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Closure of Garden Court Sandton

Anyone with a reservation will be accommodated at an alternative Tsogo Sun hotel

Lifestyle

Arik resumes Liberia operations

Arik Air will resume flights to Monrovia today. The service was suspended in July last year in the wake of the Ebola outbreak

Hilton expands HGI footprint in Africa

Hilton Garden Inn is celebrating strong growth in Africa with four open properties and an additional 14 in the pipeline just three years after...

Hotel check: The Coach house

Limpopo

St Louis

Alison Jung takes a taxi tour of the Missouri city and finds Egyptian mummies, leafy parks and frozen custard.

Q & A: Remaining Relevant

Founded on the principle of offering customers the best possible deal, Club Travel still enforces this ethos 27 years later. When corporate travel presented a unique set of requirements, Club Travel rose to the challenge of meeting these needs. Its bulk buying power enables the TMC to negotiate competitive rates with suppliers for hotels, air travel, car hire and travel insurance, among others. And with its rapid growth, suppliers are keen to negotiate with Club Travel. Collin Austen, Club Travel – Business Development, gave Business Traveller Africa a few minutes of his time to answer some questions.

Destinations

Industry Comment

Bristow invests in pilot training

Bristow Helicopters Nigeria Limited has announced that it is investing $500 million in training 20 cadet pilots

Q&A: Changing Perception

Chapman Freeborn has been around since 1973 and today has 35 offices around the world, including a presence in South Africa and Uganda. It offers a range of services and ultimately would like to be regarded as the world’s foremost aircraft charter service organisation. But Iain Clark, Managing Director of the group’s African operation, acknowledges that it’s a competitive market, with little or no room for error.

Radisson Reports African Growth

The Radisson Hotel Group has signed 11 new hotels in Africa in the first nine months of 2019. This brings the group’s African portfolio to...