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Tourism – make it easy!

Exploration is an ancient desire - from the time of the Vikings to Bartolomeu Dias and Christopher Columbus. In today's world, many of us ...
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Tourism – a demand for innovation

Peter Drucker's "Business only has two key functions: marketing and innovation", is very relevant for the tourism industry. With ITB Berlin ...
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Culinary tourism – alive and well in Brussels!

European food traditions are well-known: French cuisine, the food lifestyle that is Italy, the world-renowned chefs of San Sebastián, herit...
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Making wine work – industry & harvest insights from #VinproDay

Despite focussing on the drought, global short supply, the challenge of pricing and branding as well as political and policy uncertainty, I ...
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Evaluating the odds: SA Tourism’s 5 in 5

In layman terms, I believe success is possible when you have a dream, when you have the tools and when you are willing to combine these two ...
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Experience – the 5th P of Marketing

Marketing handbooks tought us about the 4 P's of marketing: Price, Product, Promotion, Place but in today's world it is missing one componen...
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Plans for Africa! #WEFAFRICA2017

This week, Durban played host to the World Economic Forum on Africa 2017.This international organization is committed to improving the s...
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Eat Like a Local and Other Tourism Trends for 2017

Last week I touched on involving communities in our tourism strategies with reference to the opportunity in the Cape Winelands and tourists...
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Take an Interest in Community-Based Tourism

“Direct “seats” on planes into Cape Town have soared by half a million and generated R3bn in direct tourism spend for the province,”...
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Russia – Rich With History, Heritage and Even Some Wine Culture

I have just returned from Europe and my first visit to St Petersburg. Experiencing the rich culture and history of Russia is always amazing ...
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Hong Kong – Where All Things Wine are Happening

Next week we will be at the seventh Vinexpo Hong Kong, one of the most important trade-only wine and spirits fairs in Asia.I always look...
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Marketing South African Sauvignon Blanc

The South African Sauvignon Blanc Interest Group invited me to their marketing seminar. Passionate about the complex intricacies of wine, ma...
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Culinary Tourism Reconsidered

Culinary Tourism was on the agenda when renowned international guests and important global role players met in Franschhoek last week as part...
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How Wine Can Influence Your Choice of Airline!

If you travel frequently and you like wine, like me, you will be anticipating the wine selection on your flight. Sometimes it is a delightfu...
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Spring – A Season for Sustainability

Sustainability is not a seasonal thing – living in a responsible and sustainable way should be part of everyday living. The importance of ...
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The Wonder of Winter in The Winelands

Winter is a wonderful season. Right in the middle of the year, it allows time to contemplate how far we have come and to reconsider and plan...
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Hong Kong – An Important Beacon in The World of Wine

In 2014 the most expensive wine lot ever has been auctioned in Hong Kong. 114 bottles of Burgundy were sold for HK$12 556 25 = US$1.6 millio...
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A Well-Kept Surprise – Ireland’s Long and Rich Wine Culture

This week I visited our wine importers and agents in Ireland, Classic Drinks. Enjoying the lush green countryside, hospitality and golf cour...
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Stimulating Holiday Sales

Full parking lots and empty shelves are what you can expect if you have not yet done your shopping for Easter Weekend.While Easter, like...
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Top Travel Destinations For 2014 – Leisure, Business and Honeymoon!

I am not unique in enjoying some reflection at this time of the year. While time seems to fly, it is when we reflect that we realise that th...
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The Future Potential of Chinese Cruise Liners

According to BreakingTravelNews.com, Carnival Corporation, the world’s largest cruise company, has signed a memorandum of understanding wi...
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Marchesi Antinori – Tradition, Trends and Tourism

Being part of a family-owned wine estate that treasures history and heritage, our visit earlier this week to one of Italy’s oldest, bigges...
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Gold Replaces Alcohol in Wine – Only in Dubai!

This week we joined Argentina and Chile at the Wines of the Beautiful South Trade Tasting in London and I’ll shortly share some of my insi...
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Tourism – South Africa’s “New Gold”

On Wednesday, newly appointed Tourism Minister, Derek Hanekom addressed Parliament saying that bold new initiatives are needed to further gr...
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Tourism Supports Foreign Investment in The Winelands

This week’s Landbouweekblad (an Afrikaans agricultural magazine), reports that since October 2013, 42 farms to the value of approximately ...
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SA Tourism After 20 Years of Democracy

Much has changed in the 20 years since South Africa’s first democratic election. One sector that tells a very positive story, is Tourism. ...
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The Passions of New Zealand – Pinot Noir and High-End Tourism

Our visit to Australia’s Barossa Valley and Mclarenvale was difficult to top, but visiting New Zealand was no let-down! Thank you very muc...
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Franschhoek and Barossa Working Together

Last night we stayed at the spectacular The Louise Luxury Vineyard Retreat – one of the luxury lodges of Australia.We were treated to ...
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Another Day in the Barossa Valley

Day two of our tour of the Barossa Valley and I am impressed. This morning we visited the charming Rockford Wines .What an interesting c...
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A Day in the Barossa Valley

What a wonderful day in Australia’s famous Barossa wine valley!I understand why it is the most active wine route in Australia. Not onl...
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Types of Tourism

Yesterday, we were visited by an Italian film crew producing a documentary on tourism in South Africa for one of their local television stat...
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#Thingstodo In the Winelands This Summer

“Wine Tourism in South Africa is a multi-sensory experience that will not only deepen your appreciation of fine wines, but will also enhan...
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Tourism Supporting the Wine Industry

“The glamour that people perceive is just that — perception,” says Earl Sullivan, founder of Telaya Wine in Idaho in reaction to what ...
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Chinese Holidays

The Chinese mid-Autumn festival or Moon Festival followed by a National Golden Week of Holiday celebrating the Country’s independence just...
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Chinese Tourists

Earlier this year, President Jacob Zuma was quoted when the annual tourism statistics were released indicating that the number of tourists v...
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Celebrating the Joie De Vivre of Our French Heritage

This weekend the Franschhoek Valley celebrates its 20th Bastille Festival and tonight we will start the festivities with a French-inspired d...
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China

Last week I read an interesting article Euro wine trade to China faces curbs on wine consumption and purchasing trends in China. Although th...
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A Celebration of Wine Tourism

Yesterday saw the Great Wine Capitals of The World’s 2013 Best of Wine Tourism awards for South Africa being presented to the various winn...
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The importance of wine tourism

On 9 May this year, the Great Wine Capitals of the World will be hosting a Best of Wine Tourism event at La Motte Wine Estate in the Fransch...
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Travel and Nature in South Africa

Earlier this week we looked at South Africa’s infrastructure and how it adds to what makes South Africa a special country....
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South Africa

We just returned from our Easter holiday along South Africa’s Garden Route and once again I was reminded of what a special country we live...
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Wine Tourism – making it work!

“We have enormous potential in this country and while we always knew about the contribution of tourism, we suddenly realised the immense p...
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Cape Winelands Cuisine and the Flavours of France

On our travels we have fell in love with the concept of regional food. And when we started conceptualising a restaurant on La Motte Wine Est...
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Wine tourism – working together works

Earlier this year South Africa’s wine tourism industry has been rated the best-developed in the world by International Wine Review, one of...
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Having Fun at La Motte

Featured is a a home movie that was produced by one of the families enjoying a day at la Motte. It is very rewarding to see families having ...
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At Paul Bocuse Institute

I spent the last two days at the Paul Bocuse Institute in Lyon with my wife Hanneli and her daughter Berdine. We had a tour of the world’s...
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Visiting Institute Paul Bocuse

My travels in France have also taken me to the Institute Paul Bocuse in Lyon. The institute, which offers courses in culinary arts and hotel...
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Meeting and Tasting on Our Rhone Trip

I am currently in the Rhone region of France discussing ways to strengthen ties between the region and the Franschhoek region of South Afric...
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