Purpose-Driven Tourism

By bringing together stories from around the world, this new volume explores the confluence

of tourism, cuisine, gender equality, and community development in tourism, presenting an

engrossing investigation in a world characterized by fast urbanization, growing globalization,

and the critical requirement for sustainable practices.

An inclusive and balanced approach to travel is highlighted, with tales of women in tourism

from around the world and how their participation encourages the tourism sector to contribute

to gender parity. An essential part of purpose-driven tourism is sustainable community

building, which also takes center stage in the volume. The book investigates the significance of

conservation initiatives, responsible tourism practices, and community participation that

highlight comprehensive strategies that can lead to the prosperity of host communities and the

protection of their natural resources while simultaneously benefiting tourists.

Emphasizing the diversity of cultural cuisines, the book delves into the complex relationships

between gender, sustainable community building, and gastronomy, offering engrossing studies

of gastronomy and cultural tourism, including beer and cultural heritage tourism in Germany,

the lure of coffee tourism in Colombia, how recreational fishing in Mexico leads to sustainable

development opportunities, the impact of gastronomy on social entrepreneurship, gastronomic

tourism in Peru, Indonesia, Mexico, and more.