Swing dancing was a hit in the ‘Forties, but faded into obscurity. It is making a big comeback, and the new documentary ‘Alive and Kicking’ captures the joy of the vibrant and exhilarating dance! It premiered locally at the Labia Theatre last night. Continue reading →
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Cape Town in 2015 Travel + Leisure Top 10 World’s Best City List
Cape Town has been ranked 9th on the World Best City list 2015 by Travel + Leisure, and 1st in Africa and the Middle East.
The world’s Top 10 World Best City list was named as follows: Continue reading →
Condé Nast Traveler: Cape Town 4th best holiday destination in the world, seven top hotels in Africa!
Condé Nast Traveler has announced its 27th Readers’ Choice Awards, reflecting the favourite travel destinations of its 76600 readers.
Cape Town was ranked 4th favourite travel destination in the world, following Florence in top spot, Charleston in South Carolina in second place, and Budapest in third position. Cape Town beat San Miguel de Allende in Mexico, Prague, Rome, Siem Reap in Cambodia, Barcelona, and Sante Fe in New Mexico.
The accolade for Cape Town is as follows: ‘Cape Town is the best city in the world for blending urban culture with the great outdoors: They’re literally a five-minute drive from each other. There’s an exploding food Continue reading →
WhaleTales Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines: 9/10 August
Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines
* Minister of Tourism Derek Hanekom said that he does not have the power to change the new Immigration Regulations which come into effect on 1 October, when he addressed the Southern African Tourism Services Association (SATSA) this weekend. He admitted that ‘new regulations could have unintended, negative consequences for the tourism industry‘! However, the new regulations are the responsibility of the Department of Home Affairs, he said. Some concessions have been made by the Department, including that the unabridged birth certificates of child travelers no longer have to be translated into English, and that more visa application centres (in India and China in particular) will be created. Fortunately tourists from Europe, the UK, and USA do not require visas to travel to our country, and are therefore not affected. Tourism consultancy Grant Thornton is to conduct a study to measure the impact on Tourism of the new regulations.
* Cape Town has been rated as 8th friendly international city, while Johannesburg has been ranked as the most unfriendly city in the world by Conde Nast Traveler! Auckland and Melbourne were jointly voted as the most friendly cities in Continue reading →