{"id":66832,"date":"2015-03-17T16:15:14","date_gmt":"2015-03-17T14:15:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whalecottage.com\/blog\/?p=66832"},"modified":"2015-03-17T16:15:14","modified_gmt":"2015-03-17T14:15:14","slug":"whaletales-tourism-food-and-wine-news-headlines-17-march-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/cape-town\/whaletales-tourism-food-and-wine-news-headlines-17-march-2\/","title":{"rendered":"WhaleTales Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines: 17 March"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

* \u00a0 Eclectic Brands is set to list<\/strong><\/span><\/a> on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange later this month, a restaurant group consisting of an eclectic collection of restaurants, a deli, and a catering company: Burger Perfect, ChickinTyme, Giovanni’s Deliworld, Green Catering, Slug & Lettuce, and more.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 By the end of June, the City of Cape Town will be offering 61 free wifi hotspots in its public buildings<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, including the existing services in the Civic Centre, Hillstar, Plumstead, and Harare Library in Khayelitsha. A total of 69 exterior wifi spots are also available, including in Khayelitsha and Mitchell’s Plain.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 An evaluation of the ‘State of the Nation’<\/em><\/strong><\/a> by ‘High Road Low Road’ Clem Sunter, Justice Malala, and reporter Stephen Grootes will be held in the Cape Town International Convention Centre on 12 May. \u00a0Topics to be covered include Zuma’s future, Eskom and SARS, the rise of the DA and the EFF, the global economic outlook, and the Rand.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Franschhoek is hosting a Wedding Showcase on 18 April at the Le Franschhoek Hotel. (received via e-mail from Franschhoek Wine Valley)<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 Bruwer Raats’ Indaba Chenin Blanc 2014<\/strong><\/span><\/a> is praised by a Florida wine writer for being a ‘crisp, easy sipping wine<\/em>‘.<\/p>\n

* \u00a0 SAA has amended its loyalty program<\/strong><\/a>, to reward its passengers more fairly. \u00a0 In the past the loyalty system gave points based on distance only, irrespective of the price paid for the ticket. \u00a0Now the loyalty points will be jointly weighted with miles and and the airfare.<\/p>\n

Chris von Ulmenstein, Whale Cottage Portfolio:\u00a0www.whalecottage.com<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0 Tel (021) 433-2100, Twitter:@WhaleCottage \u00a0Facebook: \u00a0<\/strong>click here<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines * \u00a0 Eclectic Brands is set to list on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange later this month, a restaurant group consisting of an eclectic collection of restaurants, a deli, and a catering company: Burger Perfect, ChickinTyme, Giovanni’s Deliworld, Green Catering, Slug & Lettuce, and more. * \u00a0 By the end […]<\/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":[26536,3,124,1918,266,22,21,293],"tags":[11043,30306,256,420,30305,32378,257,3683,24254,30303,26425,3360,30298,30,32369,570,30304,23862,30302,25885,30301,4031,12403,24255,5065,385,20954,30297,16319,15086,662,27874,759,972,13696,10087,25362,5,30299,32373,10,30300,365,1227],"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