{"id":64868,"date":"2014-12-19T17:05:56","date_gmt":"2014-12-19T15:05:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whalecottage.com\/blog\/?p=64868"},"modified":"2014-12-19T17:06:40","modified_gmt":"2014-12-19T15:06:40","slug":"whaletales-tourism-food-and-wine-news-headlines-19-december-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/cape-town\/whaletales-tourism-food-and-wine-news-headlines-19-december-2\/","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 South Africa is the most attractive tourist destination in Africa<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, overtaking Egypt for the first time, and is on the Top 25 global tourism destination list, \u00a0in the\u00a0Bloom Consulting’s Country Brand Ranking Tourism Edition 2014\/2015. Close to 200 countries were included in the survey, which measured the performance of the tourism industry, brand strategy, and online presence. \u00a0South Africa was followed by Egypt and Morocco in Africa.
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* \u00a0South African accommodation establishments Babylonstoren, Belmond Mount Nelson Hotel, Cape Grace hotel, and the Saxon Boutique Hotel & Spa have made the Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler 2015 Gold List of 100 World’s Best Hotels.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Global tourism should exceed 1 billion this year<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, already at \u00a0978 million between January and October this year, as measured by the United Nations World Tourism Organization World Tourism Barometer. \u00a0Highest tourism growth has been experienced in the USA, South Asia, Mediterranean Europe, North-East Asia, and Northern Europe, with growth rates of 7% or more p.a.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0The City of Cape Town<\/span> Law Enforcement department has confiscated 2000 litres of alcoho<\/strong><\/a>l (mainly beer and cider)\u00a0from Cape Town beaches in the past two weeks, three times the volume compared to a year ago. \u00a0Drinking alcohol on the city beaches is illegal, and beachgoers will be fined.<\/span><\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Opulent Living Experiences is organising another ‘Valentine under the STARS<\/em>‘ at The Castle of Good Hope on Valentine’s Day 2015. \u00a0 The Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Brandon Philips, will perform ‘classic meets pop’, a<\/em>nd will accompany soloists Magdalene Minnaar, Selim Kagee, and Laura Santoni. Tickets cost R480 and include a glass of sparkling wine or R900 for two. VIP tickets include food and beverages and prime seating, and cost R1800. (received via media release from Prestige 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 South Africa is the most attractive tourist destination in Africa, overtaking Egypt for the first time, and is on the Top 25 global tourism destination list, \u00a0in the\u00a0Bloom Consulting’s Country Brand Ranking Tourism Edition 2014\/2015. Close to 200 countries were included in the survey, which measured 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":[3,124,5794,1918,266,20,22,21,293],"tags":[29300,29299,2158,9225,6506,8239,29305,26037,29296,29297,29306,110,23762,19427,32378,257,207,28800,7747,30,29301,29308,29304,29307,4286,23183,23857,29298,23856,29295,5,8686,2058,562,23851,32373,10,365,29303,29302],"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