Type
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