Kate

Nairobi remains one of Africa’s most prominent business travel destinations, thanks to a good selection of quality hotels, an improved airport experience, and Kenya’s status as the biggest economy in East Africa, although the country has had its problems. Kenya is the biggest economy in East and Central Africa, and after a difficult few years is starting to once again...

The Hyatt Regency Johannesburg offers a seamless MICE experience in Rosebank, one of the city’s most sought-after suburbs. Ask any Joburger to describe their hometown, and chances are, they’ll mention its energy. A city that thrives on dreams, goals, hard work and success, Johannesburg is fueled by an electric energy that inspires and motivates. What better place, then, than this booming...

GDS companies have had to move with the times and evolve their offerings and models, as the changing landscape of travel distribution has shaken up the way travel products are sold and distributed. The global distribution system (GDS) companies in the travel industry originated from a traditional legacy business model that existed to inter-operate between airline vendors and travel agents....

What’s the future of the car rental industry? With the sharing economy muscling its way into this space and many people taking a different view on car ownership and how to simply get from A to B, the car rental industry has a whole new set of challenges on its hands, as Kate Kennedy discovered. The world is in a...

Avis Rent a Car continues to innovate globally in the car rental space, with a recent integration into the voice-activated Amazon Alexa platform, allowing customers to book and manage reservations using Amazon Echo devices. Avis is the first car rental company in the world to offer this innovation and paves the way for easy, intuitive travel arrangements in the era...

If you’re a frequent business traveller, chances are you already know the value of working with a good travel consultant – someone who has your back when you’re on the road and can make changes to your travel arrangements on the fly. It stands to reason that you already know that your travel consultant is not only a great planner,...

The hospitality industry is very visible. We don’t hide our light under any bushels, we push ourselves to the forefront. We want to be seen by our customers. We put signs on the road, on top of our buildings, and glossy adverts in newspapers and magazines. We pop up on the first page of web searches, and send emails...

Lufthansa presents a new brand design In February 2018, Lufthansa revealed a new, modernised brand image to all customers. On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the crane, every detail of the design was reworked – to meet requirements of the digital age. The new Lufthansa appearance gives the individual elements a new, modern quality to sharpen their impact. The...

Travelport and Air France-KLM have signed an agreement for the distribution of content through Travelport’s platform. Air France, KLM and HOP! content on Travelport’s platform will include Travelport’s rich content, branded fares, fare families and multiple ancillaries. Travelport customers will continue to benefit from Travelport’s tools beyond booking capability that enable workflow automation, change management processes, multiple content integration, robotics for...

BON Hotels has announced the recent addition of Destiny Lodge Nelspruit by BON Hotels to its portfolio. The property is a 35-roomed four-star hotel. This concludes the group’s second South African transaction in a matter of months, the group’s second property located in the Kruger Park region, and BON’s sixth acquisition of 2018. The hotel is located five minutes from the Kruger...

The aircraft – the first of 49 787-10s that SIA has on firm order - was formally delivered at a ceremony on 25 March in North Charleston. SIA’s 787-10s will be used for flights of up to eight hours in duration. Osaka and Perth will be the first scheduled destinations to be served by the new aircraft, from May. Prior to...

South Africa’s travel sector has moved from being a white-owned and managed sector to one that has made significant strides to achieve meaningful transformation across all levels within businesses and across all business sizes. This is the finding of a study conducted by Grant Thornton and commissioned by the Association of Southern African Travel Agents (ASATA), which sought to...