Sheraton Cairo re-opens
Sheraton Hotels & Resorts, part of Marriott International, has announced the re-opening of the Sheraton Cairo Hotel & Casino in Egypt.
The results of an...
AccorHotels expands in Ethiopia
AccorHotels group, Tsemex Hotels and Business Plc are coming together to finalize the construction of a new 218-room MGallery by Sofitel hotel in Addis...
Eye on West Africa
Around this time each year we look at what the hotel chains are up to in terms of signing deals for new hotels in...
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...
Flight check: Johannesburg-Lusaka
BACKGROUND: Founded in 1995, privately owned and based in Johannesburg, Airlink now connects to 37 destinations in nine different African countries. It also links...
Hotel check: BON Hotels Bloemfontein Central
BACKGROUND: BON Hotels, which owns, operates and manages hotels throughout Africa, added BON Hotel Bloemfontein Central to its South African portfolio. The hotel was...
55 Years of Lufthansa in South Africa: A word from Dr. André Schulz
When Lufthansa commenced operations from Frankfurt to Johannesburg on 14 May 1962, it was through a series of intermediary stops in Africa using the...
Hilton Garden Inn comes to Africa
Launched in the 1990s, the Hilton Garden Inn has since established a proven track record of guest satisfaction that continues to attract a highly...
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...
ASATA Column: Importance of membership
At least 96% of corporate procurement managers say that a Travel Management Company’s membership of ASATA is important to non-negotiable when selecting a TMC...
24 Hours in Limpopo
Wildlife
Limpopo, South Africa’s northern province and named after the Limpopo river that boarders, has been dubbed Africa’s Eden. It is rich with...
No slowing down
The short-sighted among us may look to the poor performance of some of Africa’s biggest economies in the past year or so and wonder...