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In August, FCM Travel Solutions South Africa will launch its chatbot, Sam. Sam is an interactive ‘Smart Assistant for Mobile’ that supports users with all aspects of travel via a conversational interface, answering questions, making recommendations, and performing actions. Sam is FCM’s 24-hour travel assistant designed to simplify life for corporate travellers. The bot assists business travellers pre, during and post-trip,...

The President Hotel in Cape Town is putting the (remote) control back into guests’ hands by providing a customised in-room entertainment solution with HotelFlix.With this new hospitality technology, guests will be able to log in to over 1,000 of their

Comair Flight Services has taken delivery of a brand new Pilatus PC-12 NG on behalf of one of its clients and ferried it to its new home in Johannesburg.The ferry flight was a total of 23.2 hours taking the aircraft (with its new owner on board) from the

Travelport has partnered with SecurityMetrics, a global leader in data security and PCI compliance, to help agents achieve proof of PCI DSS compliance at preferential rates.Lack of compliance with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS)

The Capital Moloko has announced plans to undergo a soft renovation, with the project aimed at updating its exteriors, carpeting and soft furnishings. It also includes a complete revamp of the hotel’s restaurant...

Virgin Atlantic has announced that it has named its newest Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft ‘Lady Freedom’, in honour of global icon, Nelson Mandela, a close friend of Virgin Atlantic founder, Sir Richard Branson...

At the Knysna Waterfront: 34 South is the ‘Home of the Knysna Oyster’. It is both a restaurant and a shopping destination. The restaurant serves oysters, seafood, sushi, pizzas, meat, poultry and mezze...

Faircity – Business Travellers - Blog As any good conference organiser will tell you, one of the biggest challenges when putting a conference together is the choice of the venue...

Parents travelling with children to and from South Africa will continue to require unabridged birth certificates, despite recent media reports claiming the contrary.

Sun International’s GrandWest Casino and Entertainment World in Cape Town has announced the completion of a water purification plant on the property that will in future treat borehole water to potable standards...

Emirates has unveiled its 42nd dedicated lounge across its global network at Cairo International Airport. The lounge is now open to Emirates first class and business class customers as well as platinum and gold members of Skywards, the airline’s loyalty programme. Catering to three daily flights, the lounge is located at Departure Terminal 2, Level 2, above the secondary security check...

Airlink has announced the suspension of air services on their Pietermaritzburg-Cape Town route. Since 6 February 2017, the Pietermaritzburg to Cape Town service has provided locally-based government officials, private sector businesses, industries and communities located in and around Pinetown, Kloof, Hillcrest, Howick and the Midlands, and leisure travellers, with a convenient direct service between Pietermaritzburg and the Mother City. Airlink...