Open for business
Ghana is considered one of the more stable countries in West Africa since its transition to multi-party democracy in 1992. Formerly known as the...
Business on a Budget
It wasn’t long ago that travelling on business was a passport to the good life. Stretching out in premium airline cabins, wining and dining...
To share or rent?
The emergence of Uber and other ‘ridesharing’ technology offerings has left people asking about the future of the car rental industry. Kate Kennedy investigates...
French adventure
Paris is a well-connected European city and many view it as a less pricey alternative to the likes of the UK and Germany. If...
Coming out fighting
The water crisis may be over, but the hard work for Cape Town has only just begun.
That’s because there is much to claw back...
Looking Up
It seems the African MICE industry is always bouncing back from a tough year, and once again things are looking good for this segment of the corporate travel market. Richard Holmes takes a look at some of the trends and gets the thoughts of some of those executives who are immersed in the subject matter, as Africa’s MICE specialists look to make the most of another ‘boom’ year.
On the rise
The apartment hotel model is proving attractive to corporate travellers looking for an alternative to traditional hotel accommodation, as Kate Kennedy finds.
Accommodating staff when...
No slowing down
The short-sighted among us may look to the poor performance of some of Africa’s biggest economies in the past year or so and wonder...
Still flying
Some of Africa’s biggest economies are under pressure, particularly those with a heavy reliance on oil for their revenues. Here we’re talking about the...
Premium travel weathers gloomy economy
It’s no secret that the South African economy – with knock-on effects for the entire region – is in a tight spot.
Economic growth is...
More than a stopover
As the capital of the United Arab Emirates and the largest of the seven UAE member emirates, there should be no reason for Abu...
Bullish and optimistic
The world’s big hotel groups still see Africa as relatively untapped and under-supplied, and they continue to put together development pipelines that look impressive on paper, but require a greater conversion rate to make a material impact on the African hotel landscape in the short-term.