Hotel check: Latitude 15°
BACKGROUND: The first Latitude hotel was Latitude 13° Lilongwe, in Malawi, which was such a success the owners opened Latitude 15° Lusaka. Plans are...
Flight check: Johannesburg-Lusaka
BACKGROUND: Founded in 1995, privately owned and based in Johannesburg, Airlink now connects to 37 destinations in nine different African countries. It also links...
Hotel check: BON Hotels Bloemfontein Central
BACKGROUND: BON Hotels, which owns, operates and manages hotels throughout Africa, added BON Hotel Bloemfontein Central to its South African portfolio. The hotel was...
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)...
Hotel check: Faircity Junction
BACKGROUND: Faircity is a hotel group specialising in owning, managing and co-developing hotels in Southern Africa. Its primary service offering is business and conference...
Virgin Atlantic B787 Upper Class
BACKGROUND: Virgin Atlantic began flying its Boeing 787 to Johannesburg in November 2015. The plane offers 31 upper class seats, 35 in premium economy...
Friendship International Hotel
BACKGROUND: Though still a new establishment, this independent, four-star hotel (according to Ethiopian standards) is ideal for business and leisure travellers. While I'd grade...
Flight Check: Cathay Pacific
Background: Together with affiliated-airline Cathay Dragon (formerly Dragonair), Cathay Pacific offers an impressive network of global and Asian destinations from its hub in Hong...
Hotel Check: Sugar Beach Golf and Spa Resort
Background: Sugar Beach Golf and Spa Resort is part of the Sun Resorts stable, which includes one property in the Maldives – Kanuhura –...
Hotel Check: Long Beach Golf and Spa Resort
BACKGROUND: Sun Resorts' Long Beach Golf and Spa Resort is a modern resort set along a 1.3-kilometre stretch of white sandy beaches and also...
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
Background: Sun International is one of Africa’s largest tourism, leisure and gaming groups and operates or has an interest in a total of 18...