ASATA: Moving brains, not bytes
Pick up the phone, pop off an email or Skype up a storm. If there are so many ways to ‘do business’ over cyberspace,...
Ed’s Note
If you haven’t embraced the sharing economy, look out.
It is finding its way into more and more industries, and if you think yours is...
Q&A: Making a comeback
Since the outbreak of Ebola in West Africa in 2014, the region’s tourism business has taken a huge knock. While Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone were hardest hit, surrounding countries suffered a severe drop in visitor numbers last year. Thankfully, with infection numbers on the decline, life is starting to flow back into West Africa. But Ghana experienced a double whammy of a badly performing economy on top of the medical crisis. This is no reason to count the country out, however. Axel Hauser, General Manager of the Moevenpick Ambassador Hotel in Accra, is confident that despite these setbacks, Ghana has what it takes to fully recover, and is already seeing occupancy figures rise.
Q&A: Avis – Staying Relevant
Q: What is the state of the car rental industry in South Africa?
A: The measured car rental industry has a fleet in excess of...
Back to the future of travel
‘Analogue is the new digital’. That’s the expression trend analysts use to describe today’s general shift away from impersonal technology and services to those...
Will domestic travel save South Africa’s tourism industry?
The world over, countries that have borne the brunt of the coronavirus pandemic are slowly creeping towards a sense of normalcy. The United Kingdom,...
Back to Level 1
As President Cyril Ramaphosa announced a return to Level 1 this week, there is a renewed sense of positivity in the air and the...
ASATA: Does South Africa need its own ‘travel warnings’?
The recent release of Stephen McGowan has prompted security experts to call upon the government to do more to warn South Africans about the...
ASATA: What to look for in a TMC
An efficient Travel Management Company can save your company a lot of time, money and headaches. But what should you look for in the...
Q&A: CTICC – Beefing up
Q: What’s the background to the origins of the expansion project?
A: When the expansion was announced, the CTICC had already become very successful...
ASATA: Still investing in Africa
In a digitally-connected world, where booking travel can be done in seconds using a smartphone app or website, what are travel professionals bringing to...
ASATA Column: Avoid travel burnout
If you’re sitting at an airport right now about to board yet another flight, the chances are your tolerance for airport lounges, hotel rooms...