Flight check: Virgin Atlantic
BACKGROUND: Virgin Atlantic flies to nine destinations in the USA and it added a tenth, Seattle (Washington), this year. The flight takes about nine...
aha Makalali Private Game Lodge
BACKGROUND: Formerly an old cattle farm west of the Kruger National Park, Makalali Private Game Lodge is now a premiere wildlife-viewing destination. Previously owned...
Hotel check: AC Hotel Cape Town Waterfront
BACKGROUND: Marriott International celebrated the opening of the first AC Hotels by Marriot in the Middle East and Africa in April. AC Hotels by...
Flight check: British Airways A380 Business Class
BACKGROUND: Celebrating its centenary this year, British Airways offers 18 weekly f lights direct to London from Durban, Cape Town and Johannesburg, having added...
Hotel check: Radisson Blu Le Vendome Hotel
BACKGROUND: The Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group operates five hotels in Cape Town, with three Radisson Blu (including the recently-opened Radisson Blu Hotel & Residence)...
Flight check: Qantas Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner Business Class
BACKGROUND: Hong Kong became the first Asian destination to see Qantas’s newest aircraft, the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, on December 13 when it took over...
Flight check: Ethiopian Airlines A350 900
BACKGROUND: For years, Ethiopian Airlines has been considered a success story – if not the success story – of African aviation, and is the...
Hotel Check: Intercontinental Johannesburg Sandton Towers
BACKGROUND: This five-star hotel is operated by South African hospitality company Tsogo Sun – which recently celebrated 50 years of operations – under franchise...
Flight Check: Turkish Airlines
BACKGROUND: In South Africa for nine years, Turkish Airlines offer 10 flights a week to Istanbul from Johannesburg, seven from Cape Town, and seasonal...
Hotel check: The Maslow Sandton Hotel
BACKGROUND: Opened in January 2013 following an extensive refurbishment, the Maslow Sandton is a business traveller-focused hotel with offerings to accommodate their specific needs...
Hotel check: InterContinental Johannesburg O.R. Tambo Airport
BACKGROUND: Tsogo Sun is a prominent hotel group with a portfolio of 13 casinos and over 100 hotels across Africa and the Middle East....
Flight check: Air France
BACKGROUND: With a dozen cities on the continent served from its hub at Paris- Charles de Gaulle, Air France has proven itself a popular...