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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...

Birchwood Management Company MD Lindiwe Sangweni-Siddo went from strutting her stuff at the Sandton Sun to launching her own company, becoming a Holiday Inn franchisee, opening the Soweto Hotel, and then taking up her current position, all in the space of about seven years. BT Africa editor met her for coffee in Sandton and set about picking her brain.

Mark Jakins, Chief Marketing and Customer Officer for Peermont Hotels, Casinos & Resorts chats to BTA about his take on the current state of the African hospitality industry.

Tsogo Sun is an African hotel, gaming and entertainment giant, with a portfolio of 14 casinos and over 90 properties across Africa and the Seychelles. It’s no surprise then that they have a couple of experienced operators on their payroll, such as Gauteng North Director of Operations Norman Wallace at Tsogo Sun’s 54 on Bath property in Johannesburg.

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.

Amadeus Southern Africa has a new General Manager in the form of Scotsman Andy Hedley, with the former Head of Technical Business at Travelstart taking office in November – giving him just enough time to see what he’s in for, before treating editor Dylan Rogers to lunch at the Amadeus office in Johannesburg.

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

It’s been a busy few months for Radisson Hotels, which along with Hilton and Marriott remains the international group with the most ambitious and...

It’s pretty obvious that British Airways has significant faith in South Africa as both an end destination and African hub, with the next few...

Legacy Hotels & Resorts is a South African hotel group with a host of 4- and 5-star properties, and even though the group’s portfolio includes a selection of resorts and lodges, corporate travel remains its priority, as Managing Director Paddy Brearley explained to editor Dylan Rogers over a coffee at Legacy’s Michelangelo Hotel in Sandton.

It’s been a tough couple of months for the African aviation industry, with the effect the Ebola virus has had on African travel. Running an airline operation out of Nigeria also presents its share of challenges, according to Rodger Whittle, Arik Air Senior Vice-President, Standards & Specials.

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...