Gastronomy and tourism are natural allies and mutually reinforce one another. The many links between gastronomy and tourism and the opportunities for closer cooperation between both areas will be explored at the 1st UNWTO World Forum on Food Tourism, jointly organized by UNWTO and the Basque Culinary Center in Donostia-San
Once a year form April 13 to 15 the Songkran festival takes place to welcome the new year. Throwing of water is a traditional part of this festival and represents the respect and well wishing during the ceremony, which takes place all over the city of Chiang Mai in Thailand.
Bird-watching, one of the newer types of tourism is increasingly popular, especially in places such as Kuala Lumpur, where many different types of birds can be found. The worlds oldest rainforest in Taman Negara could serve as a destination for bird watchers, as it is home to more than 650
Trappe – More than 100 years ago, pieces of Norristown’s history were told in Cobalt Blue and earthenware and sold to locals for a limited time. On Sunday those commemorative rare plates memorializing the town’s 100th anniversary that was celebrated on May 5, 1912, brought two like-minded organizations in two
Four lines that have fallen to despair in Italy have been renovated and now provide a new experience along picturesque sceneries in the vintage 1920s steam trains. This project is inspired by the slow food movement and promotes a sort of slow tourism bringing tourists to experience the regional history
A group of students from Northumberland College studying for the Higher National Certificate in Travel and Tourism Management went to visit a rural part of Morocco on the edge of the Saharan desert. With the aim of supporting the local economy and community, the group visited many local attractions highlighting
The two day Mountain bike festival in Santa Cruz aimed at revitalizing the downtown area was a full success with more than 3.000 visitors only on one of the two days. The sixth edition of the festival attracted many more families and cultural visitors next to the sporty young teenagers.
The European Commission has launched a consultation on how science and innovation can best help the EU ensuring safe, nutritious, sufficient and sustainable food around the world. The discussion is linked to the theme of this year’s Universal Exhibition (Expo Milano 2015) “Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life”, which aims to
‘A trip to Italy’ is an Italian campaign aiming at attracting more Chinese tourists to the country for cultural tourism. By using social media to spread a new campaign picturing a Chinese tourists on her experience throughout Italy, the tourism board tries to reach out to the Chinese market….Read more
A city is a living being,” she says, “it has character and unless you walk barefoot on its roads, touch its buildings and really listen to its beat, you won’t really get to know it.” In other words, put down that smart phone and see the city you’re visiting with
This year Bristol is running Bristol 2015, the largest ever year-long programme about the future of cities. It’s doing so as European Green Capital of the year – the first time a UK city has been given the award. Encouraging behaviour change among Bristolians, as well as national and international
This year the magnificent and most pictured art project was a giant caterpillar that turned into a butterfly on the third day of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. Besides the Sunday night headliner Drake, and Justin Bieber, tourists are drawn to the event to admire the giant art
THE Travel & Tourism industry needs to put sustainability at the forefront of everything it does and businesses need to lead by example. That is according to David Scowsill, CEO & President of the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), who is asking sustainable tourism businesses to play their part
Eventbrite, which saw a 47 percent increase in food and beverage events from 2013-2014, surveyed 5,000 millennial festivalgoers in this category and found that 80 percent have attended at least three or more food, wine or beer events in the past 12 months. This brings us to the question: What
Europe’s diversity in art, landscapes, food and traditions have all helped make it the world’s top tourist destination. From Bucharest to Lisbon, Europe’s great variety in terms of scenery, services, cultures and people is unrivalled. However, for Europe to be competitive and continue attracting both EU and non EU citizens, we
A certain boy wizard, a handful of dwarves and a couple of princes who came in the cold made the theme-park mecca of Orlando the most visited destination in the U.S. last year. Tourism officials say more than 62 million people visited Orlando in 2014 – a new milestone for
