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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 Airport, I was lucky enough to be aboard. I was slightly concerned that I would be too late – the drive to the airport was held up by a broken-down bus in the middle lane of...

5 Headwinds Facing Business Travel in South Africa

SMEs have been at the forefront of business travel recovery for the past two years. Unfortunately, new macroeconomic challenges in South Africa and globally are currently threatening the recovery of SMEs and business travel, according to a new study by Wakefield for SAP Concur. Despite this, the consensus is that business travel is essential for companies to retain a competitive...

10 trends impacting the MICE industry

The scrapping of South Africa’s final lockdown restrictions has opened the door wide for the meetings, incentives, conference and event (MICE) sector to get back to business, and South Africa is following global trends with both outbound and inbound business events seeing a strong rebound as companies look to network, share knowledge and incentivise their staff once again. Despite being...

The future of conferencing

By Sam Massimov, MD of Premier Hotels     Virtual conferencing holds a great many benefits outside of the obvious Covid-19 safety factors. From a lower carbon footprint to cutting down on travel logistics and costs; more efficient time-usage by speakers and better focus by breakaway groups. Overall, corporates largely remain cautious of big events, conference gatherings and many prefer the hybrid approach...

Five clever travel hacks to save money

With the cost of living skyrocketing, we’re all having to re-evaluate what we spend our money on, and all too often, travel and leisure activities don’t make the list of must-haves. If you are an avid traveller, try these clever tips to help you bring down travel costs and have some spare money to spend on fun activities once...

ExecuJet South Africa expands charter fleet

ExecuJet South Africa, part of the Luxaviation Group, is celebrating charter fleet expansion and growing recognition of the company’s outstanding safety standards. A Bombardier Global Express joins ExecuJet’s charter fleet and will be based at Lanseria International Airport, near Johannesburg. The aircraft can carry up to 13 passengers and offers a range of 4,800 nautical miles. Gavin Kiggen, Luxaviation’s Vice President,...

Bon Hotels Takes Over Cape Town’s Grand Daddy

BON Hotels, the South African-based hospitality management group, has recently joined hands with the iconic Grand Daddy Boutique Hotel in Long Street. Now known as the Grand Daddy Boutique Hotel by BON Hotels, this iconic city-centre establishment has been operating as a hotel since 1895. Previously known as the Metropole, it’s famous for its landmark Victorian architectural grandeur, its antique...

Travel souvenirs that you will actually use

Many of us have done it - got so caught up in the excitement of being in a different country or city that we buy souvenirs that eventually just end up gathering dust and taking up space in our homes. This ends up being both annoying and bad for the environment as more often than not you end up...

Flight price relief on itinerary this spring

South Africans could see more rands stay in their pockets as the price of flights is likely to drop as the spring season starts. This is welcome news for cost-fatigued travellers, who have been facing rising airline ticket prices both internationally as well as to local destinations this year. In fact, South Africans travelling during the winter months (June...

Luxaviation expands global fleet with six new aircraft

Luxaviation Group, one of the largest business aircraft and helicopter operators worldwide, is enjoying a summer of expansion, adding six aircraft to the company’s global fleet. Five of the aircraft – a Bombardier Global 5000, Cessna Citation CJ2, two brand new Cessna Citation CJ4 Gen2 and a Beechcraft King Air 260 – will be available for charter and a Bombardier...

Re-imagining business conferences

Networking is important for professionals in any industry and the events of the last two years have made it hard for that to be done in larger groups. Now we’re seeing a comeback for business conferences, expos, and symposiums but they’re a little bit different. Changes that we might see include hybrid or both physical and virtual attendance, new...

Travel delays and airport chaos: know your rights as a passenger

Covid restrictions removed: check. Packed my bags and ready to fly: check. Trip turned into a nightmare: TBC. We saw how, during the height of the pandemic, airports and airlines were sent into a tailspin. There were international travel restrictions, “red lists” and entry requirements changing at a minute’s notice. Flights had to be cancelled and jobs cut. It was carnage for...