ASATA Column: Thinking of going rogue?
Do you find it easier to hop online quickly and book that deal for that Jo’burg-Cape Town flight yourself, rather than going
Africa’s Greenest Flight
On Friday (15 July) SAA and Mango flights on Boeing 737-800s between Johannesburg and Cape Town were the first to operate aircraft using sustainable...
Hotel check: Clico Boutique Hotel
BACKGROUND: Based in a 65-year-old Cape Dutch building, Clico Boutique Hotel opened in 2006 and in its original carnation was an upmarket guesthouse, offering just seven rooms. After adding a conference and function venue and two extra rooms, the
FlySafair receives rights approval for Mauritius
FlySafair’s rights application to operate flights between South Africa and Mauritius has been approved.
While a schedule is not currently available due to the island...
Travel delays and airport chaos: know your rights as a passenger
Covid restrictions removed: check.
Packed my bags and ready to fly: check.
Trip turned into a nightmare: TBC.
We saw how, during the height of the pandemic,...
Air Namibia and Turkish Airlines sign codeshare
Air Namibia and Turkish Airlines have signed a codeshare agreement that will be effective from 1 March, covering routes between Turkey and Namibia.
Under the...
Lufthansa increases sleeping comfort in business class
From now on, Lufthansa business class passengers on long-haul flights to and from South Africa, Latin and South America, and the West Coast of...
Driving transformation
According to Duma Travel CEO Themba Mthombeni, the South African travel industry is in trouble, and unless it undergoes radical change – or transformation...
African hotels need to woo the millennial market
In 2019, business travel doesn’t look much like it did 10 years ago. A younger, more tech-savvy global workforce has emerged over the past...
kulula.com back at Lanseria from 1 April
Low-cost airline kulula.com will restart its operations at Lanseria International Airport from 1 April 2021, servicing its Durban and Cape Town routes.
Similar to the...
Radisson Blu moves into Rwanda
Rwanda is the latest country in Carlson Rezidor’s Africa pipeline and will soon be home to the Radisson Blu Hotel & Convention Centre in...
ASATA Column: Managing crises
You have an important meeting in China, but the fast-spreading Coronavirus means the country is in lock-down.
You have a flight booked to Spain, but...