From November this year, Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings will connect Cape Town with Cologne in Germany, offering a direct flight once a week, reports Tourism Update. Continue reading →
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‘Zu Gast im Süden Afrikas’ German documentary good for tourism to SA, Namibia, and Botswana!
We have already predicted that Cape Town and our country will be overrun with German tourists in the next few months, given a documentary screened on 3sat German TV last week (‘Reisen in Ferne Welten: Kapstadt‘), as well as two movies about South Africa (‘Südafrika: Der Kinofilm‘, and ‘Der Geilste Tag‘ ) showing in German movie theaters Continue reading →
WhaleTales Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines: 14 November
Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines
* On taste, and tested blind amongst 20000 students of the London Wine Academy, 80% preferred the less expensive Australian Chardonnay compared to a French one, which was four times more expensive.
* Hello Kitty demi-sec Rosé Champagne, made by Champagne M. Hostomme under licence from the Japanese owners of the brand name, will be launched globally. The brand is not just popular amongst children but also amongst celebrities such as Beyonce and Paris Hilton. The bubbly is a blend of 50% Pinot Noir, 30% Pinot Meunier, and 20% Chardonnay.
* Tesco says that wines need to become more exciting and less intimidating to consumers, it being far easier to buy a bottle of cider. Wine drinkers are drinking less wine, the UK supermarket group says.
* California, Oregon and Washington state will promote their wines jointly in London on 17 March next year, similarly to the inaugural ‘The Continue reading →
WhaleTales Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines; 18 October
Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines
* SAA has applied to service a number of additional routes to existing destinations, which has been recorded in the Government Gazette: 3 flights a week to Luanda, one a week to both Kinshasa and Dar es Salaam, 3 per week to Harare, 5 further flights to Mauritius, and 7 to Windhoek.
* In China trains are branded by SA Tourism, and images reflect giraffes, hippos, and lions.
* Twitter now allows one to send a Direct Message (DM) to non-Followers. However, one may not use inks in DMs anymore.
* Orphanage is celebrating Halloween with free Continue reading →