IGCAT recently launched a new degree course on event management for hospitality students studying at EUHTStPOl. The course aims to introduce the students to smart strategies for cultural and food events management. The course aims to give students an insight in the complexities of organising a food festival or similar
Congratulations are extended to Rhodes for being pre-selected for the title European Capital of Culture. IGCAT experts visited Rhodes (Greece) on twice to give their advise and expertise by leading intensive workshops. The experts worked extensively with the Rhodes 2021 bid team and public authorities, NGO’s and the university in support of Rhodes’ bid. The workshops
Within the framework of Catalonia, European Region of Gastronomy 2016, the Catalan Tourist Board has declared 2016 the Year of Gastronomy and wine tourism as an opportunity to focus promotional efforts in tourism Catalonia through generic and specific actions related to the experiences of wine and culinary tourism. One of
Catalonia, European Region of Gastronomy 2016. The region of Catalonia has officially begun its tenure as European Region of Gastronomy 2016, under the slogan Som Gastronomia, or “We are gastronomy”. The European Region of Gastronomy project is the work of the International Institute for Gastronomy, Culture, Arts and Tourism (IGCAT),
“I arrived in Havana very much wanting my first meal to be what I thought of as authentic Cuban. I was, at first disappointed. Then I was just interested to find that the restaurant that were getting the best ingredients and doing the best job with hiring enough staff to
IGCAT was invited to visit Cava Codorniu’s as part of the Ambassadors Programme for Catalonia on Friday 19 February in Sant Sadurní d’Anoia, Barcelona. The Ambassadors programme was created by the Catalan Tourist Board in order to connect leading ambassadors to different attractive areas of the region. Cava Cordorniu is one
Few music genres have had a considerable global impact as reggae. Reggae grew from its roots in Jamaica to influence societies and other musical forms across the world. In Africa in particular, reggae has apparently contributed to the development of counter-cultural movements. It seems long overdue that Jamaica is preparing to
SomeOfUs is a worldwide movement of people that work together to hold corporations accountable for their action and forge a new, sustainable path for global economy. Every day supermarkets throw away tons of good food, and cause plastic by truckload to end up in the ocean where animals including turtles
Madrid Fusion Manila (MFM) 2016 will take place from April 7-9, 2016 at the SMX Convention Centre, Pasay City, Manila, Philippines. The first and only Asian edition of Madrid Fusion, it is the most important international gastronomy congress in the world, celebrated annually in Madrid since 2003. MFM brings together the
As more farmers invite the public to on-farm events or sell farm-made products, they experience more risk, more regulations and need more insurance, experts say.Not knowing the law isn’t an excuse for not following it, notes Laura Fisher, education and outreach manager for Farm Commons, which specializes in legal issues
A growing number of Russian regions realize that tourist business, if properly organized, can be a good source of income. How can Russia attract tourists, if there is no warm sea and not too much sunshine? Interesting events could be a way out – festivals, concerts, inserts, celebrations, forums and
German judges dealt a blow to EU-US free trade agreement talks after declaring a proposed arbitration court illegal. The European Commission last September proposed setting up an investment tribunal court that would allow firms to challenge government decisions as part of its larger Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). Critics
On Friday 12 February, Pelle Øby Andersen from The Food Organisation of Denmark will represent Aarhus/Central Denmark Region in Milan at the BIT Fair (The largest tourism fair in Italy). The region has been invited alongside Riga-Gauja Region and East Lombardy as regions for hosting the European Region of Gastronomy 2017Award.
Galway’s hunger to be designated an official European Region of Gastronomy 2018 will come to a head next month with the presentation of the Bid Book to an international jury of experts. The European Region of Gastronomy (ERG) is not just a culinary award; the programme is designed to link
The second edition of World Tourism Forum was held in Istanbul, 4-6 February 2016. Considering that the summit is in its second year this was a highly successful event that attracted more than 7,000 participants and more than 100 speakers. The main idea of the World Tourism Forum is to
25 and 26 February- 7th International Congress on Rural Tourism (Palacio de Congresos Baluarte, Pamplona, Navarra) In Pamplona, Spain, there will be the seventh International Congress on Rural Tourism, which focuses on the important issue of diversification in rural tourism: food&wine tourism, 0km tourism and active tourism. One of the
