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Swiss International Lenana Nairobi is open for business

It’s a soft opening, but Swiss International Hotels & Resorts’ Lenana Nairobi is ready to receive the guests. The newly built 135-room hotel boasts four...

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...

Lift Airlines connects Johannesburg and Durban

When Lift Airlines hurtled down the runway at OR Tambo International Airport yesterday (26 October 2022) for its inaugural flight to King Shaka International...

Air Seychelles and Air Madagascar boost partnership

Air Seychelles and Air Madagascar have strengthened their codeshare co-operation with the aim of bringing more travellers to both island nations, while increasing travel...

ShebaMiles to launch platinum tier

Ethiopian Airlines is introducing a platinum tier level to its frequent flyer loyalty programme, ShebaMiles. The platinum tier will offer extra benefits to frequent flyers...

Radisson Blu Hotel Marrakech Carré Eden opens in Morocco

According to Breaking Travel News, Radisson Blu Hotel Marrakech Carré Eden has opened its doors to the first guests in Morocco. Situated on Boulevard Mohamed...

June 2016

We look at Cape Town and Nigeria as business travel destinations. Private aviation is still a viable transport option. We review Turkish Airlines. We...

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...

Catalyst Hotel to open in Sandton

Newmark Hotels, Reserves, Lodges and Residences has announced that it will open The Catalyst Hotel in Sandton, Johannesburg in 2020. Situated on the corner of...

Flight Check: Virgin Atlantic Upper Class B787-9 Dreamliner

BACKGROUND: March 2018 saw Virgin Atlantic announce that it was launching a second daily flight between London and Johannesburg from October. The new flight...

City Lodge Hotel Dar es Salaam making good progress

Good progress is being made on construction of the 147-room City Lodge Hotel Dar es Salaam in Tanzania’s capital city. The project started in mid-May...

EasyJet’s new hand luggage feature

EasyJet has become the first UK airline to offer a feature on its app which enables customers to scan their cabin bag to check...