Accor Hotels, in partnership with Yuluch Elyano Trading plc, is expanding its presence in Ethiopia with the opening of a new property under its design-led economy brand, Ibis Styles...
13 Feb 2020
Members of the Association of Southern African Travel Agents confirm that, in particular, leisure travel has been affected...
12 Feb 2020
Oz Desai, General Manager Corporate Traveller, shares his views on how the next decade will challenge the status quo of corporate travel in South Africa...
Oz Desai 10 Feb 2020
The Center for Disease Control has issued a Level 3 Warning to avoid non-essential travel to China in its entirety...
31 Jan 2020
Since 2019, night train networks have seen a remarkable revival across Europe...
23 Jan 2020
Several trends highlight that customers are moving towards self-service options, with 61% of travellers in South Africa surveyed preferring to hear about travel disruption via digital communications...
Adrian Roodt 16 Jan 2020
Johannesburg has retained its place on the esteemed Euromonitor International Top 100 City Destinations List for 2019, and is the only sub-Saharan city that has managed to secure a spot...
Issued by Domestic Flights South Africa 15 Jan 2020
Most business travellers tend to skip exercising, sleep less and forgo healthy eating for the duration of their trip. These bad habits end up impacting on their health and stress levels...
13 Jan 2020
A $272.12m loan has been approved from the African Development Bank (AfDB) to Tanzania for the construction of the new Msalato International Airport in the capital Dodoma...
20 Dec 2019
For the 2019/2020 holiday peak season, O. R. Tambo International Airport, Cape Town International Airport, King Shaka International Airport and Port Elizabeth International Airport have reduced their parking tariffs for travellers...
17 Dec 2019
In an industry that is always looking to find better, smarter, exceptional ways to satisfy the ever-changing needs of guests, hotels are thinking beyond just the guest, hotel tech and food trends, giving thought to man's best friend...
Issued by Adverb 6 Dec 2019
The new year ushers in a new decade, and in the world of business travel it brings new advances and trends for those embarking on business trips...
6 Dec 2019
In his 2006 book "The Long Tail: Why the Future of Business Is Selling Less of More," Chris Anderson wrote about how the future of commerce and culture isn't in "hits", the high-volume head of a traditional demand curve, but in what used to be regarded as misses, or the infinitely long tail of that same curve...
Jerome Touze 2 Dec 2019
The economic growth forecast for South Africa remains uncertain with weak investor sentiment and lingering policy uncertainty...
Oz Desai 2 Dec 2019
Despite a weak currency and an economy under pressure, 2019 has been a record year for business travel in South Africa...
29 Nov 2019
Good design is actually a combination of a multitude of disciplines constructed together to subconsciously create a flood of emotion that speaks to all five of our different senses simultaneously...
29 Nov 2019
From the moment you step into the lobby at any of the three The Signature Lux Hotel by ONOMO in Cape Town, you'll want to whip out your phone and start going crazy with the camera...
Evan-Lee Courie 25 Nov 2019
Flight Centre Business Travel has announced the winner of its 2019 'Corporate Travel Grant Competition'...
21 Nov 2019
The South African National Convention Bureau yesterday hosted a panel session highlighting why South Africa is the best place to meet, thrive and inspire business growth...
20 Nov 2019
Tanzania's growth within the business tourism sector has been driven by growing international recognition of a tourism industry second to none in terms of diversity and quality of experiences...
20 Nov 2019
Positive online restaurant reviews and recommendations from customers can be highlighted with Premium listings on TripAdvisor to improve visibility and reputation...
Issued by Social Places 30 Oct 2019
Predicting positive growth in 2020, analysts say there is good news for South African SMEs, whose bargaining power they see rising with the market's size and spend...
25 Oct 2019
If you travel regularly for business, you'll know how much time can be spent simply getting to and from your destination...
24 Oct 2019
More than half of local travellers believe business trips do not impact on their health. However, statistics tell a different story: Most business travellers skip exercising, sleepless and forgo healthy eating which impacts health and increases stress levels...
23 Oct 2019
Florida Road in Durban has much to offer for locals, out-of-towners and international tourists...
14 Oct 2019
Have you ever stood on tiptoes in the corner of your hotel room desperately trying to catch a signal to download your mails?..
Issued by FIGHT CENTRE BUSINESS TRAVEL 7 Oct 2019
A recent survey shows that 90% of South African companies rate cost savings as the the most important value-add they look for from their travel management company...
3 Oct 2019
If you're the business owner of a small or medium enterprise, keeping a handle on your company's budget is most likely a top priority...
Issued by FIGHT CENTRE BUSINESS TRAVEL 2 Oct 2019
GetVen is a South African online marketplace to find and book space for meetings, events and production, and has announced its arrival...
Evan-Lee Courie 16 Sep 2019
Shellee-Kim Gold reviews the recently-opened Labotessa Hotel in the Cape Town CBD...
Shellee-Kim Gold 16 Sep 2019
Like most industries, travel has its fair share of insider expressions and "bleisure" is right up there with "staycation", "babymoon" and "voluntourism" in the trade's glossary of peculiar portmanteaus. Even if the term prompts a few eye rolls from buzzword-loathing individuals, bleisure makes a convincing case for the growing number of business travellers...
Odette Faling 12 Sep 2019
Why would you travel for business if you can effortlessly connect with clients across the world via Skype, Slack or Zoom for free?..
Issued by Fight Centre Business Travel 9 Sep 2019
In light of Women's Month this August, Nicole Adonis, FCM Travel Solutions' general manager, shares her business travel hacks, from balancing family and business travel to bleisure and packing tips...
27 Aug 2019
FCM Travel Solutions has released its latest whitepaper, examining how travel managers can structure an effective travel Request For Proposal...
20 Aug 2019
Olivier Hannaert, the MD of Club Med Southern Africa explores the impact of travel on the planet and the environment, and what travel brands can do to ensure their destinations are environmentally sustainable...
Olivier Hannaert 1 Aug 2019
Kaya Business Travel and MaZo Connect are inviting all SMEs, entrepreneurs, executives and government leaders to join them as they head to Kigali, Rwanda to attend the Golden Business Forum - an opportunity to network, find opportunities and to explore intra-Africa trade...
Issued by Kaya FM 95.9 1 Aug 2019
According to SAP Concur travel and expense data, bleisure trips increased by 20% from 2016 to 2017...
1 Aug 2019
"Personalisation extends beyond unconventional accommodation by individualising communication with travellers, understanding both who they are and why they travel."
26 Jul 2019
British Airways will operate 34 additional flights a week on routes serviced from Johannesburg...
25 Jul 2019
There has been no shortage of predictions about how advances in artificial intelligence and robotics will replace humans in all kinds of jobs...
Oz Desai 23 Jul 2019
Digital transformation and rapid innovation have seen companies completely rethink the way they conduct business these past few years...
18 Jul 2019
Mango Airlines has announced that it will be introducing two flights per day between Port Elizabeth Airport in Nelson Mandela Bay and Lanseria International Airport in Johannesburg from 11 July...
Issued by Domestic Flights South Africa 5 Jul 2019
WTM Africa 2019 drew 15% more visitors and attracted travel trade professionals from Mauritius, Ukraine, Belarus, Benin and San Marino for the first time, with the overall number of countries represented up by 42%...
2 Jul 2019
This non-stop flight between North America will commence on 15 December 2019, serviced by United Airlines on a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner...
2 Jul 2019
As the tourism industry rallies together, motivated by the president's call to double visitor numbers to around 21 million by 2030, it is worth taking stock of where the industry is at the moment, and the most attractive opportunities for reaching that ambitious figure...
Christelle Grohmann and Lee-Anne Bac 27 Jun 2019
FCM general manager Nicole Adonis identifies three of the biggest global data challenges that impact a company travel programme with tips to overcome them...
25 Jun 2019
"This enhanced codeshare agreement will strengthen our partnership with Air Seychelles and enable seamless travel options and experience for our mutual customers."
11 Jun 2019
South African Airways announced that it will be introducing direct flights from Johannesburg to Guangzhou, South China this year, from 19 September...
Issued by SA Airlines 5 Jun 2019
Fifty-percent of business travellers in South Africa finds it 'very painful' when they are unable to access their booking information on all of their devices...
4 Jun 2019
The Africa and Indian Ocean winners have been announced for the 2019 World Travel Awards...
3 Jun 2019