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WhaleTales Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines: 21 January

WhaleTalesTourism, Food, and Wine news headlines

*   The national soccer team, in the dogbox for losing 1 – 3 against Nigeria at the Cape Town Stadium on Sunday in the Africa Nations Championship (CHAN 2014), is to possibly be renamed, having carried the Bafana Bafana name for more than twenty years.  South African Football Association (SAFA) President Danny Jordan said: ‘We must consider changing the name and we have to review the preparations, the philosophy and technical staff of the team’, a statement which is said to herald a possible sacking of new coach Gordon Igesund as a result of the defeat. The coach has defended himself, saying his mandate did not include CHAN 2014!

*   Paul Cluver winemaker Andries Burger is the new Chairman of the Cape Winemakers Continue reading →

World Cup visitors will look for value

More than 800 000 soccer fans will travel to South Africa in 2010 to support their team at the World Cup event.  Of these soccer fans, 57 % will buy tickets for matches, while the remaining 43 % will see the matches at fan parks.   This is the estimate by Gillian Saunders of Grant Thornton Strategic Solutions, reports Business Report.

Saunders is quoted as saying:” It’s a big thing.  People are not saying they are not going to travel, but what is likely to happen is that they will look for cheaper accommodation and there will probably be fewer tours.   The expectation is that by 2010 it will be the beginning of the upturn.  Others say (that) for South Africa things will start to change in the second half of 2009.   The outlook should be more postive and travel proved to be more resilient even when the markets are down.”

The Grant Thornton study found that R 33 billion will be spent on World Cup 2010 infrastructure and stadia, the study shows.

Last week Danny Jordan, head of the Local Organising Committee, warned that the attendance of World Cup 2010 may not meet expectations due to the global financial crisis, as fewer fans may be able to afford to come to South Africa.