The award-winning chef Jp McMahon, who is passionate about arts and food, has spoken about the upcoming Galway Food Festival, and what being crowned European Region of Gastronomy in 2018 would mean for Galway. McMahon is spearheading this year´s Galway food Festival. This year´s event “Exploring 100 years of Irish
The effects of climate change on food production around the world could lead to more than 500,000 deaths by the year 2050, according to a grim new study. Climate-related impacts on agriculture could lead to an overall global decline in food availability. Climate experts have long predicted severe consequences for
East Lombardy, European Region of Gastronomy for 2017 will be showcased at ITB Berlin, the world’s largest travel trade fair. Since March 1966, members of the travel industry, the media and interested parties from every part of the world have gathered in this trade fair in Berlin to get the
The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and the Government of the People’s Republic of China will organize the First World Conference on Tourism for Development in Beijing on 18-21 May 2016. Under the theme ‘Tourism for Peace and Development’, the event aims to kick start a high level debate on the
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
