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The Hogg Robinson Group is one of the big players on the international travel management scene, with approximately 30 African partners – from Angola through to Zimbabwe, and including Nigeria and South Africa. Lola Adefope is the General Manager of HRG Nigeria, and she took time to answer some questions on Nigeria as a business travel destination.

International hotel chains signed a record 79 deals for new hotels in 2014, and there are likely to be more hotels built in Africa in the next five years than in any previous period.

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BT Africa's inaugural directory issue with the most relevant information about 15 African countries we identified as the African business travel destinations. Plus quick links to major hotel groups, car rental agencies and TMC's with a presence in each country.

Dubai ticks all the right boxes. Keep your travel expenses low. We review 54 on Bath, Protea Hotel Stellenbosch and The Royal Livingstone. We chat to Rachel Coffey of Virgin Atlantic, Franz Rentel of Climate Neutral Group and Fouad Caunhye of Emirates.

Senegalese President Macky Sall announced last week that the country would waive all tourist visas for international travellers from 1 May, in an attempt to revive its tourism industry

“We are not just a travel management company, we are a technology company that provides travel management services,” says Tourvest Travel Services CEO Morne...

RwandAir will commence direct flights to Tel Aviv, the economic and technology centre of Israel, from its Kigali hub starting on 25 June. This new...

What is the car rental sector is up to? Kenya is a growing corporate travel destination. We review Fancourt, Hemingways Nairobi and Three Cities Square Boutique Hotel & Spa. We chat to Alan Leibman from Kerzner International and Michi Messner from Qantas.

Business Traveller UK rounds up 100 hotels that have opened worldwide since the start of 2012.

Hilton has signed a management agreement with UA Hotel Company to open a 207-room Hilton Garden Inn in Umhlanga, Durban on South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal...