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Capago South Africa is offering customers the option of applying for a French Schengen visa from the comfort of their office or school. This is part of a new initiative from the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Customers can now enjoy the luxury of maintaining their daily routine while Capago International takes care of their visa application, thanks to the French...

Flying Blue, Air France-KLM's loyalty programme, is changing as from 1 April 2018 and will offer more simplicity and flexibility in the use of the programme, a clearer reward scale and more choice in the use of miles. For each euro spent, Ivory, Silver, Gold and Platinum members will receive 4, 6, 7 and 8 miles respectively. The number of miles...

 British Airways’ chief executive Alex Cruz has pledged that the airline’s £4.5bn investment programme will improve the flying experience for all customers. Speaking at WTM London, Cruz announced that the investment over the next five years would include: 72 new aircraft, including four new types for the airline (Airbus A350, Boeing 787-10, and new variants of the Airbus A320 and...

AccorHotels has announced the signing of a hotel management agreement with Noral, a leading private group in Ivory Coast, for a combined 200-room Novotel and 110-apartment Adagio complex, in the capital city of Abidjan. The property is located in the heart of the Marcory district, a suburban area within the capital of Abidjan, and in close proximity to the airport. Novotel...

Emirates and flydubai have announced 16 additional destinations to which Emirates’ passengers will be able travel on a single ticket. The new, expanded network now includes sought-after African destinations such as Zanzibar and Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. For bookings under the codeshare, Emirates passengers will receive complimentary meals and the Emirates checked baggage allowance on flights operated by flydubai in both business...

Emirates has announced that it will reinstate its second daily service to Lagos and resume operations to Nigeria’s capital city, Abuja, with four weekly flights from 15 December. Similar to the current daily service between Dubai and Lagos, the added frequencies to Lagos will be operated with Emirates’ Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, offering eight private suites in first class, 42 lie-flat...

Travelport has announced a global agreement with Wanup, a new innovator in the hotel industry. Under its debut agreement with Travelport, Wanup will make a selection of Travelport’s 650,000 bookable hotel properties to complement its own hotel collection, based on rating, destination and hotel style. Launched in 2016 and based in Barcelona, Wanup is a loyalty club offering immediate rewards...

Eurowings has made its debut in South Africa, with the first flight touching down in Cape Town on Tuesday 7 November. Flights will leave for Cape Town from Cologne/Bonn once a week, late on Sunday evening in the future. The return flight from South Africa back to Cologne will depart every Monday at 18h45. The new Eurowings flight route will be operated...

Reed Exhibitions has announced the launch of SMARTmeetings powered by ibtm events. The new event will take place for the first time in Kigali, Rwanda on 27 and 28 June, 2018 and will focus on uniting African MICE venues and products with qualified meeting and event planners. This table-top exhibition will be about mutually-matched appointments, networking, and unlimited business connections. At the...

Protecting networks is no longer an option, it’s a necessity. This is especially when one considers the escalation of cyber-attacks, more stringent privacy requirements and data management regulations. This was the crux of a seminar hosted by travel technology innovator Amadeus in Gauteng in October. “It has become increasingly important for the travel industry and other industries to understand the...

Avis has announced its new car rental booking group, dedicated to one of its most popular car rental models. Following the demand to rent the VW Polo TSI, Avis has moved the popular car into a dedicated group – Group B+. The smart and stylish VW Polo TSI is now in a group of its own, making it easy for customers...

O.R. Tambo International Airport’s retail spaces have gone virtual, in Africa’s first ‘Virtual Commerce Environment’. The 18,000 square metre scan delivers a high definition rendering of O.R. Tambo International Airport's retail spaces. The millimetre-accurate map allows visitors to the airport to navigate around stores in the domestic and international terminals, using their phones or virtual reality technology. Developed by Contact Media &...