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Arik’s new partner lounge at London Heathrow
As of 2 May, Arik Air’s business class guests will be granted access to the Gulf Air Falcon Gold lounge
BON Hotels launches loyalty programme
BON Hotels launched a rewards programme with immediate benefits and discounts for guests to enjoy at any BON Hotel property throughout South Africa
ASATA: The fuel surcharge debate
The burning question on my mind today is: why are airlines still levying fuel surcharges when fuel prices are at an all-time low?
EgyptAir adds A330 on Jo’burg route
EgyptAir will introduce the Airbus 330-300 on the Johannesburg-Cairo route, beginning service on 11 May
Welcome to Kenya
It’s not only popes and presidents who visited Nairobi in 2015 – growth in trade and industry is bringing in business travellers too, reports Business Traveller UK’s Jenny Southan.
KQ to fly to Cape Town
There will be three weekly flights between Nairobi and Cape Town beginning in July
Yas Island to open Warner Bros. theme park
Miral and Warner Bros. have announced that a Warner Bros. themed destination is set to open in Abu Dhabi
An Eye on West Africa
Hard Rock has chosen Lagos as its second city in sub-Saharan Africa to open one of its iconic Hard Rock Cafes. Okay, so Johannesburg beat us to it, but that restaurant is a long way away, and this one is right here, in Victoria Island, overlooking the Atlantic Ocean.
Ethiopian to Launch Flights to New York-Newark
Ethiopian Airlines will commence three weekly scheduled flights to New York-Newark from Addis Ababa on 3 July, via Lomé
Emirates increases free baggage allowance
Starting today, all Emirates customers travelling in any of the airline’s three cabin classes on outbound African flights will benefit from the increase in free baggage allowance based on the piece concept
Ethiopian opens bidding
Ethiopian Airlines is introducing a new programme that will give passengers the option to bid for an upgrade from economy class to business class
Urban Hotels joins aha portfolio
Aha Hotels & Lodges has secured the full management and marketing contract for the Urban Hotel in Bloemfontein