Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines

*   Growth in South Africa’s tourism industry is affected negatively by reduced government expenditure, slow visa approvals, crime perceptions, infrastructural restrictions, language barriers, and poor domestic tourism, said SA Tourism CEO Thulani Nzima at the South African Travel and Tourism Summit.

*   A massive storm has affected air, train and ferry travel in the United Kingdom.  More than 130 flights have been cancelled at Heathrow alone.

*   A Climate Experience Centre is to be built in the V&A Waterfront next year, for usage from 2015, Princess Astrid of Belgium announced in Cape Town on Friday.   It will be the first centre of its kind in the world, allowing visitors to learn about the effect of climate change via virtual reality technology.   The royal party also visited Almenkerk Wine Estate in Elgin last week.

*   Car rental rates could increase by 10% due to the introduction of e- Continue reading →