The Culinary Tourism Development Index (CTDI) is the Association's premier culinary tourism analysis tool for destinations. The CTDI comprises several earlier analytical components such as Destination Culinary Quality Assurance, which have now evolved into a newly updated and comprehensive analytical index and report.

The Index can be used as a gauge by destinations to see how their culinary tourism development compares on a relative scale of 1 to 100. Most importantly, in addition to a numerical ranking, the CTDI also provides an in-depth analytical report that can serve as a road map for a destination's culinary tourism development, including branding initiatives.

A CTDI assessment can take anywhere from a few days to a few months to complete, depending on the complexity of the analysis and size of the destination.

Each Product Development project is managed by a dedicated internal project manager using a state-of-the-art and easy-to-use team collaboration and project management system. Association members please consult your Member Benefits page to see discounts you may be entitled to.

Product Development solutions are provided by the ICTA's sister organization, Epicopia Culinary Tourism Consulting.