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Singapore Airlines is introducing supplementary flights to Johannesburg from 1 July to 31 August. The new flights will operate on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays. Departure time from Singapore will be 14h35, for arrival in Johannesburg at 18h35. The return flight will depart Johannesburg at 19h55 and arrive in Singapore at 12h20. This follows the news that Singapore Airlines will be increasing flight frequency...

Cathay Pacific will launch a seasonal non-stop service to Cape Town later this year, directly linking the city with Hong Kong for the very first time. The three-times-weekly service launches on 13 November and will run until 18 February 2019, alongside Cathay Pacific’s existing daily non-stop flights to Johannesburg. The new service will be operated by state-of-the-art Airbus A350-900 aircraft. Flight CX795...

The rustic chalets nestled beside the Letsatsing Game Park at Sun City in South Africa’s North-West province have a new identity. Now called the Bush Bungalows, they have been refreshed and the gardens that surround them have been rejuvenated. The restaurant has also enjoyed a soft refurbishment. The Bush Bungalows, formerly known as the Kwena Chalets, offer guests an authentic African experience,...

By AVANI Hotels & Resorts Travelling for work has its pros and cons: you get to visit a new destination with all your expenses covered, but you’re taken away from your family. Look for the silver lining though – with your own expenses covered, you could use the opportunity to convert your business trip into a family holiday. Organise your business...

Amadeus has announced the creation of a dedicated programme to drive the industrialisation of NDC and ensure its success for all travel players. New Distribution Capability (NDC), created by IATA, is an XML-based data transmission standard that will enable travel companies – from airlines to travel agencies – to evolve travel distribution and merchandising. The NDC-X programme will bring together experts...

Travelport has unveiled its product roadmap to extend its content offering to airline customers using IATA’s New Distribution Capability (NDC) standard. This will enable travel agency customers to access such content via Travelport’s platform. Travelport remains the only GDS operator to achieve IATA’s highest certification as an NDC Level 3 Aggregator. The company is now consolidating and extending its lead by industrialising...

Travelport and Travelgenio have announced a renewed long-term partnership. The agreement sees Travelport continue as one of the Spanish online travel agency’s preferred and primary travel commerce platforms. With nearly 250 airlines signed up to use Travelport’s merchandising technology, Travelgenio is able to further differentiate itself by displaying and selling branded fare families and ancillary products - such as paid seat assignments,...

Johannesburg-based Adclick Africa has announced that it is now offering direct booking solutions to hoteliers. Online travel agencies are third party players through whom the majority of modern travellers are shopping for and booking a hotel room. Adclick Africa says its solution will not only give hoteliers control over important conversations with guests, but also enable them to retain control over...

SAA has announced that it will be reducing capacity on a number of international routes in the airline’s network. The airline filed aircraft changes for its Johannesburg-Dakar-Washington Dulles route, effective 25 March. SAA plans to operate the route with an Airbus A330-200 aircraft, instead of an A330-300. The 249-seat A330-300 has 46 seats in business and 203 in economy class. The 222-seat A330-200...

RwandAir has announced that it will soon commence flights to Abuja in Nigeria and Cape Town in South Africa. The carrier will operate four weekly flights from Kigali to Cape Town with a stopover in Harare. The Abuja flight will be tagged to the existing Accra route – with the flight stopping in Abuja before heading to Accra -...

Hilton has announced the opening of the Hilton Cairo Heliopolis. The hospitality company has also confirmed plans for the debut of its luxury brand Waldorf Astoria in Egypt later this year – once rebranded, this will be the company’s first Waldorf Astoria hotel in Africa. Hilton in addition has signed two management agreements with Gulf-Egypt for Hotels & Tourism (S.A.E)...

The Peech Boutique Hotel in Melrose in Johannesburg has announced it is adding 14 new rooms this year. The hotel will also be adding a second restaurant and wine bar, which will be situated towards the front of the property and will be open to the public. The Peech Brasserie will serve a variety of fresh seasonal dishes. Construction of the additional...