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ASATA column: ‘Over-tourism’ is a problem

Although it’s not a new phenomenon, over-tourism has received a lot of attention this year, with popular destinations and cities

United opens ticket sales for Cape Town-New York

Ticket sales for United Airlines’ flight between Cape Town and New York/Newark have opened. The first flight will take off on 16 December. Thereafter it...

Hilton’s African footprint to more than double

Hilton is on track to more than double in size in the next five years with the opening of Legend Hotel Lagos Airport, Curio

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 ..

Q&A: Betting on Africa

Africa is a key market for Virgin Atlantic, which has been flying to the continent for over 20 years. In fact, its London-

Changing the model

It’s been another challenging year for the airline industry, yet Comair – owners of the low-cost kulula.com brand and operators of

Hampton by Hilton enters Middle East

Hilton’s Hampton by Hilton celebrates its Middle East debut with the opening of Hampton by Hilton Dubai Airport, marking the

SA unabridged birth certificate requirement remains

Parents travelling with children to and from South Africa will continue to require unabridged birth certificates, despite recent media reports claiming the contrary.

Virgin Atlantic explores augmented reality

Virgin Atlantic is introducing training technology that allows the airline’s cabin crew to use augmented reality to familiarize

Hilton moves into Mbabane

Hilton is expanding its footprint with the Hilton Garden Inn Mbabane in Eswatini (formerly Swaziland). Hilton Garden Inn Mbabane benefits from a prime location within...

BA and KQ enhance partnership

British Airways and Kenya Airways have enhanced their interline partnership, providing better connections for customers flying into and out of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport...

Airlink Introduces Additional JHB-Pemba Flight

Airlink will increase the frequency of its service between Johannesburg and Pemba in Northern Mozambique, in response to market demand. From 24 September, Airlink will...