Proflight Zambia will cease operations to Kasama, in Zambia's Northern Province, and has set its sights on a new route to Mbala as its alternative into the region

Swiss International Hotels & Resorts has signed a hotel management agreement with the owning company of the Villa Portofino hotel in Kigali

Protea Hotels is developing two new hotel properties in Uganda. The Protea Hotel Naguru Skyz and the Protea Hotel Pinnacle are both situated in Kampala’s affluent suburb of Naguru

Air France recently launched its new Travel by Air France website, a digital destination guide that can be accessed online

Comair, which operates British Airways flights in Southern Africa, has welcomed a new Boeing Next Generation 737-800 to its fleet

Air Seychelles will cease flying between Victoria and Dar es Salaam due to the under-performance of the route

Hilton Worldwide is about to embark on an interesting African roll-out of its Hilton Garden Inn brand, with the letters ‘HGI’ set to feature in locations across the continent. The group’s Executive VP of Global Brands, Jim Holthouser, was recently in South Africa and took time out to further explain the thinking behind this roll-out.

I attended a hotel investment conference in Abu Dhabi recently, and although it focused primarily on the Gulf and Indian Ocean region, I did manage to steer some of the conversations around to Africa, given our long coastline on the Indian Ocean.

If you’re anything like me, you can’t imagine life without your smartphone. Imagine you’re driving to the office and you realise that you have forgotten your wallet at home, would you come back?

SMEs are an increasingly important part of the global economy, but a sector the travel industry has largely overlooked. British Airways’ answer to this marginalised group is On Business, a loyalty programme that provides rewards and benefits to the company rather than the individual traveller and recognises needs particular SMEs have, such as flexibility and limited capacity for administratively intensive processes. Edward Frost, BA’s Regional Commercial Manager South and East Africa, explains the intricacies behind On Business.

What does Abu Dhabi have to offer Africans? Loyalty programmes are getting personal. Hilton launches HGI in Africa. We chat to Edward Frost at BA, Jim Holthouser at Hilton and Rainer Gottschick at Avis.

Abu Dhabi is on a drive to change perception of what it is, what it offers, and what role it believes it can play in both the business and leisure travel spaces.