IFWTWA is the organization of choice for food, wine, and travel writers

The International Food Wine and Travel Writers Association creates programs and services to enhance professional development and facilitate networking while creating a marketplace for destinations, brands, and media professionals to collaborate. We strive to meet the dynamic needs of our writers’ community making a lasting impact on the careers of our members.

Blue Fog Sunrise by Meryl Perlstein

IFWTWA is the organization of choice for food, wine, and travel writers

The International Food Wine and Travel Writers Association creates programs and services to enhance professional development and facilitate networking while creating a marketplace for destinations, brands, and media professionals to collaborate. We strive to meet the dynamic needs of our writers’ community making a lasting impact on the careers of our members.

Membership Promotions:

Associate Member Promotion: DMOs, CVBs and PR, save 50% ($128) on your first year membership. Offer good from November 29, 2024 - July 31, 2025

IFWTWA 2025 Conference

Save the date for the IFWTWA 2025 Professional Development Conference in Lafayette, Louisiana from October 12 – 16.

2025 IFWTWA Photography Contest

Congrats! Therese Iknoian

Her winning entry was ‘Finding the Beat’.

Members Spotlight of the Month

Jeffrey Spear

Tour Cayuga in the Finger Lakes

Michelle M Winner

Dalida Mediterranean Restaurant in San Francisco

FWT Article of the Month

Joelle Machia

Dalida: Mediterranean Magic in San Francisco’s Presidio
by Joelle Machia

Maui Rainbow by Sharon Kurtz
Maui Rainbow by Sharon Kurtz

Upcoming Webinar

Lake Palourde taken by John Corso

Discover the Magic of Louisiana’s Bayou Country

April 30, 2025, 11 AM Pacific

Seductive waterways, hypnotic beauty, and magical memories await in the heart of Louisiana’s bayou country. The Cajun Coast and Houma offer some of America’s most beautiful and mysterious natural areas—ready to be explored!

Our 2025 Conference Sponsors