Tourism & Travel Multimedia

Thandiwe Mathibela, general PR communications and stakeholder relations at South African Tourism, says Loeries Creative Week is a great stage for SAT.

Leading winemakers, wine lovers and buyers watched records tumble at the 32nd Nedbank Cape Winemakers Guild Auction at Spier, in the heart of the Stellenbosch Winelands. Total sales at this annual showcase of South African wines amounted to more than R13,8 million with new record wine prices for red, white, Méthode Cap Classique and Port.

Themed 'A Cut Above', the Unilever Food Solutions Chef of the Year mystery basket national finals held on 8 September in Durban, saw participants in the junior and senior categories create recipes using Unilever Food Solutions products for a starter, main and dessert course.

MasterChef Australia judge, chef Gary Mehigan recently joined The Table Bay Hotel's executive chef, chef Jocelyn Myers-Adams and a few members of the media on a foraging expedition. Venturing as far as Mouille Point, the foragers found a selection of indigenous plants abundant and ready to be eaten - from sour fig to "sout slaai" (salt salad).

On Friday 29 July, the fourth annual Cape Legends Inter Hotel Challenge took place at the Belmond Mount Nelson.

On the 22 June 2016 Glenmorangie and Pierre Cronje hosted a unique whisky and wood three course dining experience at Pierre Cronje's studio in Wynberg.

The Rémy Martin Opulence Revealed event was held on Tuesday, 28 June at the Taj Hotel.

Tourist and hospitality leaders, The Carlson Rezidor Group, hosted their first food and drinks conference in South Africa, at the Park Inn by Radisson Cape Town, Newlands on the 7 - 10 June 2016.

The Capital Group hosted a celebration dinner for the media to celebrate the opening of the Capital Mirage Hotel in De Waterkant.

At its launch event on 4 June, Forever Resorts, in collaboration with Mr Nico Oosthuizen from the NIDA Group of Companies, announced the opening of its first Hotel in Kwazulu Natal, The Vulintaba Country Hotel.

Telling Africa's next chapter.

After a successful We Are Africa, the tribe ended things off at the official closing party.

The annual We Are Africa Innovation Awards recognise the most inventive, inspiring and unexpected achievements that define the next chapter of African travel.

The American Museum of Natural History's 'The Power of Poison' exhibition was held at the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town.

Contiki sent a bunch of social media influencers from around the world to Australia on a mission to clean up beaches and share insight about plastic, BPA, pollution, and their experiences in general. Each influencer covered pertinent issues relating to responsible travel and the importance of it on the environment. Contiki created various mini doccies from each influencer, which can be viewed on the links below. In this episode, singer/songwriter Jamie McDell talks about plastic pollution within the ocean, and the threat this poses to the marine life who call it home....