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The Condé Nast Travel, one of the most prestige magazines dedicated to tourism of excellence, has distinguished Portugal as best country to travel to in 2013.
Despite Portugal having seen already recognized the excellence of several of its hotels and of other tourist products, this was the first time Portugal has been distinguished as a country...
Phil Keoghan, kiwi host of US reality show The Amazing Race, is keen to share secrets from the place he calls home - Christchurch and Canterbury, New Zealand. He hopes that visitors will get to experience the best Christchurch and Canterbury have to offer.
The way to get the best out of a destination is to look for local knowledge and hear...
In the past only students could attend the GWC-Weinexpress -a Bus that takes you on a winery tour through Rheinhessen with guided visists at different Best Of awarded estates. Starting this summer also locals and tourists have the possibility to discover Germanys biggest winegrowing area on special tour dates.
Twice a month in august, september...
As last reported, MasterCard® Worldwide appointed Specialized Tours & Events, Travel Network member for Cape Town I Cape Winelands, to create 10 unique and priceless culinary and wine experiences in the Cape Winelands, that will be available exclusively to MasterCard cardholders.
We were delighted that following on this, MasterCard®...
Specialized Tours were appointed as Event Managers for the 2013 Best Of Wine Tourism Awards Ceremony held at the South African winner La Motte Wine Estate. Specialized Tours worked in close co-operation with the GWC Committee members for Cape Town I Cape Winelands, made up of the Cape Winelands District Municipality, the City Of Cape Town and...
One of the most respected observers of the global wine industry and a frequent speaker at major international wine events, has called South Africa "amongst the most exciting wine countries in the world" and says he is "dazzled by the complete revolution in wine and wine tourism" that has been taking place in the country over the past 25 years....
Wines of Canterbury are excited to announce the results of the 2013 Canterbury Wine Awards
The event, in its second year, was an unqualified success in terms of the response from the local industry. Forty-six (46) medals were awarded across the six categories. 73% of the wines entered earned medals.
Dr. Neil Pattinson, who is on the Wines of...
Official promotional film “Oportonity City” awarded at the “Film, Art & Tourism Festival”, in Poland
Porto’s official promotional film - “Oportonity City” - has just been award with the second place in the category of “Tourist Film”, at the “Film, Art & Tourism Festival”, which took place very recently in Poland.
This festival is an extension of the International Tourfilm Festival and has as main goal to select the best productions of...
Cantine aperte is the main wine tasting event in Italy. Since 1993, on the last Sunday of May, the cellars associated to Movimento Turismo del Vino open their doors to the public, welcoming the wine lovers.
Cantine Aperte means travelling, discovering the territories of italian wine production. Every year more and more tourists and local people...
The Great Wine Capitals Global Network has unanimously chosen Valparaiso | Casablanca Valley in Chile as the tenth region in the Great Wine Capitals Global Network.
The Valparaiso | Casablanca Valley Initiative has brought together the city halls of Valparaiso and Casablanca as well as the Casablanca Valley Wine Association, and the leading...
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May 2, 2013
Mindy Joyce, a GWC Guest Blogger, wrote the article "A magical trip to Bordeaux, a better trip to...