At the recent The Business of Wine & Food Tourism Conference, held at Spier near Stellenbosch, renowned US-based big data specialist Cathy Huyghe of Enolytics LLC outlined an approach suggested for Cape Winelands wine, food and hospitality establishments, using big data as a powerful and innovative tool to get closer […]

If we don’t know what we don’t know, how can we tap into the true potential of South Africa’s wine and food tourism, argues tourism maven Margi Biggs. The convener of this year’s The Business of Wine & Food Tourism Conference has lined up several high-profile international and local speakers, […]

There’s a pervasive local way of thinking that if you are pleasant and polite, you’ve pretty much got tourism nailed, says wine and gourmet tourism specialist Margi Biggs.  “Good manners, consideration and attentiveness to the needs of others are essential and without these you won’t get far.  That’s obvious,” she […]

Tourism, wine, food, hospitality and marketing communications students and trainees are urged to take advantage of a special student discount when registering to attend the third annual The Business of Wine & Food Tourism Conference, set to take place at the Spier wine estate close to Stellenbosch on 17 October. […]

Marisah Nieuwoudt, VinPro’s tourism manager, chats to tourist specialist and convener of the annual The Business of Wine & Food Tourism Conference, Margi Biggs, about the 2018 edition of the event that takes place at Spier on 17 October…   Marisah Nieuwoudt (MN): The conference is now in its third […]

Reserve your place by 30 June, and enjoy a 33% saving. Seats are selling fast for the annual The Business of Wine & Food Tourism Conference, now in its third year. Set to take place at the Spier wine estate in Stellenbosch on 17 October, its impressive panel of local […]

The World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) has calculated that last year, the direct contribution of the travel and tourism sector to the South African economy was worth R127,9bn, accounting for 3% of the country’s GDP. Commenting on the WTTC findings presented in its recent 2017 Economic Impact Report, Margi […]

Gearing for business success: The Second Business of Wine & Food Tourism Conference With the news that the second Business of Wine & Food Tourism conference is to be held on 20 September at Spier Farm, Su Birch sat down with Margi Biggs to find out more. Su: Why did […]

While there is no commonly agreed on definition of wine tourism, a clear message from the delegates and speakers at the first annual ‘The Business of Wine & Food Tourism Conference’ is that collaboration across the industry is key. The conference, hosted on 1 and 2 November 2016 at the […]