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Q&A: Expansion Strategy Paying Off

Kenya Airways chief executive Titus Naikuni chats about the airlines plans for 2013 and shares some interesting thoughts on business travel in Africa, and the aviation industry itself.

Four Hours in New York

Jenny Southan takes a walk from Gramercy Park to the West Village and finds 18 miles of books, a cornucopia of exotic teas and the ultimate Manhattan cocktail.

East African Hub

When Kenya hits the news it’s usually for all the wrong reasons, but with a tumultuous few years nearly forgotten, and the outgoing government of Mwai Kibaki relishing a run of relatively strong economic growth, Kenya is reporting a boom in business travel.

Apartment, sweet apartment?

While many corporate travellers love the predictability and service offering of large city hotels, with the bottom line under scrutiny as never before, business travellers are increasingly looking towards executive apartments as a more affordable, flexible option for long-term travels.

Back On The Rails

The idea of rail travel might be infused with a sense of old-school romance, but taking a train to get from A to B is often the greenest, quickest and most cost-effective transport option, as Jacqueline Cochrane discovers.

Emirates Boeing 777-300ER Business Class

Johannesburg-Dubai

Hotel check: Fairmont The Norfolk Hotel

Nairobi, Kenya

Hotel check: The Langham Melbourne

Melbourne

Hotel check: One&Only

Cape Town, South Africa

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