Incentives: Unnecessary luxury or worthwhile investment?
How are budget cuts affecting travel incentives? Chana Viljoen finds out.
Q&A: Green, Efficient and Easy to Use
World Travel’s international rail department was established about 40 years ago to assist travellers from South Africa with their rail bookings in Europe and the United States. European rail authorities became aware that World Travel staff had extensive knowledge of rail travel and, as a result, appointed the company as their South African representative. World Travel has a portfolio of international rail products that include Eurail, Eurostar, all the European national railways, Amtrak in the USA, VIA Rail Canada and Swiss rail tours. Manager Terri Wright joined editor Dylan Rogers for a chat.
Fastjet adds new frequencies
Fastjet has increased the number of flights on its growing international and domestic network from Dar es Salaam’s Julius Nyerere International Airport, in response to strong passenger demand
Q&A: Showcasing Africa
South Africa-based Thebe Exhibitions and Projects concluded a partnership deal with global player Reed Exhibitions in 2013. The resulting entity was Thebe Reed Exhibitions, which offers a wide range of event management solutions, including trade and consumer exhibitions, conferences and meetings, from conception through to delivery.
Fastjet granted ASL in Kenya
Fastjet Kenya has been granted an Air Service Licence by the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority. The granting of the ASL clears the way for fastjet Kenya to commence the application process for an Air Operator Certificate which, once received, will allow the airline to operate domestic flights within Kenya
Skywise announces revised flight schedule
Skywise has amended its flight schedule from eight to six daily flights between Johannesburg and Cape Town
Eye on West Africa
Nigeria and the UK have long had many things in common, and this year there’s a new one – shock election results. The pollsters in both countries got it wrong, predicting close results, but in the U.K. David Cameron’s Conservatives trounced the opposition parties to retain power, and in Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari’s All Progressives Congress won in a landslide over the incumbent People’s Democratic Party.
FCBT launches SME travel competition
Flight Centre Business Travel has launched the ‘Corporate Travel Grant Competition’, offering small to medium-size enterprises the opportunity to win R150,000 in travel credits to...
An Eye on West Africa
Trevor Ward on airlines in Nigeria