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WhaleTales Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines: 2 September

WhaleTalesTourism, 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 →

WhaleTales Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines: 30 August

WhaleTalesTourism, 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,Snow Table Mountain 2 BS5OV5GIAAAQR3Q the talking point on Social Media today!

*   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 →

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

WhaleTalesTourism, Food, and Wine news headlines

*   International tourism in the first half of 2013 has grown by 5% relative to the same period the year before, reports the United Nations World Tourism Organisation.

*   The film ‘The Giver‘, starring Meryl Streep and Jeff Bridges, is to be shot in its entirety in Cape Town from the end of September, reports the Cape Times.  Moonlighting Films has been appointed as the production company, which was also involved in the filming of ‘Invictus’ and ‘Safe House’. The Cape Town Film Commission said that the Mother City’s film industry has been growing at 30% per year in the past three years, has contributed R5 billion to our economy in the past year, and is creating positive talk about Cape Town in Hollywood.  ‘The Giver’ is expected Continue reading →

WhaleTales Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines: 26 August

WhaleTalesTourism, Food, and Wine news headlines

*  SAA flights could be disrupted from today onwards as the South African Transport & Allied Workers’ Union go on a threatened strike for all of this week.  SAA has said that it has measures in place to prevent any service disruption.

*   The bill banning the advertising and sponsorship of alcoholic beverages will go to Parliament as is, to allow comment on it to be received thereafter.

*   Cape Town actress Robyn Scott has won the Best Actress Award at the Edinburgh Continue reading →