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Diane Dodd

World Tourism Day 2016 and the African Development Bank

The travel and tourism industry is recognizing World Tourism Day. Founded in 1980 by the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), each year World Tourism Day brings together the global tourism community to highlight a significant theme with implications for destinations large, small, cosmopolitan, and rural, on every continent. This

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World News
Diane Dodd

UNESCO’s Culture Conventions more important than ever

Destruction of cultural heritage has reached unprecedented levels. In light of this, and culture’s unique contribution to peace and sustainable development, the ratification, implementation and visibility of UNESCO’s six Culture Conventions are more important than ever. This was the focus of the Second Meeting of the Chairpersons of the Committees

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Diane Dodd

Developing ideas for sustainable destinations

IGCAT recently received international expert, Dr. Carlos Fernandes from the Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo, Portugal.  During his visit, he reported on the work that Minho is doing as European Region of Gastronomy 2016 in terms of development and  empowerment of local establishments.  As one of the founder regions

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