Artisans, designers, agri-food producers, chefs and tourist agents are the main recipients of the seminar “Algarve Craft & Food – Internationalization of handicrafts, local food products and creative tourism”, as part of the “Algarve Craft & Food” project, which will take place on the 27th of October, from 9:30 am at the Algarve Hotel and Tourism School, in Faro.
This event "intends to contribute to the increase of skills in the internationalization of handicrafts, local food products and cultural and creative tourism in the region", according to the organization.
«The seminar aims to present cases of good national and international practices, in terms of the internationalization of cultural and creative industries, and to promote the exploitation of synergies for the creation of cultural and creative tourism programs in the Algarve», he adds.
Registration to attend the Algarve Craft & Food Seminar can now be made on the initiative's website.
The opening session is scheduled for 09:45 am and will be attended by João Fernandes, president of the Algarve Tourism Region (RTA), João Amaro, executive director of Tertúlia Algarvia, and João Ministro, from the QRER-Cooperativa for the Development of Low Density Territories, the three promoters of the “Algarve Craft & Food” project.
Algarve Craft & Food Seminar Program
Moderation: Alexandra Gonçalves – ESGHT -University of Algarve
09:30 am – Admission of participants
09h45 - Opening
João Fernandes – Algarve Tourism Region
João Amaro – Algarve Tertúlia
João Ministro – QRER-Cooperative for the Development of Low Density Territories
10:00 am – Creative tourism and collaborative networks
Caroline Couret – Creative Tourism Network
Cristiano Casa – Parma City of Gastronomy
Dália Paulo – Loulé Creative
10:45 am – Gastronomic and sustainable tourism – international perspective
Jane Connelly – Consultant in gastronomic tourism
11:00 am – Crafts – creativity, innovation and the destination's identity value
João Minister – TASA Project (Proactivetur)
11:15 am – Break
11:30 am – Creative tourism – Best practices and internationalization
Patricia Canejo – Singulartrips
Rikkert Barendse – Barrio Life
Marta Mota Pinto – Hotel Anantara Vilamoura
Gloria Dall'Orto – Algarve Food Experience
12h30 - Questions and Answers
13h00 - Closing
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