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Did you know that over 50% of African citizens still need visas to visit their African neighbours?
Only 24% of African travellers can get visas...
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),...
Q&A: Preferred Hotels – Celebrating growth
Q: What, for you, was the biggest achievement of those first 50 years?
A: Among other things, I was incredibly proud of our successful...
Eye on West Africa
I have to say that getting new hotels open in Africa is so frustrating. I looked back at an article I wrote for Business Traveller Africa last year, welcoming the forthcoming opening of such hotels as the Noom in Conakry, Marriott in Accra, Four Points in Ikot (Nigeria), the Ramada Plaza in Lagos, the Kempinski in Accra and others.
Eye on West Africa
A client recently asked me what my crystal ball said about the future of the Nigerian hospitality industry. A fair question – after all,...
An Eye on West Africa
The hospitality industry is very visible. We don’t hide our light under any bushels, we push ourselves to the forefront. We want to be...
Q&A: Wings Travel – Demonstrating value
Q: How would you describe the past five years of operations for Wings Travel?
A: The downturn in the oil and gas sector in 2014...
The Maslow finds a new rhythm as guests return
The Maslow Sandton reopened its doors in October after being shuttered for six months during the COVID-19 pandemic. Herman Swart, General Manager, says its...
ASATA: Sharing is caring
Our personal data has become a highly valued currency; one which we are not willing to trade easily. Marketing companies are trying continuously to...