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Giltedge rebrands business under one travel brand

South Africa-based Giltedge Group consolidated all its award-winning travel brands under one powerful brand from 1 July. Greater than the sum of all its parts,...

Hospitality sector hangs in the balance, warns FEDHASA

– Amidst the mounting third wave, FEDHASA, the voice of South Africa’s hospitality sector, sounds a stark warning about the plight of restauranteurs and the...

You’re in Gauteng and you need to travel for business. Now what?

Companies in Gauteng have been forced to relook their corporate travel when President Ramaphosa banned all non-essential travel in and out of the province...

Flight Centre gives $30 million shares to employees in a global retention programme

The Flight Centre Travel Group listed on the ASX has unveiled a global retention programme which will see the Group give away 1.9 million company shares...

Flight Centre Travel Group brings travellers the latest COVID travel updates

Travellers now have access to the latest COVID travel restrictions worldwide on FCTG Travel News In response to the ongoing pandemic and clients’ evolving needs,...
tourism and hospitality

Third Wave: further restrictions could signal the death knell for tourism and hospitality recovery...

With the prospect of stricter lockdown regulations as a result of the current third wave of COVID-19 infections, there is mounting concern that it...

SMEs lead the way in business travel

Agile, flexible, and unencumbered by legacy systems. Small-and-medium enterprises (SMEs) are leading the way in an ever-fluctuating post-COVID world. In travel, they are also...

ATW throws support behind the inaugural World Female Ranger Day this 23rd June

Africa Travel Week will be joining thousands of tourism stakeholders on 23 June to celebrate the inaugural World Female Ranger Day recognising female anti-poaching...

PKF hotelexperts finds management firm for The Winchester luxury boutique hotel in Cape Town

- PKF hotelexperts, a global leader in hospitality consulting, has been engaged to find an independent operator to manage the newly refurbished The Winchester, the...

Visit Stellenbosch and Dwarsrivier Tourism walk for social justice on Youth Day 2021

In acknowledgement of Youth Day, 16 June 2021, Visit Stellenbosch and Dwarsrivier Tourism hosted a Social Justice Walk, a 16 km route of ‘hope...