Matjiesfontein | WhaleTales Blog by Chris von Ulmenstein

Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines

* Good news for our local tourism is the updated forecast of the economic growth of the UK, now at 3,2%, for 2014, the highest growth of all developed countries! The UK was once the most important tourism source for Cape Town.

* five hundred at The Saxon is the only South African restaurant to be included in Huffington Post‘s international list of Best New Chef”s Tables, praised for its six course Tasting Menu, each course prepared by Chef David Higgs paired with Ruinart champagne. Cost is R4900.

* We are delighted to have been included in the 100 Africa Travel Experts on Twitter list.

* Wesgro has released a video to promote Cape Town and the Western Cape, with a host of activities locals and visitors Continue reading →

Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines

* SA Tourism has launched a new ‘Bucket List’ TV commercial for the Australian market, which includes Cape Town, the Winelands, and shark cage diving. Unfortunately no city/town names are mentioned at all, and whales don’t feature.

* The Peninsula All Suite Hotel is hosting a Wine&Dine dinner on Thursday 25 July, pairing with Graham Beck Wines (via CSA media release)

* Six semi-finalists for the Bollinger Exceptional Wine Service Award 2013 have been announced, two being from the Western Cape, according to Hazell PR & Wine Consultants:

Gauteng	Current employment	Previous success in this competition
Germain Lehodey	Restaurant Mosaic, Pretoria
Sean Trollip	Kream Restaurant, Pretoria	2011 Semi-Finalist
Xolani Manconywa	Saxon Boutique Hotel, Johannesburg