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WhaleTales Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines: 15/16 December

WhaleTalesTourism, Food, and Wine new headlines

*      Etihad Airways and SAA have announced one of the benefits of their ‘strategic partnership’, in that SAA is commencing flights between Johannesburg and Abu Dhabi from 29 March, doubling the number of flights on this route.  Abu Dhabi is a hub, with access to India, the Middle East, and Asia.

*   The International Air Transport Association (IATA) predicts that the profit of its member airlines is expected to grow, due to the lower oil price and GDP growth. Airfares are expected to decrease by 5%.

*   The R 2 million Sun Star sculpture on Signal Hill has unleashed a debate about the role of corporate sponsorship in Continue reading →

WhaleTales Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines: 4 November

WhaleTalesTourism, Food, and Wine news headlines

*  Our top 10 WhaleTales  blogposts, based on unique readership for October, were the following:

1.   The Eat Out Top 20 Restaurant Awards shortlist predictions

2.   Pieter versus Pendock: Sour Grapes

3.  Restaurant Review of La Parada Bree Street

4.   Delaire Graff makes history in Eat Out Restaurants Awards

5.   Breaking News: Pendock Proceedings Pending!

6.   WOSA Sommelier World Cup competition

7.   New Restaurant Openings and Closures

8.   ‘Pendock Uncorked’ TIMES Live corked, blanked out!

9.   Charly’s Cake Angels Season 2

10.   Cape Town and Winelands Restaurant Winter Specials

*   There are more than 20000 food blogs, and more blogs are devoted to food than to any other topic!

*   SAA has announced the wines it will be serving on board its flights Continue reading →