About us

Empowering Wine & Cuisine Tourism through Education, Innovation, and Collaboration

GastroTour is a pioneering initiative designed to modernize the wine and cuisine tourism industries. Its mission is to develop cutting-edge digital educational solutions and tools that drive sustainable economic and social development. By leveraging education, industry partnerships, and digital transformation, the project empowers students, professionals, and businesses to thrive in an evolving tourism landscape.

Vision

The project seeks to:

  • Bridge the gap between education and industry, fostering collaboration for sustainable tourism development.
  • Provide innovative digital learning solutions to enhance skills and knowledge in wine and cuisine tourism.
  • Support business innovation by equipping professionals with tools to assess and refine their models.

Objectives

GastroTour addresses the need to overcome human resource constraints and limited upskilling opportunities in the wine and cuisine tourism sectors, particularly in Georgia and South Africa. The project aims to:

  • Develop dynamic digital training programs that integrate tourism, gastronomy, the wine industry, and cultural heritage.
  • Create sustainable university-industry partnerships to support lifelong learning and local development.
  • Design innovative digital tools to help businesses assess their models, access consultancy services, and promote inclusion in the gastro-tourism sector.

An International Collaboration

GastroTour is built on strong partnerships between universities and industry leaders across Georgia, South Africa, the Czech Republic, Portugal, and Spain. By uniting expertise from these regions, the project creates dynamic, inter-regional solutions tailored for local and sustainable development. Discover the institutions that make GastroTour possible and learn more about the universities, industry leaders, and organizations driving innovation in wine and cuisine tourism.

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