Monthly Archives: February 2018
Finalists in ASATA Awards announced
The Association of South African Travel Agents (ASATA) has announced the finalists in the 2017 ASATA Awards. "The awards recognise those travel professionals who...
FlySafair introduces inflight card payments
FlySafair has introduced cashless transactions on all of its flights.
The airline has officially launched AviaPay, a new mobile point of sale (POS) system,...
Extraordinary introduces the Mont d’Or Boutique Hotel Group
Extraordinary has announced the addition of the Mont d’Or properties (in South Africa) to their collection. The properties are independently owned and offer Extraordinary...
Protea Hotels opens new property in Algeria
With the opening of Protea Hotel by Marriott Constantine, Algeria, the company has announced its expansion into North Africa. Volker Heiden, vice president of...
Bon Hotels welcomes a new property to its portfolio
Bon Hotels has bolstered its South African portfolio with the boutique-styled 40-roomed Destiny Exclusive Hotel, Wellness Spa and Conference Centre in Kempton Park, Gauteng.
The...
Maldives SOE: No impact on travellers
Tourism stakeholders in the Maldives have confirmed that the recently announced State of Emergency in that country has not had any impact on travellers....
Airline flight cancellations: Flight Centre offers support to affected pax
Flight Centre Travel Group (FCTG) has announced it will offer support and assistance to any passengers who have been affected by the recent South...
New airport planned for Kariba
Zimbabwe's Kariba Municipality has made land to the Government for the construction of a new airport that is expected to boost tourism in the...
State of emergency declared in Maldives
A two-week state of emergency has been declared in the Maldives by the island nation's President Abdulla Yameen, following an intense showdown with the...
Nedbank and FEXCO launch DCC payment solution partnership
Nedbank, one of South Africa’s largest financial institutions and FEXCO the leading independent global provider of Dynamic Currency Conversion (DCC) and Multi-Currency Pricing (MCP)...