Flavors and hospitality is the essence of the Mediterranean. Even more than the sea itself, the tastes of South Europe is one of the most known trademarks worldwide. Subsequently the interest to know the places of origin of these tastes added to the wave of tourists already visiting these countries for their unique landscape.

         As a result the hospitality and catering services are blooming. Yet, the consumers become more demanding and selective in their outings choices, seeking for better value for money ratio. The past few years exposure of the touristic market to changes, brought by the economic recession, highlighted the need to invest on their professional education and specialization. Branding of their products and services and investment in new touristic trends such as oenogastronomy tourism, were inevitable.

       In an effort to offer to their members and partners the opportunity to exchange experiences and learn from each other the Chamber of Professionals and Handicrafts of Rodopi in Greece and RegioCop LTD from Cyprus joined forces with the CENTRO SUPERIOR DE HOSTELERÍA in the recently approved programme Medflavors.

       Funded by ERASMUS, KA2, Medflavor aims to support professionals or students in the field of tourism and catering services to improve their knowledge and skills. This will happen through an one year programme that will not only provide them with training opportunities but will also create a collection of authentic Mediterranean recipes that will be offered free to the public through a dedicated website. 

       The partnership has already  announced  its first open call for participation to the training that will take place in Valencia.