Industry comment | Business Traveller Africa

Q&A: New leadership at Radisson

Radisson Hotel Group is one of the world's largest hotel groups with seven distinctive hotel brands, and more than 1,400 hotels in operation and...

Q&A: Nairobi’s appeal

Nairobi plays an important part in Kenya’s economy, being the business hub of the country. It certainly attracts large numbers of international visitors with...

MICE in Mauritius

Q: What service does the Mauritius Incentive Connection offer? A: MIC is driven by the MICE team of Connections DMC that co-ordinates and operates all...

Why we need to embrace the new normal

At the start of the year, no one could have predicted just how much of an impact the Coronavirus would have on our daily...

Hotels – A way of survival during COVID-19

With travel at a virtual standstill due to the global COVID-19 outbreak, it’s imperative for hotels to have in place an action plan to...

Q&A: Minor Hotels – Steady expansion

Q: What’s your view on the current state of the African hotel industry? A: It is most certainly expanding aggressively in certain regions such...

Unrelenting entrepreneurial spirit kept my business alive during COVID-19

At a time when many hotels and other hospitality businesses have been facing and dealing with the economic fallout of the COVID-19 epidemic, as...

Q&A: HRG Rennies Travel

Business travel trends are changing. Cost reduction is being achieved by reducing the number of travellers per trip and number of bed nights. However,...

ASATA Column: Providing value to different generations

What do the 55-year old chief financial officer and the 25-year old sales and marketing director of the same company have in common? Chances...

Q&A: HGI Lusaka – New Player

Q: What’s the fit between Lusaka and the Hilton Garden Inn brand? A: The Hilton Garden Inn brand is not just about bringing world-class,...

ASATA Column: Travel Policy. What travel policy?

No need to debate the reputation of the millennial business traveller and how it influences travel policy. Chances are that there are quite a...

Marriott predicts travel trends for 2021

MOBILE MINDSET The pandemic has accelerated the pre-pandemic trend of digitalisation in the travel sector. Digital platforms, which have long been the preferred source of...