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Town Lodge Windhoek opens its doors

The 147-room Town Lodge Windhoek hotel has opened its doors to guests. Part of the Johannesburg-headquartered City Lodge Hotel Group, the hotel is the 13th...

Turkish extends complimentary stopover service

Turkish Airlines has extended its ‘Stopover’ service to include passengers from South Africa who are connecting in Istanbul to a wide range of selected...

AVANI to debut in North Africa

AVANI Hotels & Resorts - a Minor Hotels brand - has announced it will debut in North Africa with two new properties in Tunisia,...

Zimbabwe opens its skies

Low-cost airline fastjet has welcomed the statement by Zimbabwe’s Minister of Finance & Economic Development, Patrick Chinamasa, where he said that Zimbabwe is opening...

Tsogo Sun’s ‘two-in-one’ hotel opens

Tsogo Sun’s new dual-brand 19-storey hotel opened in Cape Town’s City Bowl last week. The R700-million ($51m) development incorporates two economy hotels, the select service...

Betting Big

It’s pretty obvious that British Airways has significant faith in South Africa as both an end destination and African hub, with the next few...

Q&A: Gambling on the future

Q: Please update us on the progress of your Time Square project and detail what has been achieved so far? A: Earlier this year the...

Flying high

Q: How would you describe the state of the private aviation industry in South Africa? A: Private aviation activity at our South African FBOs has...

Flight check: Air France

BACKGROUND: With a dozen cities on the continent served from its hub at Paris- Charles de Gaulle, Air France has proven itself a popular...

Hotel check: Radisson Blu Hotel & Convention Centre, Kigali

BACKGROUND: The Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group operates 27 Radisson Blu properties in Africa, with plenty more in the pipeline, as one of the most...

24 hours in… the Northern Cape

The Namaqualand Flowers In the Namaqualand, spring comes with a burst of flowers that become an attraction each year. The flowers come to life at...

Strong and resilient

The natural assumption in tough economic times is that overall spend is reduced, people travel less, and those who do travel are forced to...