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World Travel Food Series Episodes To Be Filmed in Fiji

World Travel Food Series Episodes To Be Filmed in Fiji
9 May 2015

The love for food and culture has inspired world-renowned Chef Wan to bring his cooking adventures to Fiji. Chef Wan said: “I wanted to film in...

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Airbnb A Risky Business That Impacts Tourism Industry: HNL

Airbnb A Risky Business That Impacts Tourism Industry: HNL
8 May 2015

“Airbnb is a business where it’s unlicensed, they don’t collect taxes, they don’t pay taxes, they don’t support the...

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Seychelles Tourism Benefits Through Culture

Seychelles Tourism Benefits Through Culture
7 May 2015

The recent drive by the UNWTO and UNESCO to promote tourism through the consolidation of culture and to reposition culture as a story board of...

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Brand USA announces international culinary tourism campaign

Brand USA announces international culinary tourism campaign
5 May 2015

Brand USA, the destination marketing organization for the United States charged with increasing international tourism into the United States...

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Ecotourism and Sustainable Tourism Conference closes in Ecuador with Announcement

Ecotourism and Sustainable Tourism Conference closes in Ecuador with Announcement
5 May 2015

Ecuador has long been regarded as a leader in green growth and now the Ministry of Tourism of Ecuador; the Global Sustainable Tourism Council...

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66% Of Expo Tourists Visit For ‘Food, Culture’, Says Survey

66% Of Expo Tourists Visit For ‘Food, Culture’, Says Survey
2 May 2015

Florence, April 27 – Two out of every three foreign tourists to Italy consider food and culture their primary reasons for visiting, planning...

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1st World Forum On Food Tourism Opens In Spanish City Of San Sebastian

1st World Forum On Food Tourism Opens In Spanish City Of San Sebastian
1 May 2015

The first United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) forum on food tourism opened on Monday in the Spanish city of San Sebastian. Speaking...

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Study Classifies Future Travellers

Study Classifies Future Travellers
30 April 2015

In 2030, travellers will be categorised into six groups based on their values, behaviours and needs, according to a study entitled “Future...

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What Does The Rise Of ‘Dark Tourism’ Mean?

What Does The Rise Of ‘Dark Tourism’ Mean?
29 April 2015

Even for those who have no intimate connection to Jewish history, Auschwitz and other confronting destinations are now de rigueur on many holiday...

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Belfast, Malta and Alcazar de Sevilla Experience the Game of Thrones Effect

Belfast, Malta and Alcazar de Sevilla Experience the Game of Thrones Effect
29 April 2015

Cine-tourism has been thriving since 1985, when Meryl Streep fell for Robert Redford in Out of Africa and bookings for safaris in Kenya and sales...

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Plan to Boost Mizen Tourism with a Community Partnership Strategy

Plan to Boost Mizen Tourism with a Community Partnership Strategy
28 April 2015

A PLAN to develop a single Mizen Peninsula brand, promote economic diversification and establish a formal network of historical assets for...

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VisitBritain Chief Urges Governments To Act On Sustainability

VisitBritain Chief Urges Governments To Act On Sustainability
27 April 2015

Greenearth.travel director and former World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) president Geoffrey Lipman said: “We have not put the time...

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Managing Director of PRODECA, key stakeholder and supporter of Catalonia, World Region of Gastronomy 2025.

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Expert consultant in the cultural sector and former Director of Culture and Cultural and Natural Heritage at the Council of Europe.

IGCAT AMBASSADOR IN CATALONIA 2025

Blanca Cros i Moll

Expert in tourism and Head of European Programmes & International Relations at the Catalan Tourist Board.

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Francisco de Calheiros

Minho IN aims to create synergies with other areas that share the same views on competitiveness and economic development.

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Lluís Serra

Director of EUHT StPOL, the inspiration behind the European Young Chef Award and supporter of the first two editions in Catalonia.

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George Hatzimarkos

Governor of South Aegean, European Region of Gastronomy 2019 and a strong supporter of local culinary and cultural heritage.

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Chairlady of Regenerative Vanua with over 30 years experience in empowering and inspiring local communities in Vanuatu to make good food choices.

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