Q&A: Sun International – Taking stock
Q: What’s your view on the current state of the South African hotel industry?
A: Leisure travel has decreased because discretionary spend has been reduced....
Amadeus: Social media is also for business!
Delayed at passport control at O.R. Tambo, one business traveller recently tweeted the airport saying “urgently need officers at passport control Terminal A”. Minutes...
Nairobi office space
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...
Bumpy Road Ahead
It’s been a year since Bidvest announced that it would no longer represent Budget Car Rental in the South African market, with Avis Southern Africa...
Delivering value in the 21st century
Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should. That seems to be the over-arching outcome of a recent ASATA survey among South African business...
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.
ASATA: Travelling employees value experience
The travel industry is under pressure to find new ways to improve the traveller experience. That is being achieved through personalisation and convenient booking...
ASATA: Effective tips for efficient travel
If you’re like most of today’s business travellers who live demanding fast-paced lifestyles, you probably don't like to waste time sitting around airports.
But when...
Continued innovation
For 55 years the Lufthansa Group has connected South Africa with the rest of the world, and Southern Africa remains a strategic focus for...
ASATA Column: Thinking of going rogue?
Do you find it easier to hop online quickly and book that deal for that Jo’burg-Cape Town flight yourself, rather than going
ASATA: Business travel is important to SA
Private enterprises stand to benefit from a new government-lead drive to grow domestic tourism, but corporate South Africa has a significant role to play.
Business...
More Value
Hilton Worldwide is one of the big players in global hospitality with over 4,500 hotels in nearly a hundred countries. That portfolio is growing,...