Reflections and learnings on food tourism development in Scotland and Canada: Two case studies to inform potential food tourism development

Abstract

The following paper presents critical review and learnings from two food tourism development case studies. The first case study being national in scope is the development of Scotland’s food tourism action plan in 2018, led by Scotland Food & Drink and the Scottish Tourism Alliance. The second case study, regional in scope, is the development of an Indigenous food tourism strategy in Northern Ontario, Canada led by Indigenous Tourism Ontario. The goal of this paper is to provide review, reflections, and learnings from real-life food tourism development planning and implementation projects led by the authors. The learnings presented in this paper are intended to inform future community-based and participatory approaches to strategic planning for food tourism development