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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...

Q&A: TGCSA – Quality Assurance

The Tourism Grading Council of South Africa (TGCSA) provides a rigorous framework and process for the quality assurance that is continuously sought by tourism products seeking to showcase and differentiate their products in the industry. Darryl Erasmus, newly appointed Chief Quality Assurance Officer at the TGCSA, took some time to shed light on the association and its benefits to the tourism industry.

Changing the model

It’s been another challenging year for the airline industry, yet Comair – owners of the low-cost kulula.com brand and operators of

Five in Five

2017 saw South African Tourism announce that it had set itself the ambitious goal of increasing the country’s visitor numbers by five million by the year 2022...

ASATA Column: Avoid travel burnout

If you’re sitting at an airport right now about to board yet another flight, the chances are your tolerance for airport lounges, hotel rooms...

Q&A: Long road ahead

Under the leadership of CEO Rodger Foster, Airlink has grown steadily over the past 25 years into the largest independent regional airline in southern...

Time for SONA to map out ‘the how’ for tourism

One-liners and sweeping statements about the importance of tourism to the South African economy are not enough for the 2020 SONA. While the sector...

Q&A: Making a comeback

Since the outbreak of Ebola in West Africa in 2014, the region’s tourism business has taken a huge knock. While Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone were hardest hit, surrounding countries suffered a severe drop in visitor numbers last year. Thankfully, with infection numbers on the decline, life is starting to flow back into West Africa. But Ghana experienced a double whammy of a badly performing economy on top of the medical crisis. This is no reason to count the country out, however. Axel Hauser, General Manager of the Moevenpick Ambassador Hotel in Accra, is confident that despite these setbacks, Ghana has what it takes to fully recover, and is already seeing occupancy figures rise.

Q&A: FCM Travel Solutions – Techno-centric

Q: What’s your view on the state of the SA corporate travel market? A: In South Africa, the corporate and government travel market is...

Back to Level 1

As President Cyril Ramaphosa announced a return to Level 1 this week, there is a renewed sense of positivity in the air and the...

Q&A: Moving forward

Despite its troubled financial situation, South Africa’s national carrier is making strides to recover its favourable standing. SAA spokesperson Tlali Tlali outlined some of the recent changes to the airline’s route map and fleet and updated Business Traveller Africa on the effect the oil price and exchange rate have had on the airline.

Q&A: Singapore Airlines – Milestone achievement

Q: As it’s now 25 years since SIA first flew to South Africa, what was the background to the first flight and viability of...