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Diners Club South Africa has launched the Dynamic Virtual Card (DVC) – a revolutionary solution to the challenges of billbacks.

Radisson Hotel Group has entered its fourth South African city, Durban, with the opening of Radisson Blu Hotel, Durban Umhlanga. This opening brings the...

If you’re anything like me, you can’t imagine life without your smartphone. Imagine you’re driving to the office and you realise that you have forgotten your wallet at home, would you come back?

Born in Johannesburg, living in Spain and working for a multinational company for the last 23 years, Paul De Villiers is set to join the ranks of the 1.8 billion people who will be travelling for business or pleasure in 2030.

Are TMCs worth the fees they charge or the cost-savings they claim to offer? Richard Holmes puts the question to some of Africa’s biggest TMC brands and comes away with some interesting answers.

Sun International’s luxurious Maslow Hotel in the beating business heart of Sandton has just celebrated its first anniversary. It’s been a year of achievements, with The Maslow rewarded for catering to the discerning business traveller and providing exciting offerings for weddings and fine dining.

South Africa’s visa regulations have been in the spotlight recently, with two changes that have made the Department of Home Affairs rather unpopular with the tourism industry – unabridged birth certificates for travelling minors and in-person biometric visa applications. Robyn Erasmus, Sales and Marketing Manager at Visas & Passports Unlimited, wonders if the frustration is not with the new requirements, but with the length of time it takes to obtain an unabridged birth certificate from the Department of Home Affairs? She took some time out to answer a few questions for Business Traveller Africa.

Stockholm, the capital city of Sweden, is built on 14 islands connected by 57 bridges. The city has a long, rich history dating back to the 13th century, and holds many attractions for visitors flocking to its shores – Stockholm is ranked as the 10th largest visitor destination in Europe.

While budgets remain tight and clients are demanding more value than ever, the Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions (MICE) industry remains buoyant, as Richard Holmes discovered.

After completing his hospitality education at a premium institute in Switzerland and gaining initial work experience, Ghulam Samdani, General Manager of Kenya’s Ole-Sereni Hotel, moved to U.S.A. to further pursue his education. This was followed by extensive work experience at branded and stand-alone hotels under various positions predominantly focusing on food and beverage. He took some time to enlighten Business Traveller Africa about the Ole-Sereni and the state of the hotel industry in East Africa.

Pick up the phone, pop off an email or Skype up a storm. If there are so many ways to ‘do business’ over cyberspace, why on earth are you packing your bags and trekking across time zones for a business trip?