Foodtour - "gold mine" for developing tourism economy

Lam Dong cuisine has built its brand in developing culinary tourism.

Mr. Nguyen Huu Huong - Vice President of Vietnam Kitchen Association, President of Lam Dong Province Kitchen Association said that culinary tourism is gradually becoming a type of tourism with many competitive advantages in building Lam Dong's tourism brand.

According to Mr. Vu The Binh - Chairman of Vietnam Tourism Association, "Exploiting the strengths of cuisine to develop tourism economy is one of the solutions proposed in Vietnam's tourism development strategy to 2030".

According to Mr. Binh, Vietnam has a diverse culinary culture, each region has its own special dishes, creating richness and increasing the experience of culinary tourism. Taking advantage of culinary advantages, many localities across the country have focused on developing cuisine, planning and building "culinary maps" to stimulate tourism, attracting visitors to experience. These Foodtours bring significant revenue to the organizing units, creating more jobs for workers.

Speaking about Lam Dong, the Chairman of the Vietnam Tourism Association added: Lam Dong is a locality with many active activities in building brands and promoting local culture through unique culinary products. “For example, the first Vietnam Talent Chef Competition - 2025, it is both a "playground" to create connections between chef associations across the country, and to affirm the importance of cuisine in developing the Lam Dong culinary tourism brand”.

The first Vietnam Talent Chef Competition - 2025, hosted by the Lam Dong Chef Association, on August 12, at Ariang Restaurant (Lam Vien Ward - Da Lat), gathered nearly 150 professional chefs from 25 provinces and cities across the country. "The theme "Flavors of the Highlands and the Sea" has encapsulated the entire desire of the Organizing Committee of the competition for a connection, sharing, and mutual development of tourism between the three localities of Dak Nong, Binh Thuan and Lam Dong, after merging into the new Lam Dong province". 48 competing teams used typical ingredients of the plateau, combined with seafood to create 144 attractive dishes.

Ms. Ngo Thi Phuong Thao - a tour guide from Ho Chi Minh City shared: "Recently, travel agencies in Lam Dong have focused on introducing tourism products related to cuisine, bringing memorable experiences to tourists. Experiencing cuisine is not only about enjoying delicious dishes, it is also about experiencing the cultural identity and life of the community at the tourist destination".

From her career as a tour guide, Ms. Ngo Thi Phuong Thao affirmed that any place with special food and beverage services will make a good impression on tourists. Cuisine helps tourists satisfy their need to explore the art of cuisine, thereby increasing the length of their stay, at the same time, increasing the average spending, creating revenue for the locality.

Ms. Ngo Thi Phuong Thao added: “To build the Lam Dong culinary tourism brand, in the coming time, the locality needs to research and digitize culinary experience points and Lam Dong's special dishes on a specialized app so that tourists can easily access them, and travel agencies can conveniently design Foodtours, in order to promote the development of local tourism economy”.

Source: https://baolamdong.vn/foodtour-mo-vang-de-phat-trien-kinh-te-du-lich-387923.html