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28 Cities Join the UNESCO Creative Cities Network

28 Cities Join the UNESCO Creative Cities Network
2 December 2014

UNESCO announced that 28 cities from 19 countries joined its Creative Cities Network (CCN), which aims to foster cooperation among cities around...

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Food To Go, Brought To You | Sydney, Australia

Food To Go, Brought To You | Sydney, Australia
2 December 2014

Asking the public what change they wanted to see in the city, the City of Sydney Council say that one of the most resounding responses was for...

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Mobile Radio Station Gathers Stories Of Canada’s Main Streets

Mobile Radio Station Gathers Stories Of Canada’s Main Streets
2 December 2014

A project by Fixt Point, a Toronto based arts and media company, A Tale of a Town is a roving radio station that operates out of the...

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‘Township tourism’ is often best attraction

‘Township tourism’ is often best attraction
2 December 2014

In many ways, tourism has socially and economically shaped Cape Town over the past two decades. Cape Town is now so much more than a sea, sand and...

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International Istanbul Gastronomy Festival

International Istanbul Gastronomy Festival
2 December 2014

25 countries, thousands of domestic and foreign chefs and famous judges in the world… Culinary Professionals will come together in 29-31 January...

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An Argument for Adding Sustainability to TripAdvisor Ratings

An Argument for Adding Sustainability to TripAdvisor Ratings
1 December 2014

As the global economy rebounds and tourism reaches record heights, hotels are boasting more occupied rooms and higher rates. This is giving the...

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Can 10 startups change the way we eat?

Can 10 startups change the way we eat?
1 December 2014

Artificial intelligence, deep learning, big data, nutrigenetics, aeroponics and drones are just some of the emerging technology that will become...

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New York Becomes Fertile Hub for Tours Entrepreneurship

New York Becomes Fertile Hub for Tours Entrepreneurship
1 December 2014

As the peer-to-peer sector of the travel industry continues to grow, the tours and activities arm has struggled to take off in same manner as...

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Arterial Network | Launches Resource for African Arts Practitioners

Arterial Network | Launches Resource for African Arts Practitioners
1 December 2014

As the African Creative Economy Conference wrapped up on Saturday November 15th, the overall outcome celebrated Artistic Rights and Freedom of...

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Food Trends: Donuts In A Car Wash

Food Trends: Donuts In A Car Wash
28 November 2014

Eteries are constantly popping up in the most unlikely of places, the latest of which calls a car wash its home. Parked inside Westside Highway...

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Resurrected Kings and Queens Tell About Denmark's World Heritage Sites

Resurrected Kings and Queens Tell About Denmark's World Heritage Sites
27 November 2014

A new prize-winning app provides an opportunity to explore three of the Danish UNESCO World Heritage sites. The app will now be honored with the...

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An Intercultural Tool for Museums

An Intercultural Tool for Museums
27 November 2014

Developed by graduate students in Montreal and Antwerp, an ICC-inspired museum tool to support intercultural research, planning, and evaluation is...

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Joan Roca is founder and head chef of 3-Michelin-starred restaurant El Celler de Can Roca and was named World Best Chef in 2017 and 2018.

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Ramon Sentmartí

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.

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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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Votausi Mackenzie-Reur

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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