{"id":63842,"date":"2014-11-18T16:22:16","date_gmt":"2014-11-18T14:22:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whalecottage.com\/blog\/?p=63842"},"modified":"2014-11-18T16:22:16","modified_gmt":"2014-11-18T14:22:16","slug":"whaletales-tourism-food-and-wine-news-headlines-18-november-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/cape-town\/whaletales-tourism-food-and-wine-news-headlines-18-november-2\/","title":{"rendered":"WhaleTales Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines: 18 November"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"WhaleTales\"<\/a>Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

* \u00a0 The reports that Emirates flights between Johannesburg and Dubai will be ‘grounded<\/em>‘ are untrue,<\/strong> <\/span><\/a>says the Department of Transport. \u00a0The Department had demanded that an UAE official meet with the Department by yesterday, it was reported. \u00a0The DA has threatened to call for the resignation for the Minister of Transport should the Emirates flights to our country be cancelled as a protection measure for SAA. \u00a0The Department said that it is\u00a0meeting with officials regarding the introduction of the 4th daily flight. The Department spokesperson said: ‘There is no need for travel agents or passengers to panic. We have no intention to disrupt the service’.
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* \u00a0 Fuel surcharges and ticket prices are not likely to decrease<\/strong> <\/span><\/a>in our country greatly, despite the big drop in the oil price to below $80 a barrel, and the first decline in jet fuel prices since 2008. \u00a0It appears that the exchange rate is partly to blame; \u00a0it is a way for airlines to avoid paying higher commissions on bookings made by agents; and it is influenced by airlines’ fuel hedging strategy.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Cape Town is likely to lose tourism income of around R 100 million as a result of the Loeries Awards moving to Durban next year, being closer to Johannesburg and warmer in winter, reports the Cape Times<\/strong> today. \u00a0The advertising awards event will be held from 10 – 16 August in the Durban International Conference Centre.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Western Cape Tourism Minister Alan Winde will be awarding certificates to 29 young professional chefs, who qualified after a training and 18 month internship programme, funded by the province’s Artisan Development Programme. (received via media release from Minister Winde’s office)<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Vergelegen winemaker Andre van Rensburg is to make a tongue-in-cheek NTS (Not the Swartland) blended wine<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, with Cabernet Sauvignon,Merlot, and Cabernet Franc, \u00a0to be sold exclusively at High Timber restaurant in London, run by South African Neleen Strauss, and co-owner with Gary Jordan. \u00a0The launch of the NTS wine is to turn attention back to Stellenbosch, Jordan said. He added: ‘The Swartland thing is a fad, and long may it last, but South Africa\u2019s classic regions shouldn\u2019t be forgotten about. \u00a0I think some producers in Stellenbosch are a bit jealous of the attention the Swartland is receiving, but what\u2019s good for the goose is good for the gander.\u00a0We\u2019re all in the same game and we need to promote South Africa together’. <\/em>\u00a0He added: ‘Stellenbosch is finally waking up to regionality and producers are realising that you don\u2019t need to add a jam jar of acid and whack everything with new oak in order to make good wine’.<\/em><\/p>\n

* \u00a0 The restaurants in Franschhoek and Stellenbosch which support StreetSmart SA have handed over R220000 in monies collected in the past year, which will be used to support the Kusasa Project in Franschhoek, as well as the Home from Home charity project in Stellenbosch. \u00a0Participating restaurants add R5 to each bill, which goes to StreetSmart SA. \u00a0A total of just more than R 1 million was raised nationally in restaurants this year. (received via media release from GC Communications)<\/p>\n

\u00a0Chris von Ulmenstein, Whale Cottage Portfolio:\u00a0www.whalecottage.com<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0 Tel (021) 433-2100, Twitter:@WhaleCottage Facebook: \u00a0<\/strong>click here<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines\u00a0 * \u00a0 The reports that Emirates flights between Johannesburg and Dubai will be ‘grounded‘ are untrue, says the Department of Transport. \u00a0The Department had demanded that an UAE official meet with the Department by yesterday, it was reported. \u00a0The DA has threatened to call for the resignation for 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],"tags":[],"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