Eye’s wide open
Tired of being tired? Me too. Sally Brown reports on what really causes jet lag – and how to avoid it and what you can do to ensure that you give yourself the best possible chance of functioning, when you reach the other side
You’ll never want to leave
“It is a place not to be forgotten or mixed up in the mind with other places, or altered for a moment in the crowd of scenes a traveller can recall”, said the novelist Charles Dickens, of Montreal. Dickens may have been talking about the Victorian era Montreal, but over 140 years after his death, the same can still be said of Canada’s second-largest city
ASATA column: Consumer Protection
ASATA's Robyn Christie shares her views on consumer protection laws.
Lonrho Column
Ewan Cameron CEO of Lonhro Hotels gives some friendly advice about travelling in and around the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Q&A: Testing the African waters
Chief Development Officer of Marriott – Africa, Middle East Jean-Marc Grosfort joins BTAfrica to speak about Marriott's expansion into Africa.
Q&A: Johannesburg takes to the sky
It’s been nine months since Johannesburg became Lufthansa’s third Airbus A380 destination, after Tokyo and Beijing, and Joachim Steinbach, Vice-President of Sales and Services, Southeast Europe, Africa and Middle East, was in the city for the naming of the A380, ‘Johannesburg’. Business Traveller Africa editor, Dylan Rogers, joined him in First Class for a chat.
Q&A: Just getting started
Perry Cantarutti the Delta Air Lines Senior VP for Europe, Middle East and Africa discusses his plans for Delta into the African continent.
Q&A: The try harder approach
Avis Europe Regional Director for Africa & Indian Ocean Thierry Domballe chats to BTAfrica about Avis's offering and the impact of the global recession.
Sisters doing it for themselves
Yes, it is a man’s world. Well, at least it used to be, and if you look at the African business travel industry, a host of powerful women have made their mark on a traditionally male-dominated space, and changed the landscape significantly. Business Traveller Africa takes a closer look at the top women in travel.
Up at the sharp end
Flying around the storm clouds of recession, natural disasters and oil price hikes, airlines have had a turbulent time over the past few years, with the insidious post-recession slump in lucrative corporate travel hitting the airline industry hardest.
Hotel check: City Lodge Katherine Street
Johannesburg, South Africa