Erica Croce Author

Erica Croce and Giovanni Perri are the founders of Meridies - itinerari di cultura e turismo®, specializing in tourism and culture. They provide consultancy services for the hospitality industry in both the public and the private sectors, carry out research projects and develop effective communication and marketing strategies for tourism. In recent years they have contributed to the definition of criteria for the applied study of Food and Wine Tourism, which they currently teach on various university courses and masters programmes - among them the Master Cibo Vino at the University of Venice (Italy) and the Master in History and Culture of Food at Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna. For many years they've been actively involved with the International Research Centre of Tourism Economics (CISET) at the University of Venice, both as teachers on the masters programme (Master in Tourism Management) and research consultants. They designed and had been teaching food tourism and geography of terroir related courses at Pollenzo University of Gastronomic Sciences for several years. They are regularly invited to give seminars and share their experiences to tourism operators. Sommeliers and Olive Oil Tasters, they are the authors of several guide books and cultural and regional publications. They create and offer exclusive themed and tailor made trips.