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Cape Town Air Access Update
Over the past five years, the Cape Town Air Access project has helped to dramatically increase the number of non-stop international flights to Cape Town International Airport. The partnership between Wesgro, City of Cape Town, Western Cape Government, Airports Company of South Africa, Cape Town Tourism, South African Tourism, and the priv… read more
SA Express Airline Up for Auction
Joint Provisional Liquidators (JPL) has been tasked with selling the assets of SA Express (a South African airline). The agency is calling for Expressions of Interest (EOI) from buyers interested in acquiring the bankrupt carrier either as a whole or piecemeal.
The liquidators value the airline at R113 million. These assets include eight B… read more
African Hotel pipeline resilient despite unprecedented challenges
Acknowledged as one of the African continent’s leading hospitality investment experts, Wayne Troughton of HTI Consulting shared unique insights in the first ‘Virtual Hotel Club’ held in early July, a dynamic and informal Pan-African platform for hospitality industry stakeholders the way forward within the industry at this time of crisis.… read more
Mhondoro Safari Lodge Adds a Family Villa Suite
Mhondoro Safari Lodge has added a Family Villa Suite that can accommodate two adults with two children to increase the capacity of the exclusive-use villa product to a total of 10 guests. Adjacent to the Villa, the new Family Suite has two bedrooms, as well as a living area with a fireplace that leads to a private deck.
Locat… read more
Airlink resumes JNB to PLZ from mid-July 2020
South African carrier Airlink starting next week resumes Johannesburg – Port Elizabeth route, on board Embraer ERJ135 aircraft. The airline plans to operate this route twice daily on weekdays from 13JUL20, 1 flight on Sundays.
4Z793 JNB0610 – 0755PLZ ER3 x67
4Z795 JNB1525 – 1710PLZ ER3 x6
4Z794 PL… read more
Harare is the only African city in the top 10 most expensive cities
Harare, the capital city of Zimbabwe is the only African country listed among the most expensive cities in the world to live in.
According to a survey published on etn.travel, the latest Cost of Living report reveals that US and Canadian locations make up almost a third of the world’s most expensive city locations; Man… read more
BON Hotels reopen properties in South Africa
After months of lockdown regulations, the South African hospitality industry is ready to slowly open up its doors to business travellers around the country. BON Hotels is proud to announce the reopening of five of its properties in KwaZulu-Natal, Free State and Mpumalanga and the opening of four South African hotels new to the BON … read more
Ghana: MoU For Development, Project Management, Operations And Maintenance Of Regional Railway
Signature of Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of the Republic of Ghana,Thelo DB Proprietary Limited and Transtech Consult Limited for development, project management, operations and maintenance of regional railway corridors and networks in the Republic of Ghana.
Recognising the urgent need for … read more
Ethiopian Airlines expected to declare a profit
Air Burkina: 3.5 bln FCFA state support
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