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Doing business in the hustle of Sandton, from a quieter address

SEVEN Hotel, Villas & Spa in Sandton offers business travellers a tranquil, newly refurbished sanctuary featuring private meeting spaces and bespoke service just minutes from…

Gqeberha Gets a Business Hotel Worth the Trip

Gqeberha's hospitality infrastructure is set to match its economic weight with the opening of The Capital Boardwalk in April 2026. This new property targets business travellers…

Changing times: When a premium brand, such as City Lodge Newtown, leaves a historic CBD site, it usually points to deeper issues. Photo: City Lodge

City Lodge bows out of Newtown

Once seen as part of Newtown’s revival, City Lodge’s closure points to deeper concerns about Johannesburg CBD’s viability for investors, visitors and hotel operators

Some of Tala Game Reserve’s lodges are being refurbished while business is quiet. (Photos: Christopher Allan)

Pandemic travel: Tala Game Reserve embarks on a turnaround

Travelling during the pandemic: Tala was rocked by mismanagement and then Covid-19, but proved to be resilient

Urban tourist magnets have nowhere to retreat to as sea levels rise with climate change. (Rajesh Jantilal/AFP via Getty Images)

Long road ahead for tourism-sector recovery

The pandemic has caused 50 000 businesses in the sector to temporarily close, putting 600 000 jobs at risk

Passengers are seen on the balconies of the Diamond Princess cruise ship, with around 3 600 people quarantined onboard due to fears of the new coronavirus, at the Daikaku Pier Cruise Terminal in Yokohama port on February 12, 2020. (Behrouz Mehri/AFP)

The great untethering and the airlines’ flat spin

If record vinyls and iTunes can co-exist in the Technological Age, Wi-Fi will allow ocean liners a slice of the airlines’ global travel monopoly

Amanda Kotze-Nhlapo, the Chief Conventions Bureau Officer at the South Africa National Convention Bureau

Business travel industry generates billions

Meetings Africa is ready to take advantage of this lucrative opportunity