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JOHANNESBURG

OVERVIEW The capital of South Africa’s smallest province, Gauteng, Johannesburg is where it all happens for the country’s business travellers. Not only is it the...

Lufthansa Celebrates 55 years of South Africa service

Lufthansa German Airlines celebrated 55 years of operations in South Africa on the 14th of May. Today, both Johannesburg and Cape Town are serviced by...

BLOEMFONTEIN

OVERVIEW Bloemfontein’s Sesotho name is Mangaung, meaning “Place of Cheetahs” and since 2011 the city has formed part of the Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality, having previously...

ExecuJet headlines 2017 Business Traveller Africa awards

ExecuJet has announced its partnership with Business Traveller Africa magazine and the Future Group as the headline sponsor for the sixth annual Business Traveller...

Ethiopia launches e-visa

The Ethiopian Immigration and Nationality Affairs Main Department, in collaboration with Ethiopian Airlines, has finalized preparations of the initial phase to commence an e-visa...

Flight Centre Travel Group Corporate improves BEE rating

Flight Centre Travel Group’s newly formed company FCTG Corporate (Pty) Ltd – comprising Flight Centre Business Travel, Corporate Traveller and Stage & Screen –...

The Maslow at Time Square

Opening this month, The Maslow at Time Square offers an entirely new concept in hospitality. A first for South Africa, this 238-room specialist business...

AVIS Preffered offers digital cards

Avis Rent a Car is now offering digital membership cards for all Avis Preferred members. The new digital Avis Preferred functionality means customers can now...

New Nairobi Player

Apartment hotels are a growing trend worldwide and Africa is getting its fair share. On 5 April, Mövenpick opened the Mövenpick Hotel & Residences...

Tintswalo to launch two new properties 

Tintswalo Lodges will be opening two new properties in 2018. The Tintswalo brand will also be expanding into a Premier Collection and a Classic Collection. The...

Hotel Check: Mabula Lodge

BACKGROUND: Current owner, Indian businessman and liquor baron, Vijay Mallya, bought the farm about 20 years ago from the

Air Mauritius A350

BACKGROUND: Air Mauritius used its 50th birthday to introduce the A350-900 aircraft to its fleet, making it the first operator in the Indian Ocean...