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Car check: Secure Drive

BACKGROUND: Secure Drive is a global security chauffeur service orientated towards clientele who require secure transfers or

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

Air Tanzania plane grounded at ORTIA

Air Tanzania has temporarily suspended flights between Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and Johannesburg, South Africa due to the grounding of an aircraft at O.R....

Delta brings first business class suite to SA

Delta Air Lines is bringing its Delta One Suite to Africa for the first time later this year, as the airline’s upgraded Boeing 777...

Advertorial: Travelit – Increasing choice to drive down cost

Why was this necessary? Surely the GDS heavyweights, such as Galileo and Amadeus, give corporate travellers what they need? “For us the game is maximum...

Hotel check: Mövenpick Hotel & Residences Nairobi

AccorHotels completed the acquisition of Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts in September, in the process adding Mövenpick’s network

Putting on the brakes

With travel budgets under tighter scrutiny than ever before, car rental agencies are feeling the pinch of price-conscious corporate consumers. “The market is under enormous...

Airlink to suspend all operations during lockdown

Airlink, the South African-based domestic and regional airline, is suspending all operations after midnight on Thursday, 26 March 2020 in support of South Africa’s...

ONOMO acquires BON Hotels

ONOMO Hotels has acquired a 60,1% controlling stake in South Africa-based BON Hotels. This gives ONOMO a key stake in the Nigerian market and reinforces...

Marriott Hotel Melrose Arch now open

Marriott Hotel Melrose Arch now open The Johannesburg Marriott Hotel Melrose Arch and Marriott Executive Apartments, Melrose Arch opened for business yesterday, 1 March. The first...

Gautrain services suspended during national lockdown

Following President Ramaphosa’s announcement of a national lockdown in an effort to combat the scourge of the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa, the Minister...

Eurowings launches Frankfurt-Windhoek flight

Eurowings, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Lufthansa Group, has extended its long-haul portfolio with the introduction of a new flight route between Frankfurt and...