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ExecuJet launches helicopter charter from Cape Town

ExecuJet Africa has added a charter helicopter to its fleet. The VIP-configured Bell 407 helicopter is available from ExecuJet’s Cape Town FBO facility. ExecuJet will...

Swiss International Lenana Nairobi is open for business

It’s a soft opening, but Swiss International Hotels & Resorts’ Lenana Nairobi is ready to receive the guests. The newly built 135-room hotel boasts four...

FCTG joins ASATA

Flight Centre Travel Group has joined the Association of Southern African Travel Agents as a member. FCTG encapsulates 11 brands across the four pillars of...

New website for Avis

In an effort to provide customers with an improved and more intuitive booking experience, Avis Rent a Car Southern Africa has launched a new...

SAA receives first A330-300

South African Airways’ first new A330-300 aircraft arrived last week. The aircraft represents one fifth of an order that will enable the airline to expand...

Ethiopian to fly to Vic Falls

Ethiopian Airlines will start four weekly flights to Victoria Falls (Zimbabwe) on March 26 with the latest B737-800 New Generation with Sky interior. Flight ET0829...

Air Seychelles to launch flights to Durban

Air Seychelles will commence a new direct route to Durban on 30 March. The new route will be operated twice a week, on Thursdays and...

Ethiopian to fly to Conakry

Ethiopian Airlines has finalized preparations to begin services to Conakry on 1 February with five weekly return flights via Abidjan (Cote d’Ivoire). Flight ET0935 will...

Why grading gives you a competitive edge

Does being graded by an accredited grading assessor give you, as a tourism operator, a competitive edge over your non-graded peers? Definitely! Think of...

4 hours in… Rustenburg

Harties Cableway Take a ride to the top of Magaliesberg in the Harties Cableway and be rewarded with panoramic views of the Hartbeespoort Dam. The...

Q&A: Strong intentions – aha hotels

In August 2014, the Competition Commission approved the acquisition of Three Cities Management Company by Tourvest’s Accommodation and Activities division African Hotels and Adventure,...

Hotel Check: AVANI Lesotho

Maseru, Lesotho BACKGROUND: Sun International sold portions of its Lesotho, Botswana, Namibian and Swaziland operations, and the whole of its Zambian offering, to Minor Hotels...