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Soul music and tourism combine to boost visitor numbers

Soul music and tourism combine to boost visitor numbers
4 September 2014

The Australasian Worldwide Music Expo (AWME) will receive $20,000 in funding from Tourism Victoria’s Events Program to help boost interstate and...

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Series of conferences to explore cultural networks across the Med

Series of conferences to explore cultural networks across the Med
2 September 2014

The Valletta 2018 Foundation will host the first in a series of annual conferences titled ‘Dialogue in the Med: exploring identity through...

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Yokohama hosting events as "Culture City of E. Asia"

Yokohama hosting events as "Culture City of E. Asia"
2 September 2014

This year makes the first year of the “Culture City of East Asia” project, which was agreed on by cultural affairs ministers from...

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Plan of Action: Where to meet Athens' new creatives

Plan of Action: Where to meet Athens' new creatives
2 September 2014

Crisis… what crisis? It seems that the economic downturn in Greece has brought a new outlook and fresh creative life to the city. ‘Greeks...

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Introducing The Conversation: The City Talking X Leeds 2023

Introducing The Conversation: The City Talking X Leeds 2023
2 September 2014

Cities should always be thinking about their future, but this year Leeds is thinking about a very specific point in its future: the year 2023...

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The 2014 Traveler 50: World's Smartest Cities

The 2014 Traveler 50: World's Smartest Cities
28 August 2014

We all know our world is increasingly urbanized, but what makes a city smart? A sense of place, for starters, says Ian MacFarlane, consultant for...

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Tourism Research and Management in a Rapidly Changing World

Tourism Research and Management in a Rapidly Changing World
28 August 2014

The Tourism Section of the Division of Geography of the KU Leuven is organizing an international conference with the title “Tourism Research and...

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Garden grows interest in medieval Limerick

Garden grows interest in medieval Limerick
28 August 2014

The Limerick Cultural Garden was a silver medal winner at this year’s Bloom Festival in Dublin, where it was viewed by 100,000 people. Inspired by...

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Gastronomy from around the globe

Gastronomy from around the globe
28 August 2014

The Four Seasons Bangkok’s World Gourmet Festival returns next month and brings with it an excellent opportunity to sample some fine...

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Culture as a priority for cities, regional and local governments

Culture as a priority for cities, regional and local governments
28 August 2014

SAVE THE DATE: The United Cities and Local Government (UCLG) Culture Summit will be hosted by the City of Bilbao, on the 18th until the 20th of...

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Academy of Gastronomy & Tourism opens in Domenican Republic

Academy of Gastronomy & Tourism opens in Domenican Republic
28 August 2014

The Dominican Academy of Gastronomy and Tourism was constituted on August 18, 2014, as a non-profitable institution aimed at showing and...

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Finding a place for cities in the UN’s “Sustainable Development Goals”

Finding a place for cities in the UN’s “Sustainable Development Goals”
28 August 2014

UCLG and its members are advocating for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that take local and regional priorities into account, in particular...

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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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Robert Palmer

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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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.

IGCAT HONORARY AMBASSADOR IN SOUTH AEGEAN 2019

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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