ConferenceLeeds and its conference ambassadors have pledged support for Leeds’ bid to become European Capital of Culture 2023, following Northern Ballet’s world premiere of Casanova in the city recently. Further support for the bid has also been recently announced, with high-profile sponsors including Yorkshire Bank, Yorkshire Building Society and Yorkshire
Somalia is famous for all the wrong reasons: it’s been called the most failed state in the world, and over a million Somalis have left the country over three decades of civil war. And yet, despite these incredibly difficult conditions, the values of Slow Food are thriving, all thanks to
To help people grasp the cosmos through senses other than sight, a scientist and a team of chefs are creating simple, elegant (and edible) metaphors for some of the universe’s most complex ideas g-ASTRONOMY is a collaboration with experimental chefs Jozef Youssef and Stefano de Costanzo, of London-based Kitchen Theory,
Madrid Fusion Manila, the global gastronomic gathering is back for a third serving and it is larger than ever, and along with it is the more long-term goal of establishing the Philippines as an important and vibrant culinary destination in the region. Held for three days at the SMX Convention
The 3rd International Congress on Ethics and Tourism, to take place in Krakow, Poland on 27-28 April 2017, will discuss ways to advance the commitment of tourism towards sustainable and responsible practices. The event is one of the major components of the ‘Enhancing the Understanding of European Tourism’ Project, conducted
Bangkok’s street food culture will survive a crackdown on vendors, Thailand’s tourism chief vowed Thursday, assuring travellers that a city renowned for its chaotic charm was not being remodelled into a Singapore-lite. The City Hall stunned Thais and tourists alike this week with plans to bar the capital’s world-famous food
The first Arts Rights Justice (ARJ) Academy will take place in Hildesheim, Germany on 24 – 31 August 2017, followed by the first international ARJ Conference on 31 August to 1 September 2017, both hosted and organised by the UNESCO Chair in Cultural Policy for the Arts in Development at
The UNESCO International Fund for Cultural Diversity (IFCD) supports projects that are consistent with the overall objective of the IFCD, and which cover the following areas of intervention that lead to structural change: the introduction and/or elaboration of policies and strategies that have a direct effect on the creation, production,
NATFA is delighted to announce the first edition of the International Summer Academy “ROCK THE BOAT! Entrepreneurship and Leadership in the Performing Arts and Creative Industries: International Trends and Local Specificity”, taking place in Sofia, Bulgaria, 12-16 June 2017. Registration is now open! The aims of the summer academy: To
The Jamaica Blue Mountain Tour will be one of the first projects of the Gastronomy Network, which was created with the intention to foster the growth of culinary tourism as a product niche for Jamaica. The rich history, culture and cuisine of the Blue Mountain region were on full display,
The United Nations have declared 2017 as the Year for Sustainable Tourism for Development. Five key priorities have been identified by the UN to promote sustainable development through tourism: inclusive and sustainable economic growth, employment and poverty reduction, environmental protection and climate change, diversity and heritage, and finally peace and
The French city of Dijon is set to become an international hub for French wine and gastronomy thanks to a vast development opening in 2019. The site will be home to exhibition spaces, a four-star hotel and an education center, with cookery courses from the renowned Ecole Ferrandi school. After
This year – thanks to the Foodie Forum and friends – there will also be a wonderful programme of family friendly, educational, gastronomy workshops at the Claregalway Castle Spring Garden Fair. This year, thanks to the Foodie Forum and friends, there will also be a wonderful programme of family friendly,
In 2016, Catalonia welcomed over 17.9 million foreign visitors, which equated to an expenditure figure of €17,328 million (increase of 12.8%). Catalonia has been the top destination for foreign tourists in Spain with over 23.8% of the total visits to the country, followed by the Canary Islands and the Balearic
More than 200 of the most influential members of the global restaurant industry will visit Australia for a diverse program of events next month, including the gala awards night which will be held at Melbourne’s Royal Exhibition Building on the evening of 5 April 2017. The group of media and
Launch conference for the project held on Thursday March 9 in San Andrés, Colombia. With a focus on the Mexican coast of Quintana Roo, home to the Sian Ka’an and Banco Chinchorro Biosphere Reserves, and the Seaflower Biosphere Reserve in the San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina archipelago in Colombia,
