{"id":53114,"date":"2014-01-14T20:05:39","date_gmt":"2014-01-14T18:05:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whalecottage.com\/blog\/?p=53114"},"modified":"2014-01-16T07:42:35","modified_gmt":"2014-01-16T05:42:35","slug":"whaletales-tourism-food-and-wine-news-headlines-1314-janaury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/cape-town\/whaletales-tourism-food-and-wine-news-headlines-1314-janaury\/","title":{"rendered":"WhaleTales Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines: 13\/14 January"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

* \u00a0 The theme song ‘Ordinary Love’<\/em> of \u00a0‘Mandela; Long Walk to Freedom’<\/em> won a Golden Globe last night for Best Original Song, written and performed by Bono and U2, reports The New Age.<\/strong><\/p>\n

* \u00a0 SA Tourism USA has launched a new website,<\/strong><\/span><\/a> with the theme ‘What’s Your Big 5?’<\/em>, highlighting the top travel experiences our country offers in addition to safaris. \u00a0The focus now is on ‘Big 5 Ambassadors’<\/em>, focusing on ‘celebrities, tastemakers and travel influencers’. \u00a0<\/em> The website accessibility has been improved, making it easier to search, navigate, and book the next South African holiday. \u00a0The website also provides travel itineraries by theme: Adventure and Exploration; \u00a0Culture and Heritage; \u00a0Safari and Nature; \u00a0Entertainment and Lifestyle; and Luxury and Romance.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Western Cape Minister of Tourism Alan Winde is delighted by two top accolades<\/strong><\/span><\/a> for Cape Town, being top listed by the New York Times<\/strong> and The Guardian<\/strong>. \u00a0He reacted as follows: ‘This is great news for our city\u2019s tourism sector and excellent publicity for our destination. \u00a0These awards will no doubt help to elevate Cape Town to the top of travelers’ bucket lists.’<\/em><\/p>\n

* \u00a0 South African wine exports increased by 26% in 2013 relative to 2012, with 526 million litres sold. \u00a0The two biggest markets saw great growth: the UK by 24 % (up to 111 million litres), and Germany up by 24% to 97 million litres. \u00a0Wines of South Africa (WOSA) CEO Siobhan Thompson attributes the growth in exports to the bumper South African harvest last year and the poor European harvest. (received via De Kock Communications)<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Distell has created a Top 10 Trendspotting list for Cape Town,<\/strong> and put its wine estate Durbanville Hills at the top of the list! \u00a0The other nine ‘trends’ are: \u00a0the Biscuit Mill for its ‘organic<\/em> (sic) and crafted foods<\/em>‘; \u00a0Camps Bay beach (we agree!); the Underground Tour of Cape Town; Long Street for ‘trendy shopping<\/em>‘ and night out; \u00a0‘What if the World’ for Indie local art; the Labia Theatre for unusual movies and documentaries; hiking up Lion’s Head on a full moon night (the next one is on Thursday); cycling on the Sea Point Promenade; and the Book Lounge. (received via media release from De Kock Communications)<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Pongr\u00e1cz has launched two Ros\u00e9\u00a0gift packs for Valentine’s Day: ‘With Love’,<\/em> available at Checkers only; and ‘Fireworks<\/em>‘, available \u00a0only at Makro. \u00a0The MCC is a blend of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, and costs around R125. \u00a0(received via media release from GC Communications)<\/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 theme song ‘Ordinary Love’ of \u00a0‘Mandela; Long Walk to Freedom’ won a Golden Globe last night for Best Original Song, written and performed by Bono and U2, reports The New Age. * \u00a0 SA Tourism USA has launched a new website, with the theme ‘What’s Your […]<\/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":[20837,23367,23360,6923,1317,23361,10101,23368,32370,32366,992,32378,8556,19280,1063,4910,32399,23363,30,19836,560,23358,8353,3738,6237,1482,23364,14956,6925,735,23357,3817,229,23365,1061,23359,1020,19793,21104,23362,12083,5,10067,561,23366,3592,32387,32373,10,365,156,155],"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