CIHEAM Press Review

Traditional European foods with Geographical Indication (GI) status like Champagne or Mortadella di Bologna are drawing millions of visitors to production regions annually, according to a new industry report on an EU scheme with growing influence beyond Europe.

The event, which spotlighted extra virgin olive oil in Campania and Italy, also hosted conferences on cooking, health, tourism and science.

The Enóphilo Wine Fest will take place for the first time in the Algarve, on March 2, with the possibility of tasting wines from 35 national producers, 10 of which are from the region.

Coastal erosion is harming tourism, fishing and farming in Tunisia - and drought is making it worse.

Rising sea levels are causing Tunisia’s beaches to gradually disappear. This is making life hard for the country’s tourism and fishing industries.

The Maghreb - made up of Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria and Libya - is more affected by coastal erosion than any region outside South Asia, the World Bank found in a 2021 study.

While aquaculture has not always been well-received around the Greek islands, one family has managed to combine fish farming with tourism, suggesting that the two sectors can successfully co-exist.

“Olive oil is one of the most important reasons why Crete is known in the rest of the world. Based on this, we can understand that olive oil on our island was and will be the king of foods!” exclaims oil producer Eftychis Androulakis in a perfect example of Cretan passion for a product that is central to the island’s tourism, cuisine, economy, and history. 

Fifty-eight per­cent of Italian tourists in 2023 are choos­ing hol­i­day des­ti­na­tions linked with food expe­ri­ences, a 37 per­cent increase from 2016, a new report has found.
The trend ben­e­fits olive millers and farm­houses, offer­ing tourists olive oil-related expe­ri­ences.

After a century of unrest, Albania's welcome remains undimmed as refugees return to piece its national identity back together one dish at a time.

Foodstuffs are flying off the shelves this year as people around the globe stay home to curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. But as essentials such as olive oil remain necessary for more home-cooked meals, tourism has taken a major blow worldwide.

However, one burgeoning industry may be able to benefit from all of the uncertainty and government-mandated lockdowns: oleoturismo, or olive oil tourism.