According to Huffingpost Travel, there’s no doubt that street art has been experiencing a cultural rebirth in Europe. In the past,many referred to graffiti as the ugly duck of the arts. Back in the day it was considered a kind of vandalism that made cities dirtier and belittled their prestige,
Global Travel have published a guide where you can find some interesting tips to add “extra green” to your journey. “Just because we love traveling doesn’t mean that we have to stop paying attention to our environmental footprint while we’re on the road. Sure, it may be a bit easier at home, where
According to SUMOFUS….the active ingredient in the world’s most widely used weed killer, Monsanto’s Roundup, has just been classified as “probably carcinogenic to humans” by the World Health Organization. The evidence against glyphosate, the dangerous ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup, is mounting and the bio-tech giant is furiously scrambling to discredit
Wine Art VAS is a company created by Sofia and Natalia Vas. As an artists, they have collaborated on different projects for years, but recently they gathered their passions for art and wine and have created Wine Art VAS, a new project that have them embarked on this new adventure
Sumof Us.org has pointed out that “a worker at a McDonald’s in Brazil has worked for a year and a half and was fired for speaking out”. He learned that “McDonald’s exploits not just its employees, but my country as well”. McDonald’s is allegedly breaking laws, dodging taxes, and withholding worker
No matter the name, the intent is the same: travel with the lightest environmental and socio-cultural footprint possible to maintain or improve conditions in all communities around the world and ensure their health for years to come. A lofty goal, but with a change in perspective and a little bit
For many a European tourist near the end of the 20th century, Spain was the place for a summer holiday. It had all the essentials: proximity, good food and wine, sandy beaches and culture aplenty, from museums to music, dance to drama. Visitors could fast in Madrid’s legendary Escorial monastery,
JetBlue Airways recently launched a grant program focused on sustainable tourism in the Caribbean. As education and the environment are key pillars of the airline’s corporate social responsibility platform, these grants will focus on using science to improve the travel experience for customers and communities now and into the future.
A project designed to certify and standardise meals made to suit special health and nutrition needs of tourists and other people staying in tourist, health and rehabilitation facilities, called Healthy Meal Standard, was launched in Zagreb earlier this week. The said meal standardisation project, devised by its owner, 29-year-old Diana
WTM London and the World Food Travel Association (WFTA), the world’s leading authority on food and drink tourism, have partnered to bring the Association’s food travel expertise to this year’s show delegates. “We’re delighted to have the opportunity to bring food travel education to WTM. Food and drink have become
“BERGAMO 2.035, smarter citizens & glitchy food. The food local system through an analysis by the University of Bergamo and Harvard Graduate School of Design” – The research is focused on the development of local food, adopting the metaphor of “glitches” as applied to urban environments, or those anomalies and
European tourism is maintaining a firm footing this year according to the European Travel Commission’s latest report, “European Tourism 2015 – Trends & Prospects.” A significant majority of European destinations registered positive growth in the pre-summer months proving the resilience of the sector and underlining its significance as a contributor
One of the best ways to get to know a place is through its food, and it’s increasingly easy for travelers to experience firsthand the foraging trend popularized by chefs like René Redzepi of Copenhagen’s Noma. We dug up an array of cooking schools, hotels and passionate locals offering tours
In a world in which the abundance of mass communication has ensured greater access to cultures, cuisines, relationships; diplomatic actions become increasingly visible. Cultural knowledge brings us closer as we embrace both the differences and the similarities that exist between countries. When clients feel their heritage is respected, their religious
The formerly-sharing-economy—now more accurately called the rental economy—is now in full disruption mode, not just at the edges. Consumers have already spoken with their apps, especially for companies like Uber and Airbnb, and now the big change is coming to the hitherto relatively hidebound corporate travel sector. The data shows that
ENCATC has announced its 23rd ENCATC Annual Conference “The Ecology of Culture: Community Engagement, Co-creation, Cross Fertilization” to be held from 21-23 October 2015 in Lecce, Italy. Find out more here. ENCATC has also published the Conference report “New Challenges for the Arts and Culture: Is it just about money?”. Download the full
