Q&A: Faircity – Fresh Approach
Faircity Hotels & Apartments was started nine years ago by Lukas van der Westhuizen and Gustav Holtzhausen – energetic entrepreneurs who brought fresh eyes and ideas to the hospitality industry. Not being limited by the approach of “this is how it has always been done”, they have been able to think outside of the norms to create an experience guided by guests’ needs and expectations. Van der Westhuizen took some time out to shed light on the company.
Eye on West Africa
Observe any airport lounge in Lagos, Accra, Abidjan or Dakar, and you’ll notice a large number of travellers in the sub-region travelling for business....
Attracting African domestic travellers post COVID-19: Give them options
For the past two decades, the economy of a number of countries on the African continent has been growing significantly faster than the global...
Q&A: Legacy Hotels – Leaving a legacy
Q: Can you summarise where you are with the Leonardo development? What has been done and what is still to be completed?
A: We are...
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Q: What ‘type’ of business travel do you see coming through Birchwood?
A: Birchwood has always been able to accommodate unique and versatile requirements and...
Q&A: RwandAir – On the rise
RwandAir, the national carrier for Rwanda, has big plans for a piece of the global air travel market. With one of the youngest fleets
HTI Column: Hotels and OTAs – What’s the ‘Deal’?
Online Travel Agents are continuing their profound effect on the global hotel industry.
OTAs are those third party booking sites such as Expedia, Travelstart and...
An Eye on West Africa
If you’ve travelled to Nigeria, there’s always a recollection of some intense experience that one tends never to forget. Going over these memories sometimes...
COVID-19 threatens to ruin a record year for Africa’s hotel developers
African hotel development had returned to growth at the start of 2020, with more than 78,000 rooms in 408 hotels in the pipeline, according...
HTI Column: Five factors impacting business travel as we look ahead
Sadly a tremendous amount has changed since my last article and, whilst many factors affecting business travel will essentially remain once we finally emerge...
ASATA Column: To travel, or not…
In corporate travel, we talk a great deal about Duty of Care, and the responsibility that lies with employers and Travel Management Companies (TMCs)...
What does the ‘new normal’ mean for corporate travel?
Much has been said about the fact that the COVID-19 pandemic is ushering in a 'new normal' in terms of the way people live...