A wine tourism conference would not be complete without an After Conference programme of wine tastings and an evening social programme taking us off site to discover the culinary and cultural delights Zagreb and region has to offer. We are delighted to announce that...
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Friuli Venezia Giulia to host IWINETC 2013 Blogger – Media Fam Trip
12 influential wine and travel writers (blogs & traditional media) will be travelling to Zagreb to participate and cover the 5th International Wine Tourism Conference (IWINETC) to be held in the delightful Regent Esplanade Hotel, Zagreb, Croatia. The conference...
IWINETC Special Interest Groups
IWINETC receives fairly frequent requests from wine & culinary tourism professionals from around the world with respect to the existence and/or setting up of Special Interest Groups (SIGs) The aim of an IWINETC Special Interest Groups would be to extend the work...
Wine Tourism – can any topic be nicer to research?
We came across Hanne Kröger on the Linked in Group Wine and Culinary Tourism Worldwide where she posted a request for wine tourists to complete a survey in an attempt to find out what they perceive to be important when visiting a wine region with emphasis on whether...
Networking with Benefits – another IWINETC Success Story
The International Wine Tourism Conference & Workshop (IWINETC) is not only about the latest trends and news in wine tourism it also offers attendees networking opportunities to build business relationships and meet potential partners. In addition to the organized...
Should we bother with wine tourism? If so how do we get them to visit our region?
The purpose of this talk is twofold. Firstly, it sheds light on the question Wine Tourism. Should we bother? Secondly, it demonstrates how wine experience tourism providers can gain new customers and keep existing ones loyal with little or no monetary cost. In 2011...
IWINETC 2012 feedback draw winner announced!
IWINETC 2012 attracted over 300 industry professionals to Perugia, with a total number of 253 conference delegates, 26 Bloggers, 95 workshop participants of which 40 were Hosted Buyers, an increase of 10% on 2011 (pre-audited figures). The event delivered three days...
Ciao Italia! Bok Croatia! Call for Papers for #IWINETC 2013
The 5th Annual International Wine Tourism Conference & Workshop 2013 Croatia organized by Wine Pleasures with the support of several public and private entities is a professional get together of a large number of wine and travel professionals from around the world...
All aboard the Orient Express to Zagreb’s Regent Esplanade for IWINETC 2013
5* Regent Esplanade Zagreb was built in 1925 to provide luxury accommodation for passengers of the famous Orient Express. During the sixties the hotel was the home and playground for world famous celebrities including Yul Brunner, Jack Pallance, Rosana Podesta,...