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: City Lodge V&A Waterfront
Cape Town
Hotel check: Fairmont The Norfolk Hotel
Nairobi, Kenya
Hotel check: The Langham Melbourne
Melbourne
Hotel check: One&Only
Cape Town, South Africa