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| … NEWS … UPDATES …April 2014
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| Creation of the Creative Tourism Awards! | |||||||||||||
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Created by the Creative Tourism Network®, they aim to reward companies, projects and destinations over the world that are committed to creative tourism.The jury, headed by Professor Greg Richards, will assign the “Creative Friendly’s’”based on the criteria of quality, originality, innovation and sustainability. Further details coming very soon! |
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| Promotion of the member’s offers | |||||||||||||
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EIBTM, FITUR, BIT, SITC, Forum of Meeting Tourism … we’ve promoted our member’s offers and destinations in important fairs during the last weeks and could notice the professionals and travelers’ growing interest for this new tourist trend. | ||||||||||||
| Creative Tourism experiences over the world | |||||||||||||
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Blowing glass in Biot, learning painting in the Louvre-Lens or Austria, discovering the “Gaucha” traditions in Porto Alegre, performing a concert in Barcelona, participating in a cooking class in Galicia or Bangkok, weaving according to Mayan Tradition in Guatemala, producing chill out music in Ibiza or tavern songs in Sant Feliu de Guíxols, … they are only some of the many unique experiences proposed by our members. Please, discover them on the websites and social networks. Special issue coming soon! | ||||||||||||
| Creative … (and Responsible) tourism | |||||||||||||
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The Creative Tourism Network® was recently invited to the “Dialogue about Responsible Tourism” co-organized by the Corresponsables Magazine and the Observatory of Responsible Tourism of St Ignasi Tourism (Barcelona) in order to discuss with a pannel of tourism professionnal about the best practices of their respective activities. A complete report is about to be published. + Info | ||||||||||||
| Lectures, courses, and workshops about Creative Tourism. | |||||||||||||
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During the last weeks, we have been given lectures and classes to universities such as the Monash University of Melbourne, the Master in “World Heritage and Cultural Project for the Development” (Barcelona and Torino University), or the University of La Sorbonne, as well as workshops aimed to professional and public bodies willing to launch a creative tourism program.Should you be interested in organizing a similar session, please feel free to contact us. We will propose you a tailored one. Our panel is composed by experts, scholars and practitioners. + Info | ||||||||||||
| Creation of the International Institute of Gastronomy Culture Arts & Tourism | |||||||||||||
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The Creative Tourism Network® is collaborating with the recent created IGCAT which will play a leading role in developing the European Region of Gastronomy initiative as well as inform research on emerging synergies between gastronomy, culture, arts, and tourism sectors. + Info | ||||||||||||
| ******** UPCOMING EVENTS ******** | |||||||||||||
| International Conference on Cultural and Digital Tourism , Athens |
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The Creative Tourism Network® will participate at the 1st International Conference on Cultural and Digital tourism, that will take place in Athens on May 30th-June1st. Call for papers and registrations are still open.+ Info | ||||||||||||
| Conference: Regional Gastronomy: Between tradition and innovation? | |||||||||||||
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A meeting organised by the ATLAS Tourism and Gastronomy Group with the support of the International Institute for Gastronomy, Culture, Art and Tourism (IGCAT) in Ponte de Lima, Alto Minho, Portugal, 29-30 May 2014.+ Info | ||||||||||||
| ***** Why being member of the Creative Tourism Network®? ***** |
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For many – and good – reasons, among them:
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