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Etihad Airways Adds Inflight Chefs to Enhance First Class Experience

Qualified First Class Chefs are now officially onboard Etihad Airways flights to London, Sydney, Melbourne and Paris, and will be progressively introduced across all other first class destinations by early 2012. The airline has hired nearly 110 chefs since announcing...Read more

Mexico: El Dorado Spa Resorts & Hotels and Azul Hotels by Karisma Announce Fourth Annual Gourmet Inclusive Vacation Consultant Awards Winners

El Dorado Spa Resorts & Hotels and Azul Hotels by Karisma, leaders in gourmet all-inclusive beachfront resorts in the Riviera Maya, announced winners from the fourth annual Gourmet Inclusive Vacation Consultant (GIVC) Awards and Sales & Marketing Forum. The event...Read more

Portugal’s 6th Annual International Gourmet Festival Set for January 13 – 23, 2012

Gebhard Schachermayer, Executive Director of Vila Joya in Albufeira – Guia, in the Algarve region of Portugal, has announced the chef line-up for PORTUGAL’S 6TH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL GOURMET FESTIVAL, organized by Mr. Schachermayer and event sponsors Nespresso-Portugal, BMW-Portugal, Hugo Boss,...Read more

Italy: Italiaoutdoors Announces Custom Ski Adventures for Wine Enthusiasts and Foodies

Fresh from its successful “Chefs on Bikes” tours with James Beard Award-winning chefs Susan Regis and Jody Adams, Italiaoutdoors introduces “equally engaging and intimate” custom ski and snowboard tours for the winter sport enthusiast and oenophile. Like all Italiaoutdoors experiences,...Read more

Oceania Cruises Offers Theme Cruises for the First Time in 2012

New for 2012, Oceania Cruises will offer theme cruises for the first time. The new “Signature Sailings” are comprised of 10 voyages exploring culinary, wine, music and health & wellness themes. Guests will enjoy seminars, hands-on classes, concerts, wine tastings...Read more

Viajes Pacifico Peru Tour Shows Best of Novo Andean Cuisine

Peru’s delicious and varied cuisine dates back centuries, and is considered the best in Latin America. Lima is arguably the gastronomic capital of South America, with the prestigious cooking school Le Cordon Bleu located in its upscale Miraflores district. Viajes...Read more

Dominican Republic: Wining and Dining for All Tastes at Villa Taina in Cabarete

  Cabarete, on the north shore of the Dominican Republic, is one of the world’s premier destinations for windsurfing, kite surfing and regular surfing. Because of its world dominance in these sports, it attracts an international vacationing clientele from all...Read more

USTOA Programs Highlight Taste Sensations in Five Asian Countries

Tour companies are serving up a menu of Asian food adventures, from cooking classes to culinary feasts to suit varying tastes and palates. On A Portrait of India (18 days/17 nights), foodies enjoy a cooking demonstration and dinner at the...Read more

Costa Rica: It Is a Family Affair—The Bodaan Family and La Mansion Inn

When the La Mansion Inn opened ten years ago, Wesley Leder-Bodaan joined his mother and father together with his brother Harry to help their uncle with the opening festivities of the hotel. Now, exactly ten years later, he and his...Read more

A Taste of Cuban Culture and Cuisine at Hyatt Regency Trinidad

Hyatt Regency Trinidad recently came alive with the flavors of Cuba and successfully hosted its first Cuban Food Festival. As part of The 2011 Cuban Arts & Food Festival, which took place in Trinidad from May 23 to June 4,...Read more

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