Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines
* Inhouse Brand Architects has designed a unique yacht-shaped GH Mumm VIP Lounge at the Grand Café and Beach in the V&A Waterfront. Tables are cork-shaped, curtains look like sails,
and the flooring is wooden decking, reflecting the status of the international champagne brand. (received via media release from Inhouse Brand Architects)
* MasterChef SA is to produce Season 3, a Tweet from Season 2 Finalist Seline van der Wat informs, with auditions being held around the country in February and March.
* German beer brewers are using ‘flavour hops’ to add unique taste notes of oranges, grapefruit, and peaches to beer, reports The New Age.
* Johannesburg has the largest proportion (600, representing 48%) of South African ‘multi -millionaires’ with a net asset worth of $30 million or more, while Cape Town only has 18% of these individuals as permanent residents. The suburbs in which these individuals live in Johannesburg are Sandhurst, Bryanston, and Hyde Park, while in Cape Town they live in Camps Bay, Clifton, and Bishopscourt. Camps Bay has the largest number of properties valued at R20 million or more (155), followed by Knysna (133), and Sandhurst (127). Retirement destinations for these individuals are Knysna, Plettenberg Bay, Hermanus, Stellenbosch, and Franschhoek.
* The UK Civil Aviation Authority has hit Heathrow airport by specifying a rate increase cap of 1,5% below the inflation rate it can charge airlines using the airport.
* Brazilian domestic airline Azul Linhas Aereas has vowed to cap its ticket prices for flights between World Cup 2014 match destinations, at $420 per flight.
Chris von Ulmenstein, Whale Cottage Portfolio: www.whalecottage.com Twitter: @WhaleCottage
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