The Sweet Service Award goes to CapeWine 2018, its organizer WOSA (Wines of South Africa), and the wine industry, for the smooth organisation and professionalism of the largest wine trade show in the Southern Hemisphere, and for putting the quality and diversity of our wine industry on show. The media registration on arrival was easy, we received a handy bag for all the brochures and booklets, and were offered a wine glass on arrival. My only gripe is that there was so little media information generally upfront, and that we were not sent any information specifically. Continue reading →
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Melissa’s Sweet Service and W Café Sour Service Awards!
The Sweet Service Award goes to Melissa’s in the V&A Waterfront, and its new Manager Natasha, for assisting me in having a table near their till set up, so that I could charg and work on my laptop while waiting for my iPhone screen to be replaced at iFix. Sadly the MWeb V&A Waterfront internet service did not work, even though it showed the wifi symbol and reflected connectivity. No e-mails downloaded and web pages did not open, apparently due to the V&A Waterfront wifi service not working throughout the whole shopping mall!
WhaleTales Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines: 21 – 23 February
Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines
* Koos Bekker, Naspers CEO and founder of M-Net/Multichoice, is to step down on 31 March, the company which also owns M-Web and has internet interests in China has announced. He and his wife own the magnificent Babylonstoren outside Franschhoek.
* Qantas has announced the cancellation of its codeshare agreement with SAA, which will be effective as of July. The move appears to be due to pressure from the Australian government to not collaborate with competitors.
* President Jacob Zuma has declared 7 May, the date of the General Election, as a public holiday.
* Cape Town International has been announced as Best Airport in Africa for the fourth year. Western Cape Tourism Minister Alan Winde’s office has announced. The other Top 5 African airports are Durban, Mauritius, Cairo, and OR Thambo. Upington airport is top airport in the category of 2 million and fewer passengers.
* The City of Cape Town clearly has too much money to waste, running a footbridge naming Continue reading →
Rocksole Shoes & Repairs Sweet and AIMWEB Sour Service Awards
The Sweet Service Award goes to Rocksole Shoes & Repairs in Wale Street in Bo-Kaap, for their make-good in repairing the zip of my handbag. I had handed the bag in just before they closed for a Christmas/New Year break, and was promised the bag back on their last working day. They were clearly under pressure, and the bag’s zip broke immediately when I used it. The owner apologised for the shoddy work of his staff, and invited me to bring back the handbag, for the zip to be repaired again. He did the repair in a speedy two days, and did not charge for it. Ironically and sadly the handbag was stolen at Nap coffee shop in the Cape Quarter two days later! Continue reading →