Coffee Culture Destinations and Tourism

This book explores the various aspects of coffee culture around the globe, relating the rich history of this beverage and the surroundings where it is produced and consumed to coffee destination development and to the visitor experience. Coffee and tourism venues explored range from the cafe districts of Australia, Canada, Germany and New Zealand to the traditional and touristic coffee houses of Malaysia and Cyprus to coffee-producing destinations in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Pacific. This is a must-read for those interested in understanding coffee in relation to hospitality and tourism. Readers should gain a new appreciation of the potential for coffee-related tourism to contribute to both destination development and pro-poor tourism objectives.

"An intriguing perspective on the social and cultural dimensions of an experience we all take for granted. Through a series of international case studies the authors have illustrated a series of linkages between tourism and the world of coffee-including the relationships of coffee to hospitality, cafe environments as social places, coffee production and tourism destination development and coffee tourism as an agent of cultural change." Alister Mathieson, Humber College Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning, Canada

A companion to Tea and Tourism; Tourists, Traditions, and Transformations (2007) this volume examines coffee tourism in the contexts of culture, destination, and responsibility or fair trade. Specific topics include coffee-house culture and tourism in Cyprus, coffee tourism in Kona, Hawaii, a case study of a coffee roasting cooperative in Canada, and coffee events around the world. An introduction provides a brief history of coffee's relationship to hospitality and a table presenting a sample of coffee-growing countries by region. Contributors are scholars from universities in North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia and a tourism industry professional from Tanzania. Distributed in the US by UTP Distribution. Annotation ©2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)