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From left: Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco, UN Tourism Secretary General Zurab Pololikashvili, and chef Miguel MorenoThat was the end result of the recently concluded First UN Tourism Regional Forum on Gastronomy Tourism for Asia and the Pacific, held in Mactan, Cebu, and hosted by the Department of Tourism . The event preceded the 36th Joint Meeting of the UN Tourism Commission for East Asia and the Pacific and the UN Tourism Commission for South Asia.
Formally opening the event were Lapulapu City Mayor Junard Chan; Director of Basque Culinary Center in Spain Idola Calleja; DOT Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco; and UN Tourism Secretary General Zurab Pololikashvili. The Opening Ceremony was followed by a Talk on Driving Inclusion and Sustainability of Gastronomy Tourism by Sandra Carvao, UN Tourism Director.
From left: UN Tourism aDirector Sandra Carvao, Basque Culinary Center Director Idola Calleja, DOT Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco, and UN Tourism Secretary General Zurab Pololikashvili with the local chefs Also bannering Filipino pride were Cebu Food and Wine Founder and Chairperson Kate Anzani and Iloilo Gastronomy’s Executive Assistant Leny Ledesma, who both shared some successful initiatives in Gastronomy Tourism in the Asia Pacific region.
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