International Wine Tourism Conference This is the 4th International Wine Tourism Conference and in 2012 it will be held in Perugia, Umbria, Italy. Wine, travel professionals and writers from around the world will meet and discuss, reflect and develop ideas about wine tourism. During the three-day conference there are over 40 talks, presentations, panel discussions and workshops. Participants will also have opportunities to taste wines from around the world. 2012 Conference Highlights Sunday, January 29, 2012, pre-conference events Wine Trail Traveler's Coverage Terry and Kathy will cover the conference as well as a pre and post conference FAM trips sponsored by Wine Pleasures. On the sidebar there are links to blog entries and articles. The blog entries have a tendency to be written in the first person and offer the author's opinion and point of view. In contrast, the articles are more likely written in the third person and describe an event or situation. Blog entries and articles will be posted prior to the conference, as well as during and after the conference. 2012 Blogs Consider Virginia makes an argument to hold a future conference in Virginia, a state that has an increasing popular wine industry and is rich in American history. Busy January introduces the new companion website food.winetrailtraveler.com and the FAM trip and International tourism conference in Italy. FAM Trips defines and discusses familiarization trips for bloggers and media. 2012 Articles International Challenges examines several challenges that wineries and vineyards face with international tourism. |
