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Hotel check: Crowne Plaza Nairobi

BACKGROUND: Crowne Plaza Nairobi opened in 2010, back when there was a dearth of internationally-recognised hotel brands in the Kenyan capital. Nearly a decade...

Advertorial: Avis Rent A Car – Getting South Africa’s mobility right

Oxford Economics predicts that by 2035, Africa will be home to three of the 20 most populous cities in the world. At the same...

EasyJet’s new hand luggage feature

EasyJet has become the first UK airline to offer a feature on its app which enables customers to scan their cabin bag to check...

Hotel review: Southern Sun The Cullinan

Background: Southern Sun hotels and resorts are owned and managed by Tsogo Sun Hotels and include 24 properties. Where Is It? Just 20km from Cape...

Ethiopian adds additional flight to Newark

Ethiopian Airlines will add a fourth weekly flight to New York-Newark, via Lomé (Togo) as of 5 August. Flight ET0508 will depart Addis Ababa at...

New tech initiative for SA’s travel and tourism sector

South Africa’s Tourism Minister Derek Hanekom has launched Jurni, an innovative public-private venture that is expected to transform South Africa’s travel and tourism industry. A...

Airlink – Economy Class

BACKGROUND: Long a feeder airline for its franchise partner South African Airways, privately-owned Airlink is growing into a formidable regional carrier in its own...

Flight review: Kulula.com

BACKGROUND: Comair Limited is an airline based in South Africa that operates scheduled services on domestic routes as a British Airways franchisee. It also...

5 Headwinds Facing Business Travel in South Africa

SMEs have been at the forefront of business travel recovery for the past two years. Unfortunately, new macroeconomic challenges in South Africa and globally...

MICE in Mauritius

Q: What service does the Mauritius Incentive Connection offer? A: MIC is driven by the MICE team of Connections DMC that co-ordinates and operates all...

Private aviation: poised for growth

The size of the African aviation industry is nothing to be sniffed at. It apparently supports $55.8 billion of economic activity and 6.2 million jobs...

Tourvest Travelit

Have you ever wished that you could book all your travel arrangements on one platform, while remaining within the guidelines of your company travel...