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Smarter business

Let’s back up a bit. Two years ago, SAA pulled one of its Johannesburg- London frequencies and Virgin Atlantic saw the gap, diving in to...

On his way

By his own admission, it was a pretty rocky start for Schulz in South Africa in mid-2015, as the local face of Lufthansa’s controversial...

Fit for purpose

South Africa now has 5,201 graded establishments – totaling 124,268 rooms – across the TGCSA’s three main categories of ‘Hotel’, ‘Non-Hotel Accommodation’, and ‘Venues’. That’s...

Joining forces

It had to happen, didn’t it? Earlier this year, Rennies Travel joined BCD’s Global Network after parting ways with HRG. That followed the 2018 news...

Filling the gap

Well, it’s not just this individual property, but a growing group of hotels, with, in the short-term, two more Home* Suite Hotels properties planned...

Step by step

Hilton has had a presence in Africa for over 50 years, but the majority of that growing African footprint has taken the form of...

I’m not a robot

It’s the biggest South African TMC story of 2019. The details – for those in the industry – are well-known, but here’s a quick recap. American...

Still going strong

Did you know that KLM is the world’s oldest airline still operating under the same brand it started under? Or even the fact that the...

A ‘new’ start

So, you get BCD Travel South Africa and you get Rennies Travel, which is now part of the BCD Travel global network. Two separate TMCs,...

Interesting journey

The Maslow Time Square hotel in Menlyn Maine, Pretoria has just celebrated its first birthday, and whilst the complex as a whole has been in operation for longer, it was a good time to check in with resort General Manager, Brett Hoppé, to get a better sense of

New broom

CWT is present in over 150 countries and is one of the big international TMC players, but Van Zyl wants to see the group...

Testing times

Based at Lanseria International and offering aircraft charter, aircraft management and flight support services, CFS has been in the market for nearly 12 years and has established itself as one of the major players in the South African private aviation space.