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Tsogo Sun’s ‘two-in-one’ hotel opens

Tsogo Sun’s new dual-brand 19-storey hotel opened in Cape Town’s City Bowl last week. The R700-million ($51m) development incorporates two economy hotels, the select service...

FCM invests in next-generation technology

FCM Travel Solutions, the flagship corporate travel business of the Flight Centre Travel Group, has launched FCM Connect, an innovative, next-generation suite of interconnected...

Refurbishments for Winchester Mansions

Cape Town hotel Winchester Mansions has announced the commencement of a modern refurbishment of its 76 bedrooms, which includes family and loft-style rooms, as...

Marriott strengthens footprint in Nigeria

Marriott International has announced the opening of Protea Hotel, Owerri Select in south-eastern Nigeria. The 90-room hotel has been developed by African Capital Alliance and Kunoch...

Emirates increase service to Tunis

Emirates will increase its flight frequency between Dubai and Tunis – the capital of Tunisia - from six to seven a week starting 30...

Sun International to close Fish River Sun

Sun International will be closing its Fish River Sun resort in South Africa’s Eastern Cape at the end of November, due to economic pressure...

British Airways spreads wings in Africa

British Airways is expanding its African network, starting services to the Seychelles, offering more flights to Mauritius and adding more seats on other routes. The...

Flight Centre Travel Group Corporate improves BEE rating

Flight Centre Travel Group’s newly formed company FCTG Corporate (Pty) Ltd – comprising Flight Centre Business Travel, Corporate Traveller and Stage & Screen –...

AVANI Bel-Ombré Mauritius to open in 2019

Minor Hotels has announced that the AVANI Bel-Ombré Mauritius Resort & Spa will open during 2019 – two years earlier than originally anticipated. Construction...

KLM offers pre-flight menu information

KLM has announced that flightguide.klm.com will provide detailed information about meal options on intercontinental economy class flights. This means passengers will know ahead of their...

Gauteng wins bid to host Meetings Africa until 2022

Gauteng is the successful bidder to host South African Tourism’s strategic business events trade show, Meetings Africa, for the next five years, following a...

British Airways launches new service at Heathrow 

British Airways is introducing a new service called Premium Transfer Drive at Heathrow to ensure that customers who are at risk of missing their...