Vegans Find New Options as Part of Next Wave of Food Tourism
Photo Credit: Vegan tours are largely nascent but are increasing. Pictured are travelings at a cooking class in Toulouse, France. Flickr / Toulouse Convention Bureau
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Tour operators only launch tours that they see demand for, and in Intrepid Travel's case, there's no question that vegan travelers appreciate the attention and effort to design food tours that are just as delicious as any other.
Tour operators are used to accommodating special requests from travelers, particularly when it comes to food. But instead of making vegan and vegetarian travelers feel disconnected from a group, some operators such as Intrepid Travel are designing entire tours for these travelers as veganism and vegetarianism trend worldwide.
Localizing the trend has been critical to building the infrastructure for Intrepid to launch its vegan tours in Italy, India, and Thailand which roll out in 2019.
"We're making sure our suppliers have the same ethos as we do," said Darshika Jones, regional director of North America for Intrepid Travel. "We’re not necessarily flying in experts from somewhere else to identify things, we're doing it locally. Our local force is very aligned with our values but then
