{"id":52326,"date":"2013-12-19T19:16:13","date_gmt":"2013-12-19T17:16:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whalecottage.com\/blog\/?p=52326"},"modified":"2013-12-19T20:34:29","modified_gmt":"2013-12-19T18:34:29","slug":"whaletales-tourism-food-and-wine-news-headlines-19-december","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/cape-town\/whaletales-tourism-food-and-wine-news-headlines-19-december\/","title":{"rendered":"WhaleTales Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines: 19 December"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

* \u00a0 The City of Cape Town and the Cape Town Minstrel Carnival Association have failed to reach agreement on the Tweede Nuwejaar parade,according to a report in the Cape Argus, \u00a0<\/strong>the City having appointed an event organiser for the event. \u00a0The minstrel association is planning to take the City to court!<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Team GoodBetterBraai, consisting of Braai Master Jacques Bester and Braai Buddy Nadia Botha, has won Ultimate Braai Master Season 2, beating 14 other teams. (received via media release from the Cooked in Africa production company)<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 The Baltimore Sun<\/strong> recommends Fairview’s\u00a0Goats do Roam 2012 red blend<\/strong><\/span><\/a> as a wine to honour the legacy of the late Nelson Mandela, costing $9.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 British holiday-makers are not choosing international destinations for the festive season this year – they are staying closer to home<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, travelling mainly within Europe, and using lower cost airlines.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Ryanair was named as the UK’s worst short-haul airline<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, while Guernsey’s Aurigny Airline was voted best. \u00a0 The best long-haul airline was jointly Air New Zealand and Singapore Airlines, while the worst long-haul airline was Spanish Iberia.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Peter de Wet of Excelsior wine estate<\/strong><\/span><\/a> in Robertson is featured in ‘Chasing the Vine’ Blog, Best New Wine Blog 2013 \u00a0in the USA.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 FlyersRights.com has prepared a Bill of Rights for American \u00a0airline passengers<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, which includes the\u00a0\u00a0rights:following rights:<\/p>\n

+ \u00a0 ‘THE RIGHT to a ticket we can understand and rely on, with no hidden fees, at a fair price.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0+ \u00a0 THE RIGHT to be treated well when our flight is canceled or delayed, with reasonable access to available flights on other airlines and advance notice, a refund and compensation when it’s the airline’s fault.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0+ \u00a0 THE RIGHT to airline honesty when it comes to the status of our flights and the reasons for delays and cancellations.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0+ \u00a0 THE RIGHT to a safe aircraft and a well-trained, well-rested crew.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0+ \u00a0 THE RIGHT to get off the tarmac within three hours at the most.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0+ \u00a0THE RIGHT to have our luggage arrive when we do – or to compensation if it doesn’t.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0+ \u00a0 THE RIGHT to be treated like human beings onboard aircraft, with food and drink and seats and legroom that are safe and comfortable.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 + \u00a0 THE RIGHT to retain basic constitutional rights of privacy, free speech, travel, due process of law, freedom from unreasonable search and seizure when we enter an airport or board an aircraft’<\/em><\/p>\n

Chris von Ulmenstein, Whale Cottage Portfolio:\u00a0www.whalecottage.com<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0Twitter: @WhaleCottage<\/p>\n

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Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines * \u00a0 The City of Cape Town and the Cape Town Minstrel Carnival Association have failed to reach agreement on the Tweede Nuwejaar parade,according to a report in the Cape Argus, \u00a0the City having appointed an event organiser for the event. \u00a0The minstrel association is planning to take the […]<\/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":[3,124,266,782,20,22,21,19],"tags":[17374,19607,23002,23000,22996,19716,23004,22999,32378,257,15013,7747,5960,270,22997,10636,23003,23001,21073,21074,32392,22998,433,4525,7193,296,23005,19752,32373],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\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\n\t\t