GEORGE
OVERVIEW
With a population of a little over 200,000, George is a small city and retains much of the charm associated with small towns. But...
KIMBERLEY
OVERVIEW
Kimberley was the initial hub of industrialisation in South Africa in the late 19th century, which transformed the country’s agrarian economy into one more...
2016 Business Traveller Africa Conference & Awards
Tourvest leads industry winners
Tourvest was the biggest winner at the fifth annual Business Traveller Africa Conference & Awards, with three of the South African...
Tough times
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who replaced long-time leader Robert Mugabe after an army coup in November 2017, is trying to repair an economy ruined...
More for less
It’s big business, this MICE business. According to a report published at the start of the year by Allied Market Research, titled, "MICE Industry by Event Type: Global Opportunity Analysis and Industry Forecast, 2017-2023", the global MICE industry was valued
Behind the curve
Is the prospect of ‘open skies’ in Africa a possibility, or is it just pie in the sky? Kate Kennedy investigates
The International Air Transport...
AVANI Gaborone Resort & Casino to be Refurbished
Minor hotels has announced the investment of over seven million dollars in the refurbishment of AVANI Gaborone resort & casino in Botswana.The extensive renovation...
A changing world
GDS companies have had to move with the times and evolve their offerings and models, as the changing landscape of travel distribution has shaken...
Bullish and optimistic
The world’s big hotel groups still see Africa as relatively untapped and under-supplied, and they continue to put together development pipelines that look impressive on paper, but require a greater conversion rate to make a material impact on the African hotel landscape in the short-term.
Seven South African road trips to add to your bucket list
After months of collecting data from South Africans, MotorHappy, a subsidiary of Imperial, has created the ultimate road trip route around South Africa. Knowing...
A New Dawn
After more than 30 years of Mugabe rule, Zimbabwe has a new president and the hopes of a more prosperous future, but the
Remote working: club rules
By 2020, it’s estimated that as many as one in two workers in the UK will be freelance or self-employed, collectively contributing more than £51 billion ($67 billion) to the economy. The same trend is being observed in the US. And it’s not just the self employed