UN Tourism Regional Forum celebrates gastronomy tourism in Cebu

THE inaugural UN Tourism Regional Forum on Gastronomy Tourism for Asia and the Pacific kicked off on Wednesday, June 26, 2024, at Shangri-La Mactan in Cebu.The event, co-organized by the UN Tourism, Basque Culinary Center, and the Department of Tourism , aims to become a platform to celebrate the power of gastronomy tourism.

The forum was formally opened with a ceremonial pouring of rice into a giant pusô, a traditional Cebuano rice cake, symbolizing the diverse gastronomic offerings that the Philippines has to offer.Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco, UN Tourism Secretary-General Zurab Pololikashvili, and other dignitaries led the ceremony.

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