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Lauren Aloise
CEO, Devour Tours
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About me

I'm a passionate entrepreneur who has taken my love for food and travel and turned it into a rewarding career and growing business.

As an American living in Madrid, Spain, I found myself at a crossroads in 2011. With a background in food and tourism, I decided to start a food tourism business in Spain.

Devour Tours offers award-winning cultural tours throughout Spain (with a presence in Madrid, Barcelona, Seville, & San Sebastian) where we proudly share each city's unique gastronomy and local history and traditions with visitors. We believe in supporting small family-run businesses and working in an ethical and responsible way.

I am also the publisher of the popular travel and food blog called Spanish Sabores, a website dedicated to culinary tourism in Spain and traditional Spanish recipes.

I'm a true believer in turning a passion into a rewarding career path.

My areas of expertise include:

Spanish culture and cuisine, public speaking (WTM London, American Embassy of Madrid, Women in Travel Summit Boston, TBEX, PINC Madrid, in addition to numerous Madrid-based workshops), social media strategy for tour companies, SEO

My latest projects:

I bought a ruin in a tiny Spanish town with a population of 22 people! I'll soon start renovations to turn it into a Casa Rural (boutique cottage). Follow the project on my blog!

I also am pursuing my lifelong dream of going to culinary school this year (2018) by attending the Hofmann School in Barcelona.

What is your favorite travel destination?

Impossible question!

Where do you dream of traveling to?

Thailand and Japan

What was your first travel job?

Travel Blogger, Copywriter

What do you want to learn more about?

Popular cuisine and culinary history

Three words that describe why we should travel?

Open your mind.

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