City of Cape Town Alderman James Vos has announced that Cape Town has been nominated in six categories in the World Travel Awards Africa region 2022.
Capetonians have been invited to vote for the city in the Awards. Continue reading →
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Cape Town in the running for five Leading Africa Tourism Awards at World Travel Awards!
Cape Town Tourism, the official destination marketing and management agency for Cape Town, has announced that Cape Town is in the running for five Leading Africa Tourism Awards organised by the World Travel Awards, and is seeking the support of Capetonians to vote for Cape Town in the following five categories: Leading Beach Destination, Leading Business Travel Destination, Leading City Destination, Leading Festival & Event Destination, and Leading Meetings and Conference Destination. Continue reading →
WhaleTales Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines: 11 September
Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines
* In the World Travel Awards 2014 Cape Town was named Leading Destination as well as Leading Cruise Port (ironic as its facilities in the harbour to receive cruise line guests are so poor) in Africa. For Africa The Pepperclub Hotel & Spa was named Leading City Hotel; Radisson Blu Hotel Waterfront Leading Conference Hotel; Cape Royale Luxury Hotel & Spa Leading Hotel Residences; Ellerman House Villa One Leading Luxury Villa; and Table Mountain Leading Tourist Attraction. (received via media release from Cape Town Tourism)
* Top Stellenbosch chefs Tanja Kruger of Makaron at Majeka House, Christiaan Campbell of Delaire Graff, Bertus Basson of Overture, and Michael Broughton of Terroir, as well as Somerset West-based Chef Gregory Czernecki of Waterkloof will be preparing the food for Stellenbosch at Summer Place, a showcase of the best wines, art, and food from the Winelands town, which will be held on 15 October at Summer Place. Entrance costs R500. (received via media release from Random Hat Communications)
* Ultimate Braai Master ‘Time for Tough‘ 13 series Season 3 starts sizzling on etv this evening, at 20h30. It is described as the Continue reading →
WhaleTales Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines: 30 November/1 December
Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines
* Restaurant news dominated the list of most read blogposts on our WhaleTales blog in November, the Eat Out Top 10 Restaurant Awards write-up being by far the most popular blogpost:
1. Eat Out Top 10 Restaurant Awards: best event ever, some highs, some shocks!
2. Mother Nature hits Mother City and the Winelands!
3. South African hotelier slates TripAdvisor and its blackmail power!
4. Mediclinic Vergelegen Sweet Service and Giorgio Nava Sour Service Awards!
5. Restaurant Review: La Parada Bar de Tapas Bree Street is Espanol puro!
* A new hospitality consulting company PMR Hospitality Partners has been created by industry stalwarts Tony Romer-Lee and Euan McGlashan. Their newest venture is PMR Hospitality Partners. The media release describes the company as a ‘ boutique African hospitality management company based in Cape Town, South Africa and Atlanta, USA, through its sister firm, Valor Hospitality Partners (www.valorhospitality.com)‘. Romer-Lee has worked for McGrath Hotels, and before that both partners worked at the Cape Grace, and Halcyon Hotels, which previously owned the Bay Hotel.
The focus will be on quality customer service, driven by PMR’s on-time Continue reading →