Chocolate is one of the world’s most popular foods. Europeans in particular are passionate about cocoa – the chocolate industry is worth around £4 billion in Britain alone. Cocoa beans have travelled a long way from their ancestral home. Originally found in the forests of Mesoamerica, the beans were brought to
Since its inception, culture has been at the heart of UCLG’s agenda, as can be demonstrated by the adoption of the Agenda 21 for culture, the Policy Statement and the inclusion of culture in UCLG’s advocacy efforts related to the Post-2015 Agenda, including the activities of the Global Taskforce. The
Passengers and visitors can always look forward to an enjoyable experience at Singapore Changi Airport . Constantly rethinking the transit experience for today’s savvy global traveller resides at the heart of Changi, the airport has garnered more than 460 awards. The globally acclaimed Changi Experience ranges from the exciting SlideAT3
Even though the UK is selected to deliver an European Capital of Culture only in 2023, cities should already be thinking of bidding to obtaining this title. Nicola Greenan talks here about the need for any bid from the city Leeds. She is chair of Leeds Music Trust, an organization
One of the world’s largest artistic carousels with giant puppets spun in Western Bohemian Plzen in early September. That is how the city, famous for the production of beer, started its transformation into the European Capital of Culture 2015. The project, which starts January 17, will offer more than 50
Collaborating with surrounding towns, the village of Ruidoso and all of Lincoln County, a state program could bring ideas, money and exposure to the area. Building Creative Communities is part of a state initiative, the Arts and Cultural District designation, with the goal of revitalizing communities through arts, culture, tourism
As a successful outcome of being European Capital of Culture in 2008, Liverpool will now provide the blueprint for how the whole country should use arts and culture. This in order to boost young people’s chances and regeneration under a Labour government, said Harriet Harman, the party’s deputy leader. She
The rural world not only produces food, it also holds the cultural landscape, traditions, architecture, nature and knowledge of identity. Those who live there want to stay, but it is not easy; “from the 60’s, technological development tends to concentrate land and expels population”, says Ernesto Barrera, coordinator of the
IGCAT congratulates Plovdiv after the independent selection panel responsible for assessing the Bulgarian cities competing to be European Capital of Culture in 2019 has recommended that Plovdiv should be awarded the title. IGCAT experts Greg Richards, Diane Dodd, Mary Millor, Robert Palmer, Ernst Houdkamp and Danuta Glondys provided Plovdiv with training
Cyprus’ cultural development ranks highly among the government’s priorities, President Nicos Anastasiades assured,addressing on Friday evening the opening of the ‘Pafos Aphrodite Festival’, organized for the 16th consecutive year. ‘For this purpose we are promoting a series of further measures, with the first one being the restructuring of the management
What does responsible tourism look like in 2014? What are the experiences and destinations at the top of our travellers’ minds? The 200+ Longlist of the World Responsible Tourism Awards 2014, sponsored by the Sultanate of Oman Ministry of Tourism, reveals those organisations in the running to win the prestigious
The European Commission will have a significant presence at this year’s edition of the Salone del Gusto and Terra Madre event to be held in Turin, October 23-27. All speakers highlighted at the press conference that this remarkable participation of four Directorates-General at an international event held beyond the borders of
Latin America’s biggest food festival opened its doors to the public on Friday, bringing together chefs, restaurant owners, farmers and everyone else in the food business from across Peru and other parts of the world. The 10-day annual event, known as Mistura, is being held along the Costa Verde beach in
Millions of people will enjoy free access to thousands of historic and cultural sites, many of which are normally closed to the public, in 50 countries throughout September as part of the annual European Heritage Days. The European Heritage Days is a joint initiative of the European Commission and Council
The independent selection panel responsible for assessing the Bulgarian cities competing to be European Capital of Culture in 2019 has recommended that Plovdiv should be awarded the title. The other three cities short-listed after the initial selection round in December 2013 were Sofia, Varna and Veliko Turnovo. The formal nomination
Submissions are invited for a forthcoming book to be published in 2015, entitled: ‘Teaching and Learning Cultural Entrepreneurship: A global comparative analysis of course and program content in university – and community-based education for the cultural and creative industries’. Contributions to the book will be presented as part of the
