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In the recent Safe Travel Barometer, an initiative by tech provider Safe Travel Technologies which monitors global traveller health and safety measures, Air France topped the ranks of the safest airlines in October. Air France is one of the world’s leading airlines who is still conducting international flights into and out of South Africa on a regular basis. With these...

Comair has opened bookings for domestic British Airways’ (operated by Comair) flights. From 9 December, the airline plans to begin serving all the domestic British Airways’ routes it previously operated. Regional services will be reintroduced as it ramps up to full operations over the next few months. The reintroduction of British Airways’ (operated by Comair) flights will also see the reopening...

According to Angelique Montalto, Head of SAP Concur Africa, a large travel and expense platform for businesses, organisations are having to quickly adapt to improve their travel and expense policies to keep employees safe while also maintaining adequate liquidity. “We are seeing across our platform how organisations are taking a far more active role in terms of their travel...

Radisson Hotel Group is proud to announce the signing of Radisson Hotel Abuja Gudu, Nigeria, marking the debut of the group’s third brand in the city. This new addition further strengthens the group’s presence in one of its key African markets, bringing its Nigerian portfolio to 10 hotels in operation and under development and placing it firmly on track to...

Airlink, a regional airline based out of Johannesburg, is partnering with Amadeus to implement the Amadeus Altéa Passenger Services System, including Inventory, Ticketing, Customer and Flight Management, E-commerce, Revenue Accounting and Revenue Management solutions. With these solutions, Airlink can personalise and streamline the passenger experience, offering faster and simpler booking and check-in, either at the airport with agents or...

Marriott International has launched Marriott Bonvoy Business Ready, a new travel programme designed exclusively for small to medium size businesses (SMBs) across Europe, Middle East and Africa. Marriott Bonvoy Business Ready provides SMB travel bookers a one stop platform, enabling customers to efficiently book business travel across multiple destinations at trusted hotel brands with preferential rates and a commitment to...

Construction of the new concept Courtyard Hotel Waterfall City is nearing completion, and the hotel is set to open in the first quarter of 2021. The hotel has 10 storeys and will feature a rooftop function area as well as a 100-seater conference facility. In addition to 164 rooms (16 of which are interleading) there are four suites, meeting rooms,...

Federal Airlines has introduced reduced SA Resident fares starting from R2,850 per person (one-way flight from Johannesburg) directly to a number of landing strips within the Sabi Sand, Madikwe, Northern Sabi Sand, Timbavati, Hoedspruit lodges and Garonga. This amounts to a discount of approximately 50% of the 2020 low season fares. Mark Hurst, group CEO of Solenta Aviation and incoming...

From 25 November, Edelweiss will again fly once a week directly from Zurich to Cape Town in South Africa. Since 19 October, there have not been any entry restrictions for travellers from Switzerland to South Africa. There is also currently no quarantine obligation for return travellers from Cape Town. The connection can be booked immediately on flyedelweiss.com and through all the...

After months of shutdown and remote working, the reopening of African borders for business travel, as discussed in my last article (see story here), was a gratifying development for multinationals and large enterprises, allowing businesses to embark on the road to recovery by resuming on-site operations and reconnecting with their offices around Africa. The road to recovery is, of...

Comair has being taking new bookings for kulula.com ahead of its planned take off again on 1 December. The re-introduction of kulula flights on the domestic network is the first phase of Comair’s ramp up to full operations over the next few months. British Airways domestic and regional flights will re-open soon as will kulula flights from Lanseria. Comair will initially...

Sun international is pleased to announce that Peter Guthrie will be moving from Meropa Casino to Carnival City Casino as their new Slots Manager from 1 November 2020. The move is part of the hotel and leisure company’s Talent Mobility process. After matriculating from Kingsway High School in Kwa-Zulu Natal, Guthrie furthered his studies at Wits Business School and obtained a...