Whilst dining at Le Bernardin in New York earlier this week, I received a copy of Zagat 2016 ‘New York City Restaurants’. Paging through it, I discovered some interesting information about the New York restaurant scene. Continue reading →
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Cape Town drops 10 places in Top 25 TripAdvisor 2016 Travelers’ Choice World Destination!
Cape Town has dropped to the 20th position in the TripAdvisor 2016 Travelers’ Choice Top 25 World Destinations list, from 10th last year, despite the extremely favourable exchange rate offered to tourists by our city. No explanation for the massive ranking drop is provided. and may be due to the stringent Visa Regulations!
The TripAdvisor 2016 Travelers’ Choice Awards World Destinations list has just been published: Continue reading →
Pick ‘n Pay V & A Waterfront Sweet and Sour Service Awards!
The Sweet Service Award goes to Manager Stuart at the Pick ‘n Pay at the V&A Waterfront, for walking the extra mile to find an item for me that the store did not have in stock. He called regularly to inform me of the progress. I also noted that he follows Twitter, and called immediately when I Tweeted about a ‘Customer Care’ assistant’s rude service when I returned an item, which was anything but customer caring! Continue reading →
WhaleTales Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines: 9 – 11 August
Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines
* Adderley Street will undergo construction work for the MyCiTi Bus this month, the City of Cape Town warns.
* Clever is the new campaign to collect and used soap from hotels, to give to underprivileged families. One hopes that the campaign will spread to South Africa too.
* Arniston Bay has launched its first two infused wines: Arniston Bay Graviola and Passion Fruit Infusion, and Arniston Bay Mint Aloe and Lemongrass Infusion. The new wines have a screwcap, are low in alchohol at 5,5%, and are lightly spritzed. Packaging is 100% recyclable. They cost around R44. (via media release from Hazell PR and Wine Consultants)
* Wine bloggers in the USA and Canada have a strong influence on wine buying in Continue reading →