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First Holiday Inn hotel signed in Cape Town

InterContinental Hotels Group has announced the signing of the Holiday Inn Cape Town in partnership with Leisure Hotel Holding. Currently operating as the Strand Tower...

SAA reduces capacity on certain routes

SAA has announced that it will be reducing capacity on a number of international routes in the airline’s network. The airline filed aircraft changes for...

Ethiopian to start flights to Chicago

Ethiopian Airlines has announced that it will commence direct flight from Addis Ababa to Chicago effective, 9 June. The first flight is set to leave...

Singapore Airlines takes delivery of Boeing 787-10

The aircraft – the first of 49 787-10s that SIA has on firm order - was formally delivered at a ceremony on 25 March...

Avis expands in KwaZulu Natal

Avis has increased its presence in the South African province of KwaZulu Natal, with the announcement of the opening of a new branch in...

Marriott opens Accra hotel

Marriott Hotels has announced its debut in West Africa, with the opening of the Accra Marriott Hotel. Owned by African Hospitality Limited, the hotel is...

CemAir aims to return to full flight

CemAir says it is working hard to return to full capacity within the next two weeks, following the South African Civil Aviation Authority announcing that...

Gautrain launches new website

Gautrain has launched a new website and mobile application on which users can register and receive profiled and relevant travel information. Passengers will still be...

An Eye on West Africa

I cannot remember a time when there was so much political change in the world. Now, that could be because I don’t remember change...

PRETORIA

OVERVIEW Known as the “Jacaranda City” due to its thousands of pretty purple jacaranda trees, Pretoria is a city within the Tshwane metropole and the...

Emirates enhances Nigeria service

Emirates has announced that it will reinstate its second daily service to Lagos and resume operations to Nigeria’s capital city, Abuja, with four weekly...

Abuja hotel renews with Hilton

Hilton and Transcorp Hotels Plc, a subsidiary of Transnational Corporation of Nigeria Plc, have announced the signing of a 20-year extension to the current agreement...