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Future Group – the publisher of Business Traveller Africa magazine – has grown the Business Traveller Africa Conference & Awards - in association with ExecuJet – ahead of the sixth staging of the event at the Hilton Sandton in Johannesburg on the 1st of September 2017. Seven new categories have been added, with “Best Conference & Events Organiser” added to...

Sun International has opened a new hotel at the Sun Meropa complex in the city of Polokwane in South Africa’s Limpopo province. The group invested R76-million ($5.7m) in the project and construction has been underway since September. The new Sun Meropa Hotel flows seamlessly into the casino complex and has a Moroccan theme to it, reflected in the architecture and aesthetics. The...

As the capital of Zambia, Lusaka attracts the majority of business travel to the country. It’s also the country’s most populated region, with nearly two million residents, as well as the chief administrative, financial, and commercial centre. Located in the south-central part of the nation, near the border with Zimbabwe, it is a sprawling city with modern infrastructure and...

Traditionally viewed as a leisure travel destination, with the business events sector previously struggling to assert itself on the international stage, Africa is slowly gaining more traction in international markets across all sectors. The continent’s business events organisations and associations have done a lot of work on the international stage to change perception of Africa and what it can offer....

Feeling unproductive and restless while travelling for business? Your company’s travel programme might just be too focused on cost and not enough on your well-being. With most companies having had to tighten their belts, a knee-jerk reaction has ensued which has seen travel managers enforce stricter travel policies. For the traveller, this often equals less expensive hotels, less convenient flights...

Heritage Trail The North West province is known for its rich heritage and friendly culture-orientated Batswana people. The Taung Heritage Route marks a location of significant scientific importance such as the discovery of a 2.5-million-year-old fossilised skull of a hominid child found encased in limestone in the Buxton quarry in1924. The skull was named Australopithecus africanus, or 'southern ape of...

Observe any airport lounge in Lagos, Accra, Abidjan or Dakar, and you’ll notice a large number of travellers in the sub-region travelling for business. This observation is certainly not unique to West Africa, but is evidence of the sustained interest in the continent, its potential and the opportunities it presents. MICE events are gaining ground in West Africa as...

It’s all about relevance. Travelport may call itself a ‘travel commerce platform’, but in the eyes of many in the travel industry, it’s still a global distribution system (GDS) company, enabling automated transactions between travel service providers (mainly airlines, hotels and car rental companies) and travel agencies. This is one of the challenges it faces – changing perception of what it...

Q: How has the President Hotel changed over the years, including your more recent renovations? A: There has been significant change made to our spaces especially over the past 12 months and now in the upcoming 24 months. The hotel is creating unique and inviting spaces with attention on delivering exceptional hospitality experiences, to not only guests but the community...

BACKGROUND: Virgin Atlantic flies to nine destinations in the USA and it added a tenth, Seattle (Washington), this year. The flight takes about nine hours which, as a daytime flight, can be a bit tedious, but the onboard wi-fi means that passengers can get hours of work done while travelling. My journey to Seattle began in Johannesburg, with an...

BACKGROUND: The first Latitude hotel was Latitude 13° Lilongwe, in Malawi, which was such a success the owners opened Latitude 15° Lusaka. Plans are now afoot to open more such boutique hotels in selected African cities. The accent is on personalised service, African authenticity in design and décor, excellent food and to provide effective and innovative business meeting space...

British Airways is continuing to invest in other improvements to its first class, including a refresh of its flagship Concorde Room at Heathrow Terminal 5, which is to be unveiled in October. The lounge, which is exclusive to First customers, will receive an updated look and feel, as well as improvements to the terrace area. Additionally, new Liberty London washbags will...