Amongst the several initiatives from the different spanish regions, this year Catalonia has presented an original stand at Fitur, featuring a kitchen with pantry included. The idea was to stress that, along with Minho in Portugal, Catalonia has been awarded European Region of Gastronomy for 2016, a prestigious title that
This year San Sebastián, Spain, has been honoured European Capital of Culture 2016 and the resident´s plans are to celebrate this amazing title in style. How? Well, the residents and visitors of San Sebastián will be invited to become part of the cultural program. Pedro Subijama, chef of one of
The Word Food Travel Association will present the upcoming edition of Eat Spain up! at FITUR, as part of the 8th Forum on Responsible Tourism. Eat Spain up! is a cultural event aimed at sharing Spain´s rich and varied food culture with the public abroad. The event, which takes place in a
How could gastronomy be a vehicle for preserving the richness of the Amazon in its many dimensions? This was the question last month when, Dr. Julie Kunen, Director of the Latin America and Caribbean Program at Wildlife Conservation Society, joined a group of chefs (including Pedro Miguel Schiaffino of the
The year-long celebration of art and culture that is the European Capital of Culture kicks off on the weekend of 15-17 January in Wrocław, Poland. On 17 January, the opening ceremony will be held with a concert dedicated to the works of composer Iannis Xenakis. Opening ceremony The ceremony will
The Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW), the largest gathering on sustainability in the history of the Middle East, starts today. The goal of this event is to bring experts and visitors from more than 170 countries to discuss important problems related to sustainable development, water security and renewable energy. For
Experts working on the evaluation of the Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe have been invited to a joint-working-meeting at the European Institute of Cultural Routes in Luxembourg. It is an opportunity for the experts to meet Stefano Dominioni, the new Director of the European Institute of Cultural Routes
The 8th International Wine Tourism Conference (IWINETC) will take place in Catalonia on 5 and 6 April as a part of its Gastronomy and Wine Tourism year and its year as a holder of the European Region of Gastronomy award with the support of the Catalan Tourist Board and the Diputació
Special Announcement January 4, 2016 FOOD TOURISM SEMINAR IN MADRID World Food Travel organisation’s partner Koan Consulting is organizing a seminar on local food tourism development: “Landscape to Table. Creating a Food Destination”. The seminar is oriented for local food producers/ distributors, restaurants, travel agents, students and the general public.
IGCAT is back after the Christmas holidays and in full expectation that it will be an exciting new year for everyone! This year is an exciting one – it is the first year that regions host the title European Region of Gastronomy, with a whole range of events taking place
The intensive one-year Master´s Degree in Arts and Cultural Management at the International University of Catalonia (UIC) in Barcelona commenced in October 2015. Once again, the UIC invited Dr. Diane Dodd, Executive Director of IGCAT to design and lead a course for international students on the subject of Cultural Policies
The United Nations (UN) General Assembly has approved the adoption of 2017 as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development. The decision comes at a particularly important moment as the international community embraces the new Agenda 2030 and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), approved by the UN General Assembly
Agri-tourism is a joint initiative of the Ministry of Tourism, Trade Commerce, Cooperatives and Industry and Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Forestry Fisheries and Biosecurity. The objective of the partnership is to address inter-ministerial development issues covering both Ministries at policy level. The director of Tourism Development, George Borugu explains that
The competition for European Cultural Capital 2021 reached the intermediate stage after the short list was announced, with the cities chosen to compete for this title. These cities are Bucharest, Timisoara, Cluj-Napoca and Baia Mare. The announcement was made by the Ministry of Culture. In total, there were fourteen Romanian
Palestinian chef Johnny Goric has cooked for President Barack Obama and served as a judge on the Palestinian version of Masterchef, a reality TV cooking show. In July, he put out his first cookbook — but rather than publish in his native Arabic or in English, Goric’s debut recipes are
IGCAT organised a European Capitals of Culture introductory seminar on 11 December 2015 for candidate cities or cities considering putting their names forward the coverted title. With increased competition and spiraling costs to bid, cities were guided through the pros and cons of bidding to be European Capital of Culture. Two leading experts, Robert
