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PRESS & FAM TRIP in LOULÉ 

(Algarve, Portugal)

Experience the Creative Tourism in Loulé,

1st. Portuguese Creative Friendly Destination®

Loulé is the 1rst city in Portugal to become member of Creative Tourism Network®

This municipality is much engaged with this new tourism approach in order to promote their local arts, traditions, history and culture. This has been included in the local development strategy of the council for the city and its territory. Several activities are already happening and many others are being prepared.

Next 26th and 27th of September, Loulé invites the local community, visitors and journalists to visit the city and participate, for free, in several creative activities that will happen in the historic centre.

Traditional dancing, jewellery, graphic design, natural painting, gastronomy are some of the workshops waiting for the participants.

We invite you to join us these days and become a "louletano" (name of the habitants of Loulé), sharing these experiences!

More information:

www.loulecriativo.pt

loulecriativo@cm-loule.pt   or  press@creativetourismnetwork.org

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Art & Tur Festival and Conference, Porto, Oct.2015

254 competing films from 53 countries are participating at  ART&TUR Festival 2015!

Created in 2008, the ART&TUR International Tourism Film Festival, celebrated in Porto, is already a worldwide reference. Throughout its eight editions, it has rewarded works of cinema and quality media that promotes tourism from all over the world within its many facets.

The winners will be revealed during the Awards Ceremony , on October 24th in Oporto.

As part of the Festival, the International Conference on Cinema, Destination Image and Place Branding will take place on October 2'th-22d, in order to bring together researchers and practitioners interested in the advances and business applications of tourism marketing.

Differently to the common conferences where a discrimination between keynote and ordinary speakers is the normal procedure, in this conference all presentation will run in plenary sessions. Consequently, only a maximum of 18 papers will be accepted.

Paper submission deadline is September 30, 2015 

More info: [+]

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CREATIVE TOURISM AWARDS 2015: OPEN CALL

Created by the Creative Tourism Network®, the Creative Tourism Awards aim to reward companies, projects and destinations worldwide that foster this new generation of tourism, characterized by the active participation of the tourists in artistic and creative activities.

The Awards will be announced within the World Travel Market, next  November 4th in London.

Deadline to apply is September 15th, 2015.

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Interview with Philippe Wauquaire about

the creative tourism in Japan

The creative tourism is primarily a peer-to-peer tourism. It offers the travelers the opportunity to live unique experiences, shaped through encounters with the locals, far from the tourist clichés. Philippe Wauquaire was predestined to foster this new tourism in Japan. His passion for martial arts led this Belgian, born in Kinshasa, to settle in Japanese land in the 80’s. His expertise in tourism in Europe and Japan, as well as his perfect knowledge of both cultures, naturally led him to create a unique offer of creative activities within the Airserve agency, of which he coordinates the Inbound department.

We’ve met this pro-active and creative organizer, we are proud to count among the members of the Creative Tourism Network®.

Read the interview

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Creative holidays worldwide

From a class of glass fusing in Venice or Biot, to a dance workshop in Ibiza or Porto Alegre,  through a cooking lesson in Japan, Portugal and Thailand, or your concert performed in Barcelona, our partners guarantee you unique experiences all over the world, for all the budgets. Keep connected to our Facebook page, enjoy visiting their websites, and of course, feel free to contact them! We have selected them for their expertise and their friendliness! :)

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Creative Tourism at the World Travel Market

London, November 2-5

The Creative Tourism Network® will give a seminar on creative tourism within the next World Travel Market in London, net London. 

All the details coming very soon!

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New collaboration with the

Toulouse Business School

The CTN will launch next october a collaboration with the Toulouse Business School, prestigious institute established in Toulouse, Barcelona, Paris and Casablanca.

We will conduct a 6-hours workshop on "Cultural and Creative Tourism" within the Master 2 - Option "Tourism & Services Management".

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International Summer School of

the Institute of Cultural Heritage (Québec)

 The Creative Tourism Network® had the pleasure to conduct a training within the International Summer School of the Institute of Cultural Heritage (IPAC) - University of Laval (Québec), that took place last may in the Spanish city of Gandia.

We would like to congratulate the Professor Habib Saidi, director of IPAC and the International Center of Gandia - University of Valencia for the excellent organization that offered the students the opportunity to deepen their knowledge on agro tourism from the participation of international experts as well as participating in a rich program of study tours.

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Saint-Jean-Port-Joli (Québec)

greets its first groups of creative tourists

Few time after the launching of its creative tourism program, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, the first Canadian Creative Friendly Village, is attracting groups travellers willing to live unique experiences with the locals. Groups of tourists are currently discovering the destination (intangible) heritage through a wide array of sculpture, photography, dance, crafts, among other interesting workshops! Congratulations!

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Turismo&Attualità presents

the creative tourism

The Italian magazine Turismo&Attualità has dedicated a depth article to the creative tourism as a new tourist trend, illustrating it with exemples from the CTN's members.

We would like to congratulate them and to thank them for this very exhaustive report.

Read the article (p. 52-54)

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Canadian Magazine recommends the CTN

to Tour Operators

Benoît Schmautz, journalist at the Pax Magazine (Logimonde), dedicated a report to the creative tourism as a new trend for the tour operators to include in their offers. As focused on Europe, the article recommends destinations like Biot (France), Namur( Belgium), Loulé (Portugal) or Ibiza, as well as the  members of the Creative Tourism Network® in general. Our pleasure to share it!

 

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Creative tourism or the future of cultural tourism

Creative tourism or the future of cultural tourism

Article published by ACCOR.  

French version available here.

Travel trends' What if travel was also a great opportunity to develop your creative potential? This month, our "Travel Trends" column takes a look at creative tourism, a concept that is attracting a growing number of enthusiasts...  Read more.

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The Creative Tourism, among the

NEW TRENDS for 2015!

The Spanish Magazine Hosteltur includes the Creative Tourism as the key-tourist-trends for 2015, mentionning the Creative Tourism Network® as a referent for this new sector.

Let's read it!

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Lectures, courses and seminars on Creative Tourism

We know that many of you are seeking to launch a business or a project related to creative tourism and would like to have some support for this.

Whether you are private companies, public bodies or universities.

We can offer you consultancy services tailored to your needs, as well as a wide range of lectures, seminars, workshops, and training sessions.

The Creative Tourism Network® has a panel of experts in creative tourism, cultural tourism, creative industries, culinary tourism, sustainable tourism, etc. headed by Professor Greg Richards, co-founder of the creative tourism concept .

Please don’t hesitate to contact us about your project and we will give you customized solutions.

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Why being member of the Creative Tourism Network®?

For many - and good - reasons, among them:

• To launch or foster your creative tourism program thanks to the assessment, communication and press services of the Network.

• To belong to a Network whose common denominator is the excellence to promote a new kind of tourism based on quality and authenticity...

We have created new membership categories to fit your needs. Please, find further details here, or feel free to contact us:

info@creativetourismnetwork.org

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