{"id":50838,"date":"2013-11-11T22:41:20","date_gmt":"2013-11-11T20:41:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whalecottage.com\/blog\/?p=50838"},"modified":"2013-11-11T22:41:20","modified_gmt":"2013-11-11T20:41:20","slug":"whaletales-tourism-food-and-wine-news-headlines-11-november","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/cape-town\/whaletales-tourism-food-and-wine-news-headlines-11-november\/","title":{"rendered":"WhaleTales Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines: 11 November"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"WhaleTales\"<\/a>Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

* \u00a0 The ban on taking liquids on board flights<\/strong><\/span><\/a> is said to be lifted in the European Union from January. Special scanners at airports will be able to test liquids.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 ‘Silver Surfers’<\/em> <\/strong><\/span><\/a>are an important tourist segment, the 50+ year olds estimated to represent 30% of travelers in the UK, USA, and South East Asia by 2018. Almost half of all Apple product purchasers are members of this segment, 35% of them travel in Europe, 42 % book travel online, and 68% use Facebook.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 The ABSA Cape Epic<\/strong> <\/span><\/a>has been nominated for the Discovery Sport Industry Awards in the Sport Participation Event of the Year category.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 The T20 Tourism Ministers of the G20 countries have agreed to push for better visa facilitation,<\/strong><\/span><\/a> to stimulate tourism, and the employment of staff in the industry.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Bistro Sixteen82 has returned to its summer Tapas dinner menu. ‘The Tapas: Summer 2013<\/em>‘ menu is a combination of classic Spanish tapas Patatas Bravas and Empandillas; Mexican Albondigas and a spicy black Beans dish; Fish Balls, No\u00a0Lettuce salad,\u00a0Anti Pasti platter, Profiteroles, and Chocolate Whities. (received via Communications Services Africa)<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Aerolineas Argentinas has not denied that it may take over the discontinued SAA flights between Argentina and South Africa<\/span><\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 A Woodstock Tour,<\/strong><\/span><\/a> including the Woodstock Exchange and its boutiques and food shops, The Biscuit Mill with its three award-winning restaurants and shops, Delos, and the Woodstock Foundry, has been launched by Thompson Tours.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 An increasing number of tourists to Africa<\/strong><\/span><\/a> are coming from the BRICS countries.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 ‘The European Union on Monday will propose lifting its block on South African sugar<\/strong> <\/span><\/a>and allow more duty-free access for\u00a0wine<\/a>\u00a0in return for help with Europe’s stalled trade deals with sub-Saharan Africa, people familiar with the matter said<\/em>‘, reports Reuters.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0SAA’s \u00a0Buenos Aires – Johannesburg flights<\/strong> <\/span><\/a>will cease on 28 March, the airline has announced.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Language is still a barrier for Chinese tourists<\/strong><\/span><\/a> travelling to South Africa, and that is why they tend to travel in groups with their own tour guide.<\/p>\n

Chris von Ulmenstein, Whale Cottage Portfolio: www.whalecottage.com <\/a>\u00a0Twitter: @WhaleCottage<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines * \u00a0 The ban on taking liquids on board flights is said to be lifted in the European Union from January. Special scanners at airports will be able to test liquids. * \u00a0 ‘Silver Surfers’ are an important tourist segment, the 50+ year olds estimated to represent 30% of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false},"categories":[3,124,1918,266,20,22,21,19],"tags":[17406,22274,2158,18025,2648,12453,2763,6747,32378,16481,22270,7526,2381,30,22266,759,22267,22268,22269,19899,22271,22273,17465,5,1076,561,562,22272,32373,10,53,22275],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t