Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines

*   Chinese tourists have surpassed German and American tourists in expenditure for the first time, spending more than $100 billion on tourism in the past year, a 40% increase.  South Africa does not yet feature on the top 10 list of countries Chinese visitors would like to visit.

*   Distell’s earnings grew by 12% to reach R15,9 billion, and its profit by 10%, the weak exchange rate being a boost to sales, especially within Africa.

*   More than 1 million tickets have been applied for in the FIFA World Cup 2014 Continue reading →