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WhaleTales Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines : 17 September

September 17, 2015

Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines

*. Noma owner Chef René Redzepi has announced that he is closing down the tasting menu Noma on 31 December 2016, moving to the Christiania suburb in Copenhagen, where he will build a glass house over a derelict skating park for a new restaurant, and create an urban farm. The produce served as well as the place settings will change as the seasons change. In January next year Noma sets up a pop-up restaurant in Sydney for 10 weeks.

* The Western Cape Government’s Tourism department has made a detailed analysis of the new visa regulations, and their Continue reading →

WhaleTales Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines: 27 August

August 27, 2015

Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines

* The ANC has taken the City of Cape Town to the Cape Town High Court, about the change in its logo last year without obtaining public input. The logo was widely criticized when it was launched. The political party estimates the cost of rolling out the new logo at R8 million.

* Nederburg Auction 2015 keynote speaker Robert Joseph will share Continue reading →

Deafening silence from Tourism Ministry about disastrous effect of visa regulations effective from today!

June 1, 2015

Despite the tourism industry being up in arms about the implementation of the Immigration Regulations pertaining to children travelers, which are effective from today, Minister of Tourism Derek Hanekom has been silent about the matter, which he was asked to address twelve month ago already when he became the Minister of Tourism.

The new regulations prescribe that children under the age of 18 years have to travel with an unabridged birth certificate, which must specify the names of both parents. Travelers (adults and children) from countries for which visa applications have to be made, such as India and China, must apply in person, so that biometric details can be Continue reading →