The Black Sea has been the cradle of many civilizations, a historic melting pot of cultures, tribes, religions and ethnicities. On its beautiful shores, people of different races and creeds have toiled for millennia contributing decisively to the development of mankind. Among other things, the Black Sea was always a sea full of life and hosted…
The Power of Taste, e.g. of food and drink, has been the subject of rigorous study. It has been scientifically proven that taste has power, namely because it affects one of the most basic human instincts, that of hunger. The influence of Taste is indisputable. It creates strong emotions in humans. Our emotions affect not only…
Businesses, destinations and organizations around the world are trying to figure out their next step to bring back business and get people spending again. And in fact, we are coaching our own community right now to plan for the future, innovate as needed and prepare for the relaunch of travel and tourism. Now is not the…
By Maria Athanasopoulou For about a month now, like most of you, I've been living at home due to the global crisis of Covid 19. My daily routine has changed dramatically. I don't go to the office anymore. I have canceled most of my professional projects for the next few months. Tourism has been hit hard…
by Erik Wolf In the nearly 20 years of championing the food tourism (a.k.a. culinary tourism or gastronomy tourism) industry, you can imagine that we have noticed many things. One thing we continue to notice, and which we don’t understand, is when destinations regard their food and beverage products and experiences as either something to look…
by Erik Wolf How can food tourism (culinary tourism, gastronomy tourism, wine tourism, beer tourism, et al, ad infinitum) actually help destination marketers and small business owners? The answer can be both easy or hard, and it depends on you. We hear this question a lot, and while the answer seems obvious to many of us,…