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March 2012

The latest about Loyalty programmes, the state of low cost carriers aviation in Nigeria, plus a trip into Japan the world's most populous metropolis and the most useful gadgets to communicate across continents

Lonrho Column

Lonhro CEO Ewan Cameron talks about GDP, sustainable growth and social media in Africa

ASATA column: It All Starts at Home

Robyn Christie discusses her view on tourism.

Q&A: A Beautiful Offering

The chief executive of Flight Center affiliate, FCm Nigeria, Bankole Bernard is passionate about his country and believes Nigeria isn’t even scratching the surface, when it comes to marketing the country as a leisure destination. He’s also a big proponent of setting and maintaining high standards.

Q&A:Collaborative Effort Needed

Having started in the aviation industry as a flight attendant and worked her way up the corporate ladder, Carla da Silva has a good appreciation of what it takes to run an efficient airline operation. Further to that, Air Mauritius is currently going through some interesting times, as Business Traveller Africa found out.

Q&A: Exceeding Expectation

The General Manager of the Twelve Apostles Hotel and Spa in Cape Town Horst Frehse gives his thoughts on the state of the industry his hotel operates in, and how you go about making a success of a boutique hotel.

Quiet But Efficient

Richard Holmes takes a look at Mozambique's economic upturn.

Going Your Own Way

The African car rental industry is a viable growth industry, particularly in the long-term corporate sector. But for consumers, that means choosing carefully.

Going Green

The ‘green’ space has become serious business in the hospitality industry. From electronic tickets to hybrid car rentals, improved cleaning and water-use practice in hotels and car hire companies, to planes flying on bio fuels. Richard Holmes investigates.

British Airways World Traveller Plus

London-Johannesburg

Hotel check: Town Lodge Polokwane

Polokwane, South Africa

Hotel check: Soweto Hotel

Johannesburg, South Africa