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Diane Dodd

Second edition of World Tourism Forum held in Istanbul

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

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Diane Dodd

Vietnamese gastronomy needs more promotion, star chefs: pundits

Though many Vietnamese delicacies have been ranked on lists of the world’s best food and are gaining an increasingly stronger foothold among international gourmets, the much-coveted title of ‘the world’s kitchen’ remains elusive, according to local food experts. Concern was also raised that Vietnamese restaurants in other countries are not

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Diane Dodd

Hungary to strengthen cultural links with southern Europe

The Hungarian government is set to strengthen cultural links with countries in southern Europe, with the city of Pécs in south-western Hungary to play a crucial role. This development forms part of the government’s broad new cultural policy aim of “opening to the south”. Mayor Zsolt Páva held a press

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Diane Dodd

Qatar launches seventh annual food festival

The event will be held from March 22-28 2016. Last year’s event attracted 170,000 visitors over a five day period, while this year the event has been extended to ten days. This year, there will be a focus on Chinese food, as part of the Qatar-China 2016 Year of Culture

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Diane Dodd

UNWTO International Conference on Heritage Tourism, 24-26 February, Japan

Entitled “How do we foster, present and preserve world treasures”, the International Conference on Heritage Tourism organised by the World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) will be held at the Todaiji Temple Cultural Center, Nara, Japan, between 24 and 26 February 2016. The event aims to provide a forum for the tourism industry, governments, academia,

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Diane Dodd

University to promote Turkish cuisine

Yeditepe University´s department of gastronomy and culinary arts has become an official partner of the UNITWIN/ UNESCO Chairs “Food Culture and Development Program”.  One of the represents of this program is The Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC). In 2015, Yeditepe University´s culinary department signed the first partnership agreement with UNESCO

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Diane Dodd

A Nordic Transition

Over the last ten years, a group of top chefs, food journalists and other key players in the food world have been used the  “Manifesto for the New Nordic Cuisine” to promote Nordic cuisine in a number of contexts. Much of the manifesto was inspired by the principle of Slow

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Diane Dodd

GastroFestival Madrid 2016

  This year marks the 7th edition of the festival, which takes place from the 23rd of January to the 7th of February. More than 400 establishments are taking part in this event, which is meant to highlight the gastronomic delights of the city and pay homage to the national passion

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Diane Dodd

Pistoia Named Italy’s 2017 Capital of Culture

The Tuscan city of Pistoia was chosen out of nine finalists to be the Italian culture capital in 2017, Culture Minister Dario Franceschini has announced. The other finalists were Aquileia, Como, Ercolano (Herculaneum), Parma, Pisa, Spoleto, Taranto and Terni. Pistoia will thus succeed the current Italian culture capital, the Lombard city

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Diane Dodd

Ecotourism and Sustainable Tourism Conference in Tampa, 25th – 27th January 2016

The inaugural Ecotourism and Sustainable Tourism Conference (ESTC), organized by The International Ecotourism Society (TIES), is being hosted by the University of South Florida Patel College of Global Sustainability in Tampa. TIES is an internationally recognized nonprofit organization that seeks solutions for more environmentally sustainable tourism options, including ecotourism.  The ESTC conference

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Diane Dodd

Expofooding a gastronomic bridge in international relations

“Expofooding is much more than a Fair, it is an opportunity to combine culture, food and development” – Xavier F. Medina, Director of the UNESCO Gastronomy Chair. According to Rafael Anson, president of the Spanish Royal Academy of Gastronomy, “it is an excellent idea that gastronomy acts as a bridge

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Diane Dodd

Mapping for the Ark of Taste in Nariño and Chocó, Colombia

Nariño and Chocó – Under agreement No 204 of 2015 between the Department for Social Prosperity and the Latin American Center for Rural Development – RIMISP, and as part of the process to implement food and nutrition security policy in Colombia, RIMISP, Slow Food and Diversidad & Desarrollo have, since 2013, been carrying out a series of projects to

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Diane Dodd

Street food in Thailand gets fancy facelift at food festival

After Thailand took the 21st spot in the recent Best Countries ranking, officials have focused on what Thailand knows best – street food. The Thailand Stylish Street Food Makeover Festival 2016, sponsored by the Tourism Authority of Thailand, will transform the Central World shopping mall into a paradise for gastronomists by

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Diane Dodd

If you knew sushi: Japan in global quality crackdown

As an attempt to protect washoku, or Japanese cuisine, which was deemed an “intangible cultural heritage” by UNESCO (the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) back in 2013, the Japanese government is launching a new certification program in an effort to crack down on poor-quality sushi made overseas, local media

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Diane Dodd

Countdown Begins to European Capital of Culture Aarhus 2017

Daring and unforgettable, thought-provoking and creative, Aarhus 2017 has revealed a selection of highlights from its European Capital of Culture programme. Under the headline theme ‘Rethink’, a kick-off event detailed some of the iconic performances and works of art planned for Aarhus 2017, exactly a year ahead of its official

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