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ASATA Column: Will virtual assistants replace travel agents?

Raise your hand if you haven’t heard or read somewhere in the past few months that robots will take over the job of the...

Q&A: Marriott – Here to stay

Q: What’s your view on the current state of the African hotel industry? A: We are seeing unprecedented traction for our brands, driving our momentum...

Q&A: BCD Travel – Regional ambition

It's an interesting time for travel management companies, as clients become more demanding and technology continues to change the way we see travel. So,...

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...

African hotels need to woo the millennial market

In 2019, business travel doesn’t look much like it did 10 years ago. A younger, more tech-savvy global workforce has emerged over the past...

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...

Amadeus: Your best travel companion

If you’re anything like me, you can’t imagine life without your smartphone. Imagine you’re driving to the office and you realise that you have...

Q&A: Radisson – Aiming for the stars

Q: How many brands do you have operating in Africa, and which have been the most well-received by the public? A: Radisson Hotel Group historically...

Q&A: Ethiopian Airlines – Ambitious vision

Ethiopian Airlines, recognised as the fastest growing airline in Africa, is a major success story in today's world of aviation. Wholly owned by the...

An Eye on West Africa

We have just published the 10th edition of our annual Hotel Chain Development Pipelines in Africa 2018 report, which shows all the deals signed...

Q&A: Betting big on Zim

Zimbabwe has gone through big change in the past year, and the Chief Executive of Rainbow Tourism Group, Tendai ..

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.