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Ever Evolving

Loyalty programmes are having to be nimble and evolve all the time, as the needs and desires of their customers change at a similar pace. Richard Holmes takes a look at some of the more recent developments in the corporate travel space, and details what to look out for in the airline, hotel and car rental spaces.

State of flux

Nigeria has been referred to as the ‘Giant of Africa’, but the continent’s colossus has taken some body blows over the past few years....

Premium travel re-defined

There’s a different face to luxury or ‘premium’ travel. Gone are the old perceptions of what ‘luxury’ constitutes, as a new type of traveller has...

Under Pressure

As belts tighten and corporates find themselves under pressure to cut costs across the board, travel management companies are having to work even harder...

PRETORIA

OVERVIEW Known as the “Jacaranda City” due to its thousands of pretty purple jacaranda trees, Pretoria is a city within the Tshwane metropole and the...

Island Style

It’s competitive, this tourism business, and as times get tougher and belts get tighter, those countries playing in this space and looking to bet...

What’s not to like?

Everyone’s attention is turned to social media and travel is making the most of it. Ramsey Qubein takes a look at how hotels and airlines are using this platform to win customers.

Moving Target

Travelling is a personal and emotional experience, regardless of whether you’re on a business trip or taking a holiday with the

EAST LONDON

OVERVIEW East London sits at the northern end of a 300-kilometre stretch of coastline referred to as the Sunshine Coast, which is anchored by St...

A New Dawn

After more than 30 years of Mugabe rule, Zimbabwe has a new president and the hopes of a more prosperous future, but the

CAPE TOWN

OVERVIEW The ‘Mother City’ has the second-most populous urban area in South Africa after Johannesburg. As the seat of the Parliament of South Africa, it...

Made in Africa

In a sandy residential quarter of Yoff in coastal Dakar, Senegal, Alpha Gueye is perusing patterns with a customer. A length of acid-yellow, wax-printed...