Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines
*. The price of petrol will decrease by 69 cents per liter at midnight this evening. The decrease is mainly due to the drop in the price of crude oil, which has resulted from an oversupply of Brent crude oil. The new petrol price contains an allocation of 4,6 cents per lite to fund a 9% increase in the salaries of pump attendants and cashiers.
*. Eskom has announced that its Koeberg Unit 2 has gone into a refueling Continue reading →
Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines
* The petrol attendants’ strike, threatened to have started today, has been averted for the time being.
* The World Travel Awards Europe winners have been announced: Yorkshire Best Region, Portugal Best Golf destination, Waldorf Astoria Hotel Berlin Best New Hotel, Zurich Airport Best Airport, Lufthansa Best Airline, easyJet Best Low Cost Airline, and Hilton Leading Hotel group.
* The harvest in Bordeaux is down by 20% this year, the lowest in just more than twenty years.
* The Western Cape focus for September as Tourism Month follows the international theme of water, Tourism Minister Alan Winde has announced. Mr Winde said Continue reading →
Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines
* The 5th annual Haskell Vineyards Open Day will be held on Saturday 9 November, from 10h00 – 15h00, at no charge. Cellar Master Rianie Strydom will present a Master Class on ‘A Grape’s Dilemma- is marriage better than singledom? and will present new releases. Booking is required at Tel (021) 881-3895 (via media release from Waterford Communications)
* Tourism growth from advanced economies has retracted, while growth is focused on developing economies as source markets. The year 2009 was the worst for world tourism, with a 11% global decline, but a slow recovery is being seen.
* The mountains in Cape Town (even on Table Mountain) and the Winelands are covered in blankets of snow,
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* American Whole Foods Market is running a promotion in its stores in October to celebrate the quality good value South African wines its stores stock. Continue reading →