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ISSUE 02 | Quarter 2 2018
ISSUE 02 2018
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Explore
THE SECRET SEASON
Exploring
TRULLI ENCHANTING
Puglia
AFRICA’S FASCINATING
Spiders
REAL AFRICA. REAL CLOSE TO CAPE TOWN
KWAZULU-NATAL • SOUTH AFRICA
Issue 2 of 2018 Tourism Tattler
Official Trade Journal and Media Partner to:
The Africa Travel Association Seychelles Hospitality & Tourism
+1.202.835.1115 • africatravelassociation.org Association
+248 432 5560 • www.shta.sc
ATA is a division of the Corporate Council
on Africa (CCA) and a registered non-profit The SHTA’s primary focus is to unite all
trade association in the USA. Seychelles tourism industry stakeholders
under one association.
The African Travel & Tourism International Coalition of
Association Tourism Partners (ICTP)
+44 20 7937 4408 • www.atta.travel www.tourismpartners.org
Based in London, the Atta has members ICTP is a travel and tourism coalition
in 22 African countries and 37 worldwide. of global destinations committed to
Quality Services and Green Growth.
National Accommodation International Institute for Peace
Association of South Africa through Tourism
+27 86 186 2272 • www.naa-sa.co.za www.iipt.org
The NAA-SA is a network of mainly IIPT is dedicated to fostering tourism
smaller accommodation providers initiatives that contribute to international
throughout South Africa. understanding and cooperation.
Regional Tourism Organisation of The Hotel Show Africa 2018
Southern Africa TheHotelShowAfrica.com
+27 11 315 2420/1 • www.retosa.co.za Thousands of hospitality professionals
RETOSA is responsible for tourism growth from around the world will be at
and development in the Southern African Gallagher Convention Centre in
Development Community (SADC) region. Johannesburg from 25-27 June.
Southern African Vehicle Rental Tourism, Hotel Investment and
and Leasing Association Networking Conference 2018
manager@savrala.co.za • www.savrala.co.za Website: thincafrica.hvsconferences.com
SAVRALA is the representative voice of THINC Africa 2018 takes place on 5th
Southern Africa’s vehicle rental, leasing and 6th September 2018 at Century City
and fleet management sector. Conference Centre, Cape Town.
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Exploring
DESTINATIONS
TRULLI ENCHANTING
Puglia
Tourism Tattler Trade Journal Issue 2 of 2018A southern region forming the heel of Italy’s
“boot,” Puglia is known for its distinctive
“trulli” conical roofstone huts.
Tourism Tattler correspondent
Adam Jacot de Boinod
explored the region.
The paradise of providence. That’s how I felt about Puglia in Spring. So fertile for its dry, hot
climate. So uplifting with its masseria, the whitewashed farmhouses with their singular but
solid shapes and spacious courtyards.
I first stayed at Masseria Le Carrube – the passionate project and personal philosophy of
Valentina De Luca and her cousin. Four years ago it was a run-down farmhouse but now
there are 19 guest rooms, a dining room featuring an olive press which once was pulled in a
circle by a horse and the ‘sala mangiatoia’, the room where horses were once fed, complete
with its original trough. All very life-enhancing and sensually stimulating.
A stay of five days in Puglia was long enough for me to visit many of the local attractions and
historic towns. On reaching Ostuni, ‘the white city’, from the west her citadel has a dramatic
precipice straight down from its whitewashed walls. The town is typical of the Mediterranean
with gesticular, animated spirits clapping hands and waving arms; laundry hanging out over
the streets and narrow ancient passageways.
Tourism Tattler Trade Journal Issue 2 of 2018TRULLI ENCHANTING
Puglia
Next along is Alberobello with its greatest
concentration of ‘trulli’ from their golden
age of the 19th century. These white
limestone conical dwellings with keystone
vaults are whitewashed with many layers.
They were constructed both as storehouses
and temporary field shelters and also as
permanent houses. Being built of small
stones, they fit their narrow settings.
Whitewashed symbols adorn some of
their roofs, typically in the form of either
a cross on a heart pierced by an arrow,
representing Santa Maria Addolorata, ‘Our
Lady of Sorrows’, or a circle with religious
connotations.
I then stayed at Masseria San Domenico.
Owned by the same family-run group as
Masseria Le Carrube, Borgo Egnazia and
Masseria Cimino, it’s five minutes from
the shore and you enter it along the most
dramatic of drives, a long avenue lined with
fragrant jasmine bushes which frame ancient
olive groves set in rich, fertile and vibrantly
brown earth.
Tourism Tattler Trade Journal Issue 2 of 2018The hotel attracts many for its ‘spa-talasso’
and neighbouring golf course. The spa makes
full use of the benefits of seawater and there’s
a sandy beach at La Fonte. It’s all perfect
walking and cycling territory: flat yet scenic.
The impressively vast outdoor swimming pool
contains seawater at a natural temperature
that works well with the rock formation in
which it is partly set.
I sensed the real glory of the masseria’s
spaciousness from several picturesque views;
from the bar, from the poolside restaurant
and from the outdoor courtyard where
breakfast was served. There’s a liberating
sense of space both inside and out.
The main building was once employed by
the Knights of Malta to ward off Ottoman
attacks with its 16th century watchtower,
now the private quarters of the owner Marisa
Melpignano who realised her dream by
acquiring it in 1980 as a holiday home then to
invite friends before then recognising it for its
greater hospitable potential.
Tourism Tattler Trade Journal Issue 2 of 2018TRULLI ENCHANTING
Puglia
Tourism Tattler Trade Journal Issue 2 of 2018The hotel is keen to promote the healthy
benefits of the local produce: what they call
the ‘Mediterranean Diet’. It’s a combination
of all the food habits adopted in the region,
characterised by the presence and cultivation
of olive trees. It’s a tetrad of bread, cheese,
oil and wine demonstrating a strong
commitment to arboriculture.
The hotel’s spa promotes itself with Plato’s
quotation that “the water of the sea washes
away all of man’s pains and sorrows”. To the
uninitiated there’s plenty to marvel at. The
packages of 2-3 days, designed to promote
wellbeing and happiness, offer scrubs and
detoxing, oil wraps, jets and face masks with
seawater and crushed seaweed providing
their saline and mineral benefits. All highly
restorative. All very balancing.
About the author: Adam Jacot de Boinod was a
Back in the fields, by late April the farmhands researcher for the first BBC television series QI, hosted
were sowing seeds down precisely lined rows by Stephen Fry. He wrote The Meaning of Tingo and
Other Extraordinary Words from around the World,
and harvest had already been gathered into published by Penguin Books.
hundreds of immaculately rolled golden bails
Adam had support in exploring Puglia from
of hay. Puglia in spring had ‘trulli’ enchanted Classic Collection Holidays, chepstowcars.com,
all my senses! gatwickexpress.com, and prioritypass.com.
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ENVIRONMENT
AFRICA’S FASCINATING
Spiders
Spiders are as fascinating as they are integral to the natural ecosystems of Africa as they play
an invaluable role in controlling pests. Unfortunately for arachnophobes, many species can be
found indoors. But fear not – of all the spiders found in Africa, only a few are dangerous.
Jumping Spiders
Jumping Spiders stalk their prey rather than
spin webs. One species (Evarcha culicivora),
found in Uganda and Kenya, deliberately
hunt female mosquitoes which have fed on
human blood.
Scientific tests show that Eva prefers blood-
filled lady mosquitoes (male mosquitoes
do not suck the blood of animals) over all
other insects.
Tourism Tattler Trade Journal Issue 2 of 2018Rain Spiders
The Common rain spider (Palystes
superciliosus) is a species of huntsman spider
native to southern Africa. Some species have
a total leg span of up to 11 cm (4.3”).
Although the rain spider’s fangs look
fearsome, its venom is weak. Symptoms
resemble those of a common bee sting and
bites usually heal by themselves in a matter of
days.
Rain spiders are named for their habit of
seeking refuge in human homes just before
the start of summer rains.
Tourism Tattler Trade Journal Issue 2 of 2018AFRICA’S FASCINATING
Spiders
Baboon Spiders
Baboon spiders (Harpactirinae) are a subfamily
of tarantulas native to the continent of Africa.
They are impressive, charismatic spiders but
little is known about their biogeography and
ecology. You can record sightings and learn
more at the Baboon Spider Atlas.
The king baboon spider (Pelinobius muticus),
is native to Kenya and Tanzania and can grow
up to 20 cm (7.8”) in leg span.
The Mombasa Golden Starburst tarantula
(Pterinochilus murinus) are found in Angola.
Females can grow to 15 cm (6”) in size, while
males typically range from 7-10 cm (3–4”).
Tourism Tattler Trade Journal Issue 2 of 2018Orb-weaver Spiders
Orb weaver spider (Nephila komaci) females
can have a body-length as large as 3.8 cm
(1.5”) with legs spanning 10-12 cm (4-5”).
Golden silk orb-weaver males, being 1-4
times smaller than females, are often
cannibalized during their first copulation.
Also of the orb-weaver genus, Darwin’s Bark
Spider (Caerostris darwini), discovered in
Madagascar in 2009, is capable of weaving
webs measuring up to 28,000 cm2 (4,340 sq
in). Its silk is the toughest biological material
ever studied, over ten times tougher than a
similarly-sized piece of Kevlar.
Tourism Tattler Trade Journal Issue 2 of 2018AFRICA’S FASCINATING
Spiders
Camel Spiders
Although classified as Arachnids
(Arachnida), Camel Spiders are
neither true spiders (Araneae) nor
true scorpions (Scorpiones) - they’re
actually solifuges (Solifugae). In
southern Africa, they are known as red
romans, haarskeerders (hair cutters)
and baardskeerders (beard cutters), the
latter relating to the belief they use their
formidable jaws to clip hair from humans
and animals to line their subterranean nests.
There are over two hundred and forty species
of camel spiders in South Africa.
Tourism Tattler Trade Journal Issue 2 of 2018Button Spiders
Commonly known as Widow Spiders
(Latrodectus), Button Spiders in Africa,
and Black Widow Spiders in South
Africa, these comparatively small
spiders (1.3 cm / 0.51” in body length)
pack an unusually potent venom.
Female widow spiders have large
venom glands and their bite can be
particularly painful. Only the bites of the
females are dangerous to humans. When
a widow spider is trapped, it’s unlikely to
bite, preferring to play dead or flick silk at the
potential threat; bites occur only when they
cannot escape.
Tourism Tattler Trade Journal Issue 2 of 2018PROPERTY PROFILE
REAL AFRICA. REAL CLOSE TO CAPE TOWN
Tourism Tattler Trade Journal Issue 2 of 2018Set in the pristine Southern Karoo Highlands against a backdrop of dramatic mountains, the
four star Aquila Private Game Reserve & Spa offers an exciting taste of real Africa just two
short hours from Cape Town by road.
Home to an enormous variety of game, including the Big 5, two- to three-hour game drives
at Aquila are a perfect way to see the animals from four-wheel-drive vehicles, quad bikes or
on horseback.
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Aquila’s afro-chic Aquila Lodge is comprised of 3 levels, accessible by a glass panelled lift
with magnificent Karoo vistas. The Lodge has an outdoor swimming pool, a pool bar, a
cigar lounge and a large dining room where the chef presents a rich variety of authentic
South African cuisine.
Aquila’s four-star cottages are built largely from rock, thatch and wood to blend with the
environment and offer every comfort like roaring log fires, wooden viewing decks, air
conditioning, crisp percale linen, rock bathrooms and, in some, alfresco rock showers.
Aquila newly opened African spa featuring; 2 large heated indoor pools, steam room,
sauna, nail bar, 10 treatment rooms, a couples or group treatment room and an outdoor
pool.
www.aquilasafari.com
res@aquilasafari.com
0861 73-73-78-3
+27 (0)83 301 9222
For availability & bookings click here
Tourism Tattler Trade Journal Issue 2 of 2018Isibindi Africa Lodges
PROPERTY PROFILE
KWAZULU-NATAL • SOUTH AFRICA
I sibindi Africa’s founders, Brett and Paige Gehren have a passion for protecting the
pristine and precious natural wonders of Africa. Fiercely committed to conservation
and making a difference, their ethos to “tread gently on the earth” ensures that local
communities share fully in their commitment to protect and promote this majestic
land. This commitment has recently been acknowledged by Fair Trade Tourism through
certification of their exclusive lodges.
Kosi Forest Lodge Thonga Beach Lodge
Kosi Forest Lodge is the only private Set on the pristine shores of the Maputaland
accommodation in Kosi Bay Nature Reserve - Coast, which forms part of the iSimangaliso
a protected part of the Isimangaliso Wetland Wetland Park - a 332 000 hectare UNESCO
Park in Northern KwaZulu-Natal, famed for World Heritage Site, Thonga Beach Lodge
its diverse birdlife which includes forest, has 24 beds on the shore of one of Africa’s
grassland and coastal birds. last unspoilt wilderness beaches.
Tourism Tattler Trade Journal Issue 2 of 2018www.isibindi.co.za res@isibindi.co.za
+27(0)35 474 1473
For availability & bookings Click Here.
Rhino Ridge Safari Lodge
Situated in Hluhluwe Game Reserve, Rhino So whether it’s tracking rhino or elephant on
Ridge Safari Lodge offers a choice of four foot, scuba diving on exquisite coral reefs,
room types, all nestled in the indigenous sub- canoeing on shimmering lakes, encountering
tropical bush: two Honeymoon Villas; eight exhilarating Zulu dancers or sipping
Luxury Bush Villas; four Safari Rooms; and sundowners beneath an inky sky studded with
two Safari Family Suites. a million stars, you too can be part of Isibindi
Africa’s vision to protect the wild, care for its
people and educate, so that future generations
can enjoy Africa’s wild and untamed splendour.
Tourism Tattler Trade Journal Issue 2 of 2018TRANSPORT
The All New Mercedes-Benz
X-Class By Des Langkilde.
Mercedes-Benz never does things in half measure. In keeping with the brands’ prestige
image, the launch of their new X-Class – a contender in the upper-end of the South African
double-cab bakkie segment – was a two-day extravaganza of epic proportions. Like the
vehicle itself, the launch was meticulously researched and purpose constructed, from the
venue in the midst of a recently cleared swath of commercial forest on Louvain Guest Farm
near George to the boma enclosure with 3-metre high gate, the X-Village ‘glamping’ site, and
the delectable cuisine prepared by the celebrated South African Chef, Bertus Basson.
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The All New Mercedes-Benz
X-Class
The Mercedes-Benz “X-perience” set out to convince guests that the X-Class would exceed
expectations both on and off the road. To prove their point, an obstacle course aptly
demonstrated the electronic switch from rear-wheel drive to 4MATIC and “Low” all-wheel
mode by activating the automatic low-range gearbox and the differential lock on the rear axle.
In fact, on steep descents, the vehicle takes over from the driver to better control forward and
lateral sliding.
Tourism Tattler Trade Journal Issue 2 of 2018The X-Class’s high lateral dynamics and multi-link wheel suspension with coil springs on the
rear axle proved that this bakkie can handle Cambre angles of up to 49.8o, while its 222mm
ground clearance can handle dongas and rocky terrain withe ease. A 4x4 trail, chosen along
a seldom-used scenic ox wagon route over the Outeniqua Mountains proved that the X-Class
provides luxury comfort over the roughest of terrain.
Tourism Tattler Trade Journal Issue 2 of 2018The All New Mercedes-Benz
X-Class
In addition to voice control, the tablet style screen is controlled from the cleverly designed
touchpad unit situated between the front seats, which provides a host of features including
infotainment, navigation and communications. Unique features include 360° cameras,
which show the area surrounding the vehicle – both from a bird’s-eye view and from below
the window line. Rather handy for off-road driving, although I found the visuals to be
disconcerting as digital rocks and potholes look more severe than they really are.
Tourism Tattler Trade Journal Issue 2 of 2018FAST FACTS: X-Class 250 d 4MATIC 4x4
Price: R 723,811.00 (Incl VAT & CO2 Tax)
Engine: 2.3 litre, four cylinder, turbodiesel
Transmission: 7-speed automatic
Maximum power: 450kw @ 3750 rpm
Maximum torque: 140nm @ 1500–2500 rpm
Fuel consumption: 7.9 l/100km (claimed)
CO2 emissions: 209 g/km
Top speed: 175 km/h
Acceleration: 11.6 seconds (0-100km/h)
PremiumDrive: Complete maintenance plan
For more info visit mercedes-benz.co.za
The LED headlights provide excellent visibility with an improved illumination of the road ahead
when compared to conventional halogen headlamps. The back-end of the X-Class double-cab
bakkie comes with a range of accessories for covering the bin, including a must-have moulded
plastic bed liner, colour matched canopy, hardcover with automatic LED lighting, water-
repellent soft cover, or an aluminium roll-over cover. Overall, Mercedes-Benz has come up with
a winner – off-road durability combined with comfort and style.
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Frequent Increased
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Abnormal Excessive
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Weight Gain Slow Healing
Excessive Sleep Blurred
Vision
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That’s 1 person in 11
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