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TTIP controversy: The European Commission and Big Tobacco accused of cover-up after heavily redacted documents released

The European Commission has been accused of a cover-up after refusing to release details of talks between its officials and the tobacco industry during negotiations over the proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) treaty. Corporate lobbying campaigners published documents that revealed the EU’s executive body had met and corresponded

31 August 2015

Blog

D.Paul Schafer publishes: The Secrets of Culture

D. Paul Schafer, an IGCAT expert, has recently published The Secrets of Culture. He presents us with a deeply personal and extensively researched perspective on culture and what a cultural age would look, feel, smell, taste, and sound like. In doing so, he challenges us to liberate our sensibilities and

31 August 2015

Unilever: Climate action is not compatible with membership in a pro-TTIP lobby group.

Multinational corporations like Nestlé and Coca-Cola are alarmingly powerful on their own. Now imagine the weight of an organisation that represents the interests of a dozen of these mega-corporations. May I introduce you to FoodDrinkEurope. Read original article at actions.sumofus.org

27 August 2015

Cities and Culture

With Tourism Booming, Spain Seeks ‘Classier’ Visitors

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,

18 August 2015

Experience Tourism

JetBlue Launches New Grant Program to Increase Planning for Sustainable Tourism

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.

17 August 2015

Regions and Gastronomy

Food Certification Project Healthy Meal Standard launched

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

16 August 2015

Experience Tourism

WTM London partners with World Food Travel Association

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

15 August 2015

Cities and Culture

BERGAMO 2.035, Smarter Citizens & Glitchy Food

“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

14 August 2015

Experience Tourism

European Tourism On A Firm Footing Towards The Peak Travel Season

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

13 August 2015

Regions and Gastronomy

Best Travel Destinations for Food Foraging

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

12 August 2015

Regions and Gastronomy

Culinary Diplomacy: Building Global Ties through Cuisine

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

11 August 2015

Cities and Culture

23rd ENCATC Annual Conference Announced And 2014 Report Published

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

9 August 2015

Regions and Gastronomy

Eat Like a Local in Europe’s Top Tourist Spots

For a meal in London, Paris or Rome that’s worthy of its setting, skip the laminated menus, dodge the tourists and head to one of these authentic favorites. Travelers plan their entire vacations around visiting the great monuments and cultural meccas of Europe, from the Colosseum and the Eiffel Tower to the

9 August 2015

Regions and Gastronomy

U.S. to Europe: Don’t Move My Cheese

A dispute over protecting geographically based food names like ‘gouda’ and ‘gorgonzola’ is the latest sticking point in the Asia-Pacific trade talks. Feta is Greek. Gouda is Dutch. But both are also as Wisconsin as it gets. In the heat of the Trans-Pacific Partnership talks, a raging debate has broken

7 August 2015

News & Updates

TTIP controversy: The European Commission and Big Tobacco accused of cover-up after heavily redacted documents released

D.Paul Schafer publishes: The Secrets of Culture

Unilever: Climate action is not compatible with membership in a pro-TTIP lobby group.

With Tourism Booming, Spain Seeks ‘Classier’ Visitors

JetBlue Launches New Grant Program to Increase Planning for Sustainable Tourism

Food Certification Project Healthy Meal Standard launched

WTM London partners with World Food Travel Association

BERGAMO 2.035, Smarter Citizens & Glitchy Food

European Tourism On A Firm Footing Towards The Peak Travel Season

Best Travel Destinations for Food Foraging

Culinary Diplomacy: Building Global Ties through Cuisine

23rd ENCATC Annual Conference Announced And 2014 Report Published

Eat Like a Local in Europe’s Top Tourist Spots

U.S. to Europe: Don’t Move My Cheese

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