Business Traveller Africa Awards 2013
Johannesburg-based Future Group presents the second annual Business Traveller Africa Awards, which was launched in Sandton last year. It’s an event for the South African business travel trade, covering all aspects of business travel, including the four main areas of hotels, airlines, car rental and travel management, along with related categories such as foreign exchange, visas, travel insurance, gaming, rail travel, air charter, logistics, travel technology, cards, luggage, banks etc. The event is targeted at travel trade representatives from the areas listed, but is open to anyone with an interest in business travel. The objective is to reward excellence in South African business travel and to acknowledge those brands/entities that have performed consistently and with excellence over the past 12 months. In this regard, Future Group has partnered with independent research company TNS Research Surveys, to interrogate the industry, collate the results, and come up with the winners in each category. The Business Traveller Africa Awards also serves a networking function, bringing together representatives from all areas of South African business travel, under one roof on one morning. Attendees are expected to engage with each other, do some business, involve themselves in the two panel discussions – on hospitality and aviation – and celebrate the ‘year that was’ in South African business travel.
Awards Categories and Nominees
- African Long-Haul Airline
Ethiopian Airlines
Kenya Airways
SAA - African Regional Short-Haul Airline
Airlink
Comair (BA & Kulula)
Mango
SAA - Air Charter
ExecuJet
Federal Air
National Airways Corporation - Airport Business Lounge
Bidvest Premier (ORTIA)
British Airways (ORTIA)
SAA Baobab (ORTIA)
Slow Lounge (ORTIA Domestic)
Virgin Atlantic (ORTIA) - Business Class
British Airways
Emirates
SAA - Business Hotel in SA
African Pride Melrose Arch
Maslow Hotel
Radisson Blu Gautrain
Radisson Blu Sandton
Sandton Sun - Car Rental Company
Avis
Budget Rent a Car
Europcar - Forex Supplier
American Express Foreign Exchange
Bidvest Bank
Travelex - Hotel Group
City Lodge Hotels
Legacy Hotels & Resorts
Protea Hotels
Sun International
Tsogo Sun - International Long-Haul Airline
British Airways
Emirates
Etihad Airways
Lufthansa
Virgin Atlantic - Large Conference Venue
Birchwood Hotel and OR Tambo Conference Centre
Cape Town International Convention Centre
Gallagher Convention Centre
International Convention Centre Durban
Sandton Convention Centre - Luxury Hotel
Cape Grace
Michelangelo Hotel
One&Only Cape Town
Saxon Boutique Hotel
The Oyster Box - Travel Management Company
American Express Travel Services
BCD Travel
Carlson Wagonlit
HRG Rennies Travel
Travel with Flair - Travel Sales Team
BCD Travel
HRG Rennies Travel
Protea Hotels - Visa Service Provider
Blade Express
MDS VisaPak
ROSE
Swiftline
Visa international
Sponsors
Our sponsors this year include:
ExecuJet
Travelport
Starwood Hotels
Crowne Plaza Johannesburg – The Rosebank
Programme
07h00 to 08h00
Registration
08h15
Welcome
08h30
Breakfast
09h00 – 09h45
Aviation panel discussion
‘The state of aviation in South Africa’ – Looking at the current state of the country’s airlines, the growth of the private aviation industry, the entry into the market of new low-cost carriers, the impact of aggressive Middle Eastern carriers, how to remain profitable whilst the fuel price soars, ancillary fees, and what the business traveller can look forward to.
09h45 – 10h30
Hospitality panel discussion
‘The state of the hotel industry in South Africa’ – Looking at the nagging issue of billbacks, who is making the most aggressive moves, the African expansion plans of South Africa’s hotel groups, the danger of the local groups having their lunch eaten by their international counterparts, and where the battle for corporate business will be won and lost.
10h30 – 11h00
Tea break
11h00
Awards presentation
12h30
Close
To book click here: http://www.hellocrowd.co.za/test/btafrica/bt_africa.html
If you are interested in becoming a sponsor contact Michelle McBride
michellem@thefuture.co.za 011 803 2040
For more information, contact:
Dylan Rogers dylan@thefuture.co.za 011 803 2040
Michelle McBride michellem@thefuture.co.za 011 803 2040