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Lesotho is a landlocked country and enclave, completely surrounded by South Africa. It is just over 30,000 square kilometres in size and has a population slightly over two million. The name Lesotho translates roughly into the land of the people who speak Sesotho. About 40% of the population live below the international poverty line of $1.25 a day.

Ebrahim Matthews, Managing Director of Diners Club South Africa, chats to Dylan Rogers about expanding their services into Africa.

Being responsible for the busiest airport in Africa is some responsibility. But, you wouldn’t think so, when first you meet Tebogo Mekgoe, the General Manager of O.R. Tambo International Airport.

Carlson Rezidor’s new Regional Director for Sub-Saharan Africa, Friedrich Schaefer, sits down with BTAfrica Editor Dylan Rogers over a couple of cappuccinos at one of the two Radisson Blu properties in Sandton to share his vision of what he would like to achieve.

Legacy Hotels & Resorts Managing Director Paddy Brearley joins Business Traveller Africa for "A Bite with the Editor" BT Africa's new feature and an opportunity to engage with members of the industry on issues relevant to their particular sector.

Indaba Hotel and Conference Center operations director, Rob Mickel, pulls no punches, as he reflects on the state of the South African hospitality industry, the post-2010 dip, and the way forward for properties in a similar space.

Birchwood Management Company MD Lindiwe Sangweni-Siddo went from strutting her stuff at the Sandton Sun to launching her own company, becoming a Holiday Inn franchisee, opening the Soweto Hotel, and then taking up her current position, all in the space of about seven years. BT Africa editor met her for coffee in Sandton and set about picking her brain.

Delta Air Lines Regional Director - Africa, Middle East and India, Jimmy Eichelgruen shares his thoughts on what goes into making an international airline operation work in Africa.

Graham Wood, managing director of Southern Sun Hotels talks about how the South African hotel industry has survived the post-2010 World Cup slump and is coming out the other end and more when he joined BTA editor Dylan Rogers for a coffee at the Palazzo Montecasino.

Mark Jakins, Chief Marketing and Customer Officer for Peermont Hotels, Casinos & Resorts chats to BTA about his take on the current state of the African hospitality industry.

Andrew McDonic,Managing Director of American Express Foreign Exchange, chats to BTA editor Dylan Rogers about their GlobalTravel Card and the travel spending trends of the modern age.

ISO Leisure Hotels Operations Director, Gary Foster joined editor Dylan Rogers for a chat about the preference by corporate's opting to book executives in to more affordable 3-star hotels rather than 5-star's exclusively.