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Urban Delights: New Perspectives for Vienna’s Culinary Tourism

November 20, 2025

As part of the lecture “Product Assessment and Product Development in the Context of an Urban DMO: The Case of Food Tourism in Vienna,” our Master’s students of the Master’s Program in Urban Tourism & Visitor Economy Management visited the BO-Yo chocolate museum in Vienna together with Prof. Dimitris Koutoulas.

Eine Gruppe präsentiert stolz die von ihnen hergestellten Schokoladenkreationen.
© Dimitris Koutoulas
Die Personen in gelben Schürzen bereiten zusammen Schokoladenprodukte in einer lebhaften, bunten Umgebung zu.
© Dimitris Koutoulas
Ein Gruppenfoto von fünf Personen, die Zertifikate über ihren Besuch des Schokoladenmuseums in der Hand halten und freudig in die Kamera schauen.
© Dimitris Koutoulas

The aim of this practical course is to analyze culinary tourism offerings in other cities and regions and compare them with those in Vienna. The goal is to develop concepts for product development and marketing strategies.

The excursion enabled students to learn about innovative food experiences and to experience the interplay of product development and destination marketing directly on site.

Prof. Koutoulas is a renowned expert in culinary tourism, teaches at the University of Patras in Greece, among other places, and enriches the course with international best practices.

>> More information about the Master’s Program in Urban Tourism & Visitor Economy Management