ONTARIO CULINARY TOURISM ALLIANCE

Welcome to the Ontario Culinary Tourism Alliance website - your virtual farm to fork and vine to wine business collaboration network. The information you exchange through this site will help your organization while building capacity for culinary tourism in Ontario. If your organization is based and located in Ontario and has an interest in showcasing regional Ontario food and drink products through tourism, you are in the right place.

Some of the benefits to farm operations, restaurants, wineries, craft breweries, cideries, accommodations, tour operators, retail, food distribution networks, cooking schools, farmers' markets, attractions, processors, festivals, events, universities, colleges and more include:

• Instant admission to a broad network of culinary tourism expertise.
• Direct connections to potential business opportunities.
• Search engine to locate Ontario grown products and ingredients.
• Solid support for regional, grass roots development of culinary tourism.
• Information on the latest trends and research.
• Tools to assist with marketing and promotion.
• Opportunities for added media exposure.
• Access to web forum for immediate feedback on ideas, questions and business opportunites.
• Information on culinary tourism education and best practices.

Find out more about the benefits of OCTA particpation by checking out the About Us section.

As a member of the following organizations you may register on line now at no charge - your  fees have been paid as part of your membership with;

Niagara Culinary Trail, Norfolk County, Ontario Cattlefeeders' Association, Ontario Farm Fresh, Ontario's Finest Inns & Spas, Ontario Hostelry Institute, Ontario Restaurant Hotel Motel Association, Resorts of Ontario, Savour Muskoka, Savour Ontario Dining, Savour Ottawa, Taste Trail (Prince Edward County), Tourism Toronto, Wine Council of Ontario. 

If your restaurant is registered with the Savour Ontario Dining programme at www.savourontariodining.ca - you may register on line now at no charge - your fee has been paid as part of your involvement with this programme. 

If you are interested in culinary tourism getaways and experiences, please go to www.distinctivegetaways.ca