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Hotel check: City Lodge Port Elizabeth

Port Elizabeth, South Africa

Hotel check: Clico Boutique Hotel

BACKGROUND: Based in a 65-year-old Cape Dutch building, Clico Boutique Hotel opened in 2006 and in its original carnation was an upmarket guesthouse, offering just seven rooms. After adding a conference and function venue and two extra rooms, the

Hotel review: Crowne Plaza London Heathrow T4

BACKGROUND: The new Crowne Plaza opened in October and shares a lobby and facilities with the Holiday Inn Express T4. It’s important if arriving by taxi to not confuse this with the Crowne Plaza Heathrow or the Holiday Inn Express Heathrow, both of

Hotel check: Faircity Junction

BACKGROUND: Faircity is a hotel group specialising in owning, managing and co-developing hotels in Southern Africa. Its primary service offering is business and conference...

Hotel Check: Sugar Beach Golf and Spa Resort

Background: Sugar Beach Golf and Spa Resort is part of the Sun Resorts stable, which includes one property in the Maldives – Kanuhura –...

Flight check: Air France

BACKGROUND: With a dozen cities on the continent served from its hub at Paris- Charles de Gaulle, Air France has proven itself a popular...

Virgin Atlantic B787 Upper Class

BACKGROUND: Virgin Atlantic began flying its Boeing 787 to Johannesburg in November 2015. The plane offers 31 upper class seats, 35 in premium economy...

Flight check: Airlink

BACKGROUND: Airlink is a South African privately-owned airline business. As a regional feeder airline it offers a wide network of flights in southern Africa,...

Flight check: British Airways Club World

Cape Town – London Heathrow BACKGROUND: British Airways is the flagship brand – alongside Iberia, Aer Lingus and Vueling – of the International Airlines Group (IAG), one...

Hotel review: Southern Sun The Cullinan

Background: Southern Sun hotels and resorts are owned and managed by Tsogo Sun Hotels and include 24 properties. Where Is It? Just 20km from Cape...

Hotel review: ONOMO Hotel Durban

BACKGROUND: ONOMO Hotels operates 21 hotels in 12 African countries – Abidjan, Douala, Libreville, Conakry, Rabat, Tanger, Casablanca, Bamako, Maputo, Kigali, Dakar, Lomé, Dar...

Hotel check: Radisson Blu Le Vendome Hotel

BACKGROUND: The Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group operates five hotels in Cape Town, with three Radisson Blu (including the recently-opened Radisson Blu Hotel & Residence)...