This call aims to capture the attention of a large number of Startups in the tourism sector among UNWTO MemberStates and to facilitate the selection of those most relevant to the gastronomic tourism sector at a global level.The projects will be selected based on various criteria, such as their degree of disruption and maturity of the product,their viability, scalability, sustainability and interest for potential investors and social impact.The projects will be divided into three categories:

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- New Technologies Category: Individuals or legal entities that are developing and promoting a startup with a hightechnological component to provide solutions or new services attached to the Gastronomic Tourism sector.

- Local Impact Category: Individuals or legal entities that are developing and promoting a project with a highcomponent of transformation and social improvement in its area of implementation and that are attached to theGastronomic Tourism sector.

- Sustainability and Waste Category: Individuals or legal entities that are developing and promoting a project with ahigh component of sustainability and/or food waste management related to the impact generated by tourists