{"id":64364,"date":"2014-12-02T18:06:39","date_gmt":"2014-12-02T16:06:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whalecottage.com\/blog\/?p=64364"},"modified":"2014-12-02T18:06:39","modified_gmt":"2014-12-02T16:06:39","slug":"whaletales-tourism-food-and-wine-industry-2-december","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/cape-town\/whaletales-tourism-food-and-wine-industry-2-december\/","title":{"rendered":"WhaleTales Tourism, Food, and Wine industry: 2 December"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

* \u00a0 Eskom says that loadshedding may be over for this year<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, and will be doing further maintenance of power stations over the festive season. \u00a0Eskom spokesperson\u00a0Andrew Etzinger said: ‘Heading into the festive period, we will be doing a lot of maintenance, although the demand for electricity will be lighter as well. All in all, I think on balance we\u2019ll do our best to avoid load shedding but we can\u2019t rule it out unfortunately’. \u00a0<\/em> The public’s use\u00a0<\/em>of electricity will determine whether there will be loadshedding this month, he added.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 \u00a0The Guala Closures Group is offering a range of liners for its screwcap wine bottle closures<\/strong><\/span><\/a>. \u00a0 Its Oenoseal was developed over the past two years, offering various levels of oxygenation, or lack of, depending on the type of wine bottled. \u00a0Wine producers can select the best liner for their screwcaps without changing the settings on the bottling lines.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Eleven new hotel projects are in the pipeline in Cape Town<\/strong><\/span><\/a> for the next four years, with \u00a0total of just over 2000 rooms and a total value of R3,5 billion.<\/p>\n

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* \u00a0 A<\/span> new free audio App The Platinum Road<\/strong><\/a> has been launched by Tourism Radio, giving travelers more than 60 minutes worth of stories along our country’s routes. \u00a0Written by Peter Delmar and narrated by 702’s David O’Sullivan, it is available on iPhone, Android, and Window Phone.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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* \u00a0 Spier is hosting its Festival of White Lights<\/a><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0this Friday, with a procession through the farm’s historical buildings, led by the Angel of Light on stilts. (received via e-mail from Spier Wine Farm).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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

Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines * \u00a0 Eskom says that loadshedding may be over for this year, and will be doing further maintenance of power stations over the festive season. \u00a0Eskom spokesperson\u00a0Andrew Etzinger said: ‘Heading into the festive period, we will be doing a lot of maintenance, although the demand for electricity will be […]<\/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":[7,3,124,1918,266,528,31,22,21,293],"tags":[29114,25111,18779,32366,32378,29120,3360,29121,30,28773,27,6839,29115,29113,29116,29117,29119,9678,52,28197,29118,5,22285,32373,10,365],"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