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UNWTO International Congress on World Civilizations & Creative TourismSofia, Bulgaria
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Last November 30th, the CTN participated at the International Congress on World Civilizations and Creative Tourism organized in Sofia, by the UNWTO and the Ministry of Tourism of Bulgaria. This high-level meeting gathered ministers of tourism from all over the world, eager to introduce the creative tourism in their strategic development, which generated very relevant presentations and debates. As a speaker, the director of the Creative Tourism Network®, Caroline Couret, stressed the importance to consider the creative tourism not only as a new demand to be fit with a mere agregation of businesses, but above all as an opportunity for the local governments to create a chain of values that benefits the destinations in terms of governance, local development, communities’ empowerment and talent attraction. Read more |
Creative Tourism in the WTM Business Magazine
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So pleased to share the extensive report on creative tourism published in the prestigious WTM Business Magazine and spread to the thousands of Hosted Buyers participating at the World Travel Market this year. Please press here to read it (pages-58-61) |
Upcoming: Fórum Internacional de Turismo CriativoCuiabà, Brazil
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This Fórum, to be held in Cuiabà (Mato Grosso, Brazil) on the next December 13th & 14th aims to offer brazilian SME's new tools and skills to develop their projects linked to tourism and creativity. A great opportunity to share experiences with international experts and practitionners. Read more |
It would be our pleasure to meet you in Fitur (Madrid, January 18-20). Please, feel free to contact us to schedule a meeting. info@creativetourismnetwork.org |
Call for proposals:
The State of the Art in Creative Tourism - Leading Research | Advanced Practices | Future Trajectories
June 1 - 2, Coimbra, Portugal
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The Creative Tourism Network® is pleased to share the call for proposals of the conference organized next june i Coimbra by our collaborators CREATOUR . This conference aims to bring together leading creative tourism researchers with creative tourism networks and practitioners to outline “the state of the art” – the main lines of research and key issues in both the research and practice of creative tourism. Read more |
Successful conference on creative tourism at WTM – London
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The conference organized by the Creative Tourism Network® within the World Travel Market, last November 8th in London, gathered hundreds of professionals interested in this new tourist trend. They could learn further through the lecture given by Caroline Couret, director of CTN, as well as from the presentations of three representatives of destinations members of the network: Mr. Vicent Torres Guasch, President of Consell Insular d’Eivissa (Ibiza Island Council), Mr. Alberto Peruzzini, Director of Toscana Promozione Turistica, and Mrs. Carita Santos, Responsible of Loulé Criativo (Portugal). All the destinations members of the network were also promoted within the conference and the trade fair. Read more |
Creative Tourism Awards 2016: and the winners are …
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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. And the CTA2016 go to ... Best Strategy for Creative Tourism Development: Visit Estonia Best Creative Destination : Pafos Region – Cyprus Best Creative Travel Agency : Human Connections (Mexico) Best Creative Residency : La Tavola Marche (Italy) Best Creative Experiences: The Place (Cyprus) More details |
Creative geyser in Ibiza!
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Ibiza Creativa, the new creative tourism program fostered by the Consell Insular d‘Eivissa (Ibiza Island Council), organized, last November 23rd, a training for the local entrepreneurs to design and promote creative tourism experiences. The President of the Consell Insular, D. Vicent Torres Guasch, opened the session, focusing on the immense potential of Ibiza to fit this new demand, thanks to its creative atmosphere, its creative people and the five municipalities’ involvement. Indeed, the work session highlighted the participants’s inexhaustible source of ideas and their willingness to work together. Read more |
Lucena bets on creativity
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The city of Lucena, andalousian member of the Creative Tourism Network®, organized last November 24th, a round-table on creative tourism coordinated by Miguel Muñoz Egea in which participated Juan Ignacio Pulido, coordinator of Lucena Unesco City Of Music project and professor at University of Jaen, Caroline Couret, director of the e Creative Tourism Network®, Juan Carlos Ábalos, executive manager of Zerca Hoteles, José Antonio García, coordinator of “Tu Historia Foundation and Manuel Lara Cantizani, councillor and Tourism Delegate of Lucena City Council. From their different sectors, they all highlighted Lucena’s potential to attract creative tourists and to buid its strategic development on its multicultural heritage and communities’ empowerment. Read more |
CTN participates at the European Young Chef Award
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This prestigious competition, organized by IGCAT (International Institute of Gastronomy Culture, Art and Tourism), and headed by the known Best Chef in the World, Joan Roca, as president of the jury, gathered last November 14th, 10 Young European chefs the Escola Universitària d’Hoteleria i Turisme de Sant Pol de Mar (EUHTStPOL), near Barcelona. Representing 10 Regions of Gastronomy they were asked to highlight the importance of local food products and cultures. After a hard selection process due to the finalists’ high level, the jury composed by Joan Roca, Ramón Serra, president of EUHStPOL, Dr. Jordi Tresserras, professor at the University of Barcelona, Dr. Diane Dodd, president of IGCAT; and Caroline Couret, director of the Creative Tourism Network®, awarded the greek chef Stamatios Misomikes. Read more |
Workshop on creative tourism at Toulouse Business School
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The director of the Creative Tourism Network conducted a workshop on creative tourism within the Master in Management of the Toulouse Business School - Barcelona Campus. By developping their own projects, the students could demonstrate their strong knowledges as well as their creative mind. Think&Create! |
Are you a T.O. or a travel agency?
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Professionals from around the worldtrained in Creative Tourism Management
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With the growing international demand for training in creative tourism management, the Creative Tourism Network® has created the International Institute of Creative Tourism – a pioneering program which aims to develop training adapted to this emerging sector, completed by consultancy services. Read more |
Indian MagazineTouriosity Travelmag, Media Partner of CTN!
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After a first report on Loulé Criativo, published in the edition of november of Touriosity Travelmag, we are proud to announce the continuity of our collaboration with this presitigious Indian magazine. As Media Partner, Touriosity Travelmag will be associated to CTN's events. On the other side, a section of Touriosity will be devoted each month to the creative tourism, in order to offer the Indian lectors (and travellers) a selection of creative activities and destinations worldwide. Read more |
Why being member of the Creative Tourism Network®?
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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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