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Navigating airport security

From carry-on restrictions for liquids and gels, to unpacking laptops and removing belts, getting through airport security can be more than a chore when you’re staring a two-hour red-eye in the face. Want to get through the ordeal with some semblance of sanity? Why not follow some of these tips from the travel experts at ASATA. The first advice any ASATA...

An Eye on West Africa

It’s budgeting season again, when hotel owners and managers seek to identify what’s going to happen in 2018. It all used to be so simple – inflation was running at x%, so let’s use that plus a little bit more to increase what we achieved this year, and that’s the budget. Today it’s very different. We live in an environment...

Lanseria unveils new control tower

Lanseria International Airport to the north-west of Johannesburg has unveiled its new control tower complex. The new complex offers the capacity required to meet increased passenger and aircraft traffic demand. It accommodates air traffic and navigation services, South African weather services and aerodrome rescue and fire-fighting services. The position of the complex is ideally located to improve visibility of the runway and...

President Hotel launches ‘Handy’ travel device

The President Hotel in Cape Town has announced that it will provide in-house guests with a free ‘Handy’ smartphone. Guests will be able to take this new travel ‘buddy’ on or offsite. The hotel aims to equip visitors with a better way to discover and experience what the city has to offer. With the Handy device, guests can make unlimited local and...

First Holiday Inn hotel signed in Cape Town

InterContinental Hotels Group has announced the signing of the Holiday Inn Cape Town in partnership with Leisure Hotel Holding. Currently operating as the Strand Tower Hotel, the property is expected to be rebranded as a Holiday Inn by later this year, marking the brand’s debut in the city. This signing is in line with IHG’s strategy to increase its brand’s visibility...

Flight Centre announces distribution deal

Flight Centre Travel Group has announced that customers booking their British Airways and Iberia flights through them will benefit from a multi-year distribution deal that eliminates a booking surcharge that is currently levied on these airlines’ tickets. Flight Centre, including its flagship global corporate travel division FCM Travel Solutions, has reached a multi-year agreement with British Airways and Iberia, effective...

Abuja hotel renews with Hilton

Hilton and Transcorp Hotels Plc, a subsidiary of Transnational Corporation of Nigeria Plc, have announced the signing of a 20-year extension to the current agreement to manage the Transcorp Hilton hotel in Abuja. The agreement will see Hilton manage the property until 2037. The hotel has been operated by Hilton since its opening in 1987. The 667-room hotel – one of the largest...

Delta Comfort+ now available on select Trans-Atlantic routes

Delta Air Lines is selling the Delta Comfort+ product as a fare for flights departing 22 January 2018 and beyond in most trans-Atlantic markets, including North America to Europe and between North America and Senegal, Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa, and Israel. Delta Comfort+ was introduced in March 2015 as an upgrade from Main Cabin. Now as a separate fare class, in...

Accor Launches Handy in Africa

AccorHotels has announced a partnership with Handy, a tailor-made technology solution for the hotel industry. Currently available for members of Le Club, the group’s global loyalty programme, benefits include the free usage of a mobile phone with unlimited international calls, uninterrupted data and direct access to content. Currently available in six hotels - two in Mauritius and four in Morocco...

Aha Simon’s Town Quayside re-opens 

Aha Simon’s Town Quayside Hotel near Cape Town has re-opened after a comprehensive R8.6m ($610,000) refurbishment. The project involved a complete overhaul of all 26 bedrooms, bathrooms and public facilities, with three completely new bedrooms added, bringing the total number of rooms to 29. There are 22 sea view rooms (with and without balcony options), and seven mountain view rooms. The revamp...

Travelport changes in Africa

Travelport  has announced the secondment of Guido Verweij from the UK to  the role of Regional Managing Director, Africa, based in Johannesburg. Verweij has been part of Travelport since 2012 and is currently Global Head of Strategy within Agency Commerce and charged with driving the strategic direction and growing the business with Travelport’s existing and new agency customers around the...

ExecuJet beefs up Nigerian offering

ExecuJet has announced that it is now an authorised Rockwell Collins avionics dealership for Nigeria and the West African region. This is part of an ongoing trajectory for ExecuJet’s MRO in Lagos, which has seen a run of developments and investments over the past year. Expanding the availability of both OEM and avionics maintenance services is a key goal of ExecuJet...