African states navigate paths to ‘open skies’… & doors
Although many governments continue to advise against ‘nonessential’ international travel, a host of African destinations have begun the easing of COVID-19 border restrictions in a bid to...
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...
Lonrho column
Your friend in Africa - Ewan Cameron - talks about the future of commercial aircraft in Africa.
What’s next in travel?
Just over one month into a new decade and a variety of travel trends are emerging on Airbnb. From immersive trekking experiences, to prioritising...
The business of SA’s open borders
The big news of the reopening of South Africa’s international borders from 1 October 2020 means that business travellers to the continent’s most industrialised...
Q&A: Air Mauritius – Aviation in Africa
Q: What’s your view on the state of aviation in Africa?
A: Africa is still lagging behind the rest of world in the aviation space....
Q&A: Champagne Sports Resort – Comprehensive & compelling
Champagne Sports Resort in the Central Drakensberg has been around for some time, but only more recently has it become such a serious player in the large conferencing space, by building on its initial offering and positioning itself to service bigger groups.
Q&A: A ‘brand’ new game
Hilton Worldwide is about to embark on an interesting African roll-out of its Hilton Garden Inn brand, with the letters ‘HGI’ set to feature...
An Eye on West Africa
If all goes according to plan – and there are many, many people working hard to make sure that happens – an amazing new hotel
Business travel in Africa: a road to recovery?
After months of shutdown and remote working, the reopening of African borders for business travel, as discussed in my last article (see story here),...
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...
Amadeus:The people behind the people
Managing business travellers is becoming more and more complex every day.
They used to be unidentified spokes in the wheel of a corporate travel policy,...