Food and wine tourism is bridging urban and rural areas towards a new sustainability

Introduces, coordinates and organizes Roberta Garibaldi; Speakers: Roberta Garibaldi, Francesco Tapinassi, Mauro Carbone, Andrea Ferraioli, Massimiliano Vavassori

Introduces, coordinates and organizes: Roberta Garibaldi;
Speakers: Roberta Garibaldi, President of the Italian Food and Wine Tourism Association;
Francesco Tapinassi, Manager for the Promotion of Economic Development and Tourism of the Tuscany Region;
Mauro Carbone, Director of the Langhe Monferrato and Roero Tourist Board;
Andrea Ferraioli, President of the Amalfi Coast Tourism Development Network;
Massimiliano Vavassori, Director of the Italian Touring Club Study Center

Food and wine tourism can become an effective tool for promoting an area, within which conscious, balanced and sustainable relations between stakeholders can properly develop, by creating new links and connections between the urban and rural contexts too. In this sense, DMOs at various levels become activators of projects and experiences that can be increasingly compatible with a delicate balance.