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It's an interesting time for travel management companies, as clients become more demanding and technology continues to change the way we see travel. So, it's always good to get the perspective of some of the industry's big TMC brands. On this occasion, BCD Travel South Africa CEO Marco Cristofoli was on hand to answer BTA's questions. Q: What is BCD...

The Tourism Business Council of South Africa is the umbrella organisation representing organised business in the South African travel and tourism industry. Chief Executive Mmatŝatŝi Ramawela joined Business Traveller Africa for a chat about some of the challenges currently facing the country. Q: In terms of marketing itself to the world, what is SA currently getting right? A: The #WedoTourism campaign,...

BACKGROUND: Comair Limited is an airline based in South Africa that operates scheduled services on domestic routes as a British Airways franchisee. It also operates as a low-cost carrier under its own kulula.com brand, which began operations in 2001 and now connects six South African cities with numerous flights daily. It also has a codeshare with Kenya Airways, for...

BACKGROUND: The Capital Hotels & Apartments is a South African group offering a selection of ‘hybrid’ hotels with standard rooms and fully-serviced luxury apartments. It has five properties in the Sandton business node in Johannesburg, with its latest addition The Capital on the Park that opened recently. It also has one property in each of Cape Town, Umhlanga (north...

Is the prospect of ‘open skies’ in Africa a possibility, or is it just pie in the sky? Kate Kennedy investigates The International Air Transport Association (IATA) reported that 4.1 billion passengers were flown worldwide in 2017, a new record, with a promising forecast to reach 7.8 billion passengers by 2036. At the same time, the United Nations World Tourism...

The world’s big hotel groups still see Africa as relatively untapped and under-supplied, and they continue to put together development pipelines that look impressive on paper, but require a greater conversion rate to make a material impact on the African hotel landscape in the short-term.

Seasoned road warriors know how to navigate airport security effortlessly and get the most out of their frequent flyer miles. However, when it comes to saving the planet while travelling, many of us still have a lot to learn. Business travel can be a burden not just to jet-lagged business travellers, but to the environment as well. Each trip generates...

I have lived on the west coast for over 15 years now. Sure, I haven’t been everywhere yet, but having been to resorts in several countries, from Senegal all the way round to Cameroon and beyond, I thought I pretty much got the gist – some lovely sandy beaches, such as those in Sierra Leone and The Gambia, and...

Comair Limited has renewed its passenger reservations system, commercial systems and operations systems with global travel technology provider, Sabre Corporation. The airline has relied upon Sabre’s technology platform for its core reservations and commercial environment for its low-cost airline brand, kulula.com, since 2012. The new contract will run for 10 years and includes a host of additional technology solutions. Under the new...

Passengers departing on flights from Airports Company South Africa’s six regional airports will no longer receive passenger boarding calls. Port Elizabeth International Airport, Bram Fischer International Airport (Bloemfontein), East London Airport, George Airport, Upington International Airport and Kimberley Airport will all be implementing the intervention to reduce noise levels at the airports. Standard operating procedures for most domestic flights require that...

Airlink has confirmed that it has revised and enhanced its Johannesburg-Hoedspruit and Cape Town-Hoedspruit services. Airlink is adding a second flight between Johannesburg and Hoedspruit, in response to market demand for additional capacity and convenience. The revised flights will depart Johannesburg at 13h00 (was 11h50) and arrive in Hoedspruit at 14h00 (was 12h50), and depart again from Hoedspruit at 14h30 (was...

Fastjet will increase its flights between Harare and Victoria Falls by two additional frequencies from 2 July. The additional flights will see the airline now serve the route with twice-daily frequency, six days a week, with the only exception on Saturdays where the schedule remains unchanged with one flight between the two destinations. The additional flights between Harare and Victoria Falls...