Modern travelers seem to seek these experiences as well. In 2014, the travel industry was abuzz about the possibilities of experiential travel: living like a local (or even better, with a local), taking cooking classes, volunteering, and more. Today’s travelers seek more than amenities and creature comforts, more than getting
ROME- The Neapolitan Art of Pizza-making has been put forward as Italy’s nomination for UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage List. The choice was made by the National Italian Commission (CNI) to the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, ahead of the World Expo 2015. READ MORE,..
Loco’l a restaurant from Roy Choi and Daniel Patterson taking shape at the corner of Turk and Taylor streets, at San Francisco’s Tenderloin district. The two high-profile chefs are dedicating Loco’l to bringing wholesome, chef-created fast food to the neighborhood — and from there, to revolutionizing the fast-food industry in America. To
Conflict Kitchen is an eatery that is also a not-for-profit experimental public art project based in the center of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in the United States. It encourages dialogue and promotes peace and coexistence through the food it serves from countries with which the U.S. is in conflict. Simply put, it
You’ve heard it a lot in the last few months: Europe is cheaper than it’s been in a long time. The time to go is now. But Europe is a big place. So where should you visit to make the most of the strong dollar? READ MORE…
For years, the strong euro has put off some travelers, not anymore, say travel experts, these days, the weak euro has been a boon to the European hospitality industry. READ MORE…
The people of Wexford are being given the opportunity to have their say about by the bid by Wexford, Waterford and Kilkenny to jointly become European Capital of Culture 2020. READ MORE..
Manchester has been named as the country’s new capital of culture by travel bible Rough Guides. The popular guidebook series hailed our city centre’s ‘forward-thinking’ attractions and developments, our ‘cool’ music scene – and our top restaurant chefs. READ MORE…
THE CITY of Plymouth has won a national award to recognise the work around improving access to healthier, affordable food. Plymouth was one of four UK cities to receive a Sustainable Food Cities Award for a range of its work, from catering to promoting healthy eating, waste, the environment and sustainability. READ
We’ve all had those conversations with travel bores who always seem to wash up in cool and relatively undiscovered destinations. The challenge is to find somewhere before even the travel bores get there. That’s what this list is about. READ MORE…
Exploring the idea of sustainable tourism not only secures the success of this industry in the long run, but it also allows for positive impacts to be made on the society and environment of Thailand, apart from the economy. READ MORE…
PUBLIC 2015 is a dynamic program comprising of a symposium, public art projects, exhibitions, film screenings and openings occurring at sites across Perth and regional Western Australia throughout April. As the name suggests the focus of PUBLIC is public space – its role within the city and creative influence on
The U.S. embargo on trade with Cuba, imposed in 1960, created an anomaly that has long defied geography, technology and globalization: Even as American travelers have grown increasingly familiar with distant locations in Europe, China, India and elsewhere, they have been legally banned from visiting the largest island in the
To be held between 22-24 April at the Expo Center Norte in São Paulo, the event follows in the footsteps of the huge success of the WTM Responsible Tourism Programme which has been central to WTM in London for the past nine years and includes the pioneering WTM World Responsible
The German city of Frankfurt, a financial hub with a strong green ethos, has been crowned the world’s most sustainable city. READ MORE…
Many people have also been posting selfies, promising to visit the country this summer, with the hashtag #IWillComeToTunisia. Tunisia desperately needs this show of solidarity to be followed up with action. The authorities must also be do everything in their power to reassure people that Tunisia is still a safe option for
