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Air France has announced that it will add a new menu to its a la carte menu selection on board long-haul flights. ‘My Fun Menu’ will be added from the first of April and meets the expectations of teenagers and young adults. It’s been available for purchase since 11 January for flights departing from 1 April, at a cost of 13...

SAA has announced an extended codeshare agreement with TAAG Angola Airlines. As part of the extended agreement, SAA will codeshare with TAAG on their direct services between Johannesburg and Luanda and between Cape Town and Luanda, effective 15 January. In return, TAAG Angola Airlines will codeshare with SAA on its direct services between Johannesburg and Luanda and will include Johannesburg and...

Ethiopian Airlines has announced that it has finalised the shareholders agreement with the Zambian government for the re-launch of Zambia Airways. The government will be the majority shareholder with 55% and Ethiopian will have a 45% stake in the airline. Zambia Airways will initially serve national and regional destinations before embarking on international flights. Part of the Ethiopian Airlines strategy is to...

The Capital Hotels & Apartments has opened The Capital Pearls Resort Hotel in Umhlanga, in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. The hotel has direct access to the main Umhlanga beach and offers 140 apartments and extensive conference and meeting facilities accommodating up to 200 delegates. The contemporary apartments are a mixture of executive suites, and one, two and three-bedroom apartments,...

If you’ve ever travelled outside your home country, you know all about cell roaming. You have a few choices for keeping in touch with family, friends and clients. Pay exorbitant roaming fees to your service provider. Buy a local SIM card and top it up with airtime and data. Hope that enough hotels, restaurants and cafes offer free wi-fi. ...

Kenya Airways has announced the launch of a non-stop flight from Nairobi to New York. KQ has started selling tickets for the inaugural flight, which is scheduled for 28 October. Kenya Airways becomes the first airline to offer a non-stop flight between East Africa and the United States. The airline already serves Africa, Europe, the Middle East, the Indian sub-continent and Asia. KQ...

British Airways has announced a multi-million pound investment in its World Traveller (long-haul economy cabin) catering, introducing an expanded new menu that provides more quantity and quality to meals and great snacking options throughout the flight. Options include pretzels with the welcome drink, a four-course meal with starter, entrée, dessert, cheese and biscuits, accompanied by a bread roll and bottle...

From January to July, Air France is creating a limited series of comfort kits available on board long-haul flights in the business cabins. This new design has unique touches and contains Clarins comfort products to take home after the trip. The kit contains a moisturizing cream, a repairing lip balm, toothpaste, a night mask, ear plugs, an Air France pen, a...

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines’ first Airbus 330-300 to be fitted with the new World Business Class cabin interior made its first flight over the weekend to Kuwait. The cabin refit for the remaining 20% of KLM’s fleet will be completed by the end of 2018. In addition to the new design, there will be full-flat seats and a new inflight entertainment...

Avis Durban Downtown has relocated to a bigger premise to accommodate more customers. The new office is situated at 190 KE Masinga Road, Durban and is open for business. In other news and in order to enhance the car rental experience, Avis Durban Downtown branch has unveiled a new digital rental agreement system, with functionality that allows for the completed rental...

Singapore Airlines will be increasing flight frequency to Cape Town, in order to meet growing travel demand. Cape Town will be served with a daily flight via Johannesburg, up from the current four flights per week, with effect from 26 March. The additional flights will complement SIA’s current daily service to Johannesburg and operate as SQ478 (Singapore-Johannesburg-Cape Town) and SQ479 (Cape...

Chakela Hotels and Resorts has selected Sabre Hospitality Solutions as its strategic distribution provider for its members. Under the agreement, Chakela – which consists of 104 member hotels and resorts – will use the Sabre SynXis Central Reservations System as its distribution solution. Sabre’s full range of digital and analytics services are among the solutions Chakela can use to identify opportunities...