The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), Basque Culinary Center (BCC), VISITFLANDERS and the city of Bruges announced that the sixth UNWTO World Forum on Gastronomy Tourism will take place on October 31 – November 2, 2021, in Bruges, Belgium.

Under the theme of “Gastronomy Tourism: Promoting Rural Tourism and Regional Development,” the event will focus on the contribution of gastronomy tourism to social and economic integration. It will also highlight its untapped potential for job creation, regional cohesion and sustainable growth.

Building on UNWTO’s work on advancing innovation across the tourism sector, the forum also represents an opportunity for experts from across the growing field of gastronomy tourism to share new ideas and best practices and place the two sectors at the center of plans for recovery.