Future Group - the publishers of Business Traveller Africa magazine - in association with sponsors ExecuJet, Travelport, Gautrain, Starwood Hotels & Resorts and Crowne Plaza Johannesburg - The Rosebank, are hosting the event that was launched in Sandton in 2012.
SAA picked up nominations in: the Best African Regional Short-Haul Airline, Best African Long-Haul Airline, and Best Business Class categories, whilst the airline's Baobab Business Class Lounge at OR Tambo International Airport was nominated in the Best Airport Business Lounge category.
SAA's fellow nominees in the airline categories include: Comair, Mango, Airlink, Kenya Airways, Ethiopian Airlines, Emirates, Lufthansa, Virgin Atlantic, Etihad Airways and British Airways.
In the main hotel category, the Best Hotel Group prize will be contested by Tsogo Sun, Protea Hotels, City Lodge, Sun International and Legacy Hotels & Resorts.
The Best Travel Management Company category has HRG Rennies Travel, American Express Travel Services, BCD Travel, Carlson Wagonlit and Travel with Flair up against each other.
Of the other main categories, the Best Car Rental Company has Avis, Budget Rent a Car and Europcar contesting the prize, whilst the award for Best Large Conference Venue will go to one of Sandton Convention Centre, Birchwood Hotel and OR Tambo Conference Centre, Cape Town International Convention Centre, International Convention Centre Durban and Gallagher Convention Centre.
As with last year, Future Group and Business Traveller Africa magazine will also hand out the Travel Personality of the Year, which in 2012 went to outgoing Avis CEO Wayne Duvenage, for his role as Chairman of OUTA - the Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance.
Further to the awards, Future Group will be hosting two business travel-related panel discussions at the Maslow Hotel on the day of the awards. The areas of aviation and hospitality will be covered, with Business Traveller Africa editor Dylan Rogers facilitating these discussions, which will feature leading industry experts from both areas.
African Long-Haul Airline
African Regional Short-Haul Airline
Air Charter
Airport Business Lounge
Business Class
Business Hotel in SA
Car Rental Company
Forex Supplier
Hotel Group
Luxury Hotel
Travel Management Company
Travel Sales Team
Visa Service Provider
The Business Traveller Africa Awards is an event for the South African business travel trade, covering all aspects of business travel, including the four main areas of hotels, airlines, car rental and travel management, along with related categories such as foreign exchange, visas, air charter etc. The objective is to reward excellence in South African business travel and to acknowledge those brands/entities that have performed with excellence over the past 12 months. Future Group has partnered independent research company TNS Research Surveys, to interrogate the industry, collate the results, and come up with the winners in each category.
