Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines

*   Facebook is losing its attraction amongst younger children.

*   Holden Manz is hosting a ‘Day of Fashion’, offering its wines and pop-up shops selling Sloane & Madison, Periquita, Erato, and I AM, on Saturday  (16/11) from 11h00 – 16h00. (received via e-mail from Holden Manz)

*   Malta is selling European Union passports for €650000, allowing recipients to travel through and live in any of the 28 member countries.

*   Prince Harry flies into Cape Town on Sunday, and to the South Pole on Tuesday, to raise funds for charities.

*   The BBC has banned foie gras for ethical reasons from MasterChef UK, but Channel 4 is allowing it on its Come Dine with Me series.

*   Klein Constantia believes that its Vin de Constance deserves better visibility amongst wine lovers and collectors.  It is launching a magnum of its 2008 vintage.  It regards it as ‘already at the top level‘, but that it is ‘still not sexy enough’.

*   The CEO of SATSA (Southern Africa Tourism Services Association) David Frost has written an open letter to Southern African Tourism Update, to share that he met with SAA about the cancellation of the Buenos Aires route. The route had doubled passenger numbers to 17000 in four years, but will be cut due to the unfavourable exchange rate and low demand from South Africa.  SAA and SATSA have agreed to meet quarterly, and to better communicate with the travel industry.

*  The odd accusation that the Liquor By Law which allows sparkling wine to be served before 11h00 with a ‘champagne breakfast’ in Cape Town is ‘culturally discriminatory‘ has made the news headlines in the UK!

Chris von Ulmenstein, Whale Cottage Portfolio: www.whalecottage.com  Twitter: @WhaleCottage