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Contents
22 24 30
34 36 38
COUNTRY PROFILES
06 Johannesburg
22 Pretoria
24 Cape Town
40 42 30 Durban
34 Port Elizabeth
36 East London
38 Polokwane
40 Nelspruit
42 Kimberley
44 46
44 George
46 Bloemfontein
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ED’S LETTER
U
nchartered business travel offers up a unique
set of challenges, and if you’re embarking on
PUBLISHER
a trip for the first time, particularly if it’s to a Richard Lendrum
destination you’ve never visited, the smart approach
involves doing your research, gathering as much
information as possible, and ideally engaging those with EDITOR
first-hand experience of the destination in question. Dylan Rogers
dylan@thefuture.co.za
That’s whether or not you’re the actual traveller or the
booker/agent tasked with making this trip happen.
Fortunately, there is so much information now available JOURNALIST
on the internet that one can gather a fair amount of Kate Kennedy
intelligence, canvas reviews etc, to ensure you leave home
confident that you know what you’re getting in to. But DESIGN AND LAYOUT
that can take time – time that a lot of business travellers Nadette Voogd
don’t have.
That’s why we believe this first ever South African
SUBSCRIPTIONS AND PRODUCTION
Directory Issue can be such a useful travel tool to those Mabel Ramafoko
conducting business travel in this country, as we’ve done mabel@thefuture.co.za
the research for you, canvassed a host of reviews, collated
a bunch of information, and consulted business travellers
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in the industry who have actually travelled to the cities in Postal Address:
question. PO Box 1746, Saxonwold, 2132
In this inaugural SA Directory Issue, we’ve gone Physical Address:
for 11 cities – the ones we believe are South Africa’s 247 Jan Smuts Avenue, Randburg
main business travel destinations: Johannesburg, Cape Telephone: +27 11 327 6107
Town, Durban, Pretoria, Bloemfontein, Port Elizabeth,
Polokwane, Nelspruit, George, East London and NIGERIAN OFFICE
Kimberley. 3rd Floor, EuniBrown House195,
In this way we have focused on 11 cities we believe Ikorodu Road, Palmgrove,Lagos, Nigeria
Tel: +234 1 740 3236
are the most important, high-profile and prominent Mobile: +234 803 963 0155
business travel destinations in the country. Within that,
we’ve drilled down even further to focus on each city’s
important business travel information. PUBLISHER – NORTH & WEST AFRICA
This is the information we believe a corporate traveller Tope Ogbeni-Awe
tope.ogbeni-awe@topcommng.com
or booker might need to know, when embarking on a
business trip to these cities, including detail on the main
airport and the airport experience, the hotels available in EDITORIAL ASSISTANT
the city, some recommended restaurants, and some useful Mohammed Abdullahi
or interesting titbits that might make the experience a bit
fulfilling.
This, we believe, covers just about every base, although
we are constantly looking at ways of improving these
profiles, year on year.
All that’s left is to wish you a fantastic 2018 and happy
travelling. Business Traveller Africa is published under licence
from Perry Publications Limited.
Warwick House, 25 Buckingham Palace Road,
London, SW1W 0PP.
Tel: +44 20 7821 2740
www.businesstraveller.com
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Editor
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Johannesburg
Johannesburg is South Africa’s main
business travel destination and the
economic powerhouse of both the country
and the African continent.
OVERVIEW
T he capita l of Sout h A f r ica’s sma l lest
province, Gauteng, Johannesburg is where
it all happens for the countr y’s business
travellers.
Not only is it the largest city in South
A frica, but Johannesburg is also one of
the 50 largest urban areas in the world.
While Johannesburg is not one of South
Africa’s three capital cities, it is the seat
of the Constitutional Court.
Much of the financial activity takes place in
and around the Sandton district in the north
across a range of areas and there is still of lounge investment, which was to include
of Johannesburg. Sandton features many of
a reliance on heav y industries including a revamp of the airline’s lounge at O.R.
the big banks and associated corporates,
steel and cement plants. Other industries Tambo International in Johannesburg.
the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, a host
include banking, IT, real estate, transport, In June, Signature Lux Hotels opened its
of hotels, restaurants and bars, a Gautrain
broadcast and print media, private health first hotel in South Africa - and Africa - in
station, the huge Sandton City shopping
care, and a vibrant leisure and consumer the heart of the Golden Mile in Sandton.
centre, and Nelson Mandela Square.
retail market. The progressive hotel chain is targeting
Much of Johannesburg’s corporate business
The JSE is Africa’s largest stock exchange tec h-s av v y m i l len n i a l s a nd bu s i ne s s
has moved out of the CBD, which is located in
and it has moved out of the CBD. Due to travellers with its four-star finishes and
the south, although some do still retain their
its commercial role, the cit y is the seat quality connectivity, with social hubs for
offices, and there are pockets of rejuvenation
of the prov i ncia l gover n ment a nd the enhanced networking opportunities.
taking place, such as in Newtown, where
site of a number of government branch Mov i ng to the T MC space where
City Lodge has opened a hotel. off ices, as well as consular off ices and Johannesburg-headquartered Duma Travel
Rosebank is one of the ‘nodes’ that is other institutions. announced its partnership w ith global
benefiting from a reduced interest in the travel management giant UNIGLOBE. The
CBD, and it is situated between town and BUSINESS TRAVEL NEWS two parties are now working together to
Sandton. It also has a Gautrain station, No surprise to hear that there was plenty grow the UNIGLOBE brand in Africa, with
a large re-vamped shopping centre, and of change on the Johannesburg business Duma targeting small and medium-sized
quality hotels. Standard Bank moved one travel scene in 2017. travel agencies throughout sub-Saharan
of its offices from the CBD to Rosebank. In Febr uar y, Emirates’ A 380 aircraf t African. UNIGLOBE has more than 600
That being said, Johannesburg, like many returned to South African skies for the start partners across 60 countries, and agencies
met ropolises, has more than one C BD, of a scheduled service between Dubai and that join gain access to a global brand,
including , but not limited to, Sandton, Johannesburg. The city became Emirates’ business-boosting technologies, training
Rosebank and Roodepoort (West Rand) in 46th destination in its global network to to international standards and a global
addition to the original CBD. Some tend which it flies the double decker aircraft. hotel programme with 38,000 properties
to include Benoni and Germiston as well. The A380 offers a total of 516 seats in a in 6,000 cities.
M i n i ng w a s t he f o u nd at ion o f t he three-class cabin config uration, with 14 On the hotel side of things, August saw
Witwatersrand’s economy, but its importance private suites in first class, 76 mini pods the announcement that Birchwood Hotel
is g radually declining due to dw indling with lie-flat seats in business class, and & OR Tambo Conference Centre – in close
reserves, and service and manufacturing 426 seats in economy class. proximity to Johannesburg’s O.R. Tambo
industries have become more significant to Also beefing up its A380 offering was International Airport – had unveiled its new
the city’s economy. While gold mining no Br it i sh A i r way s. M ay saw t he a i rl i ne on-site restaurant. It is called Phomolong
longer takes place within the city limits, announce that it would be adding 680 seats and its decor is a modern take on traditional
most mining companies still have their a week to Johannesburg by operating an African design, including a rustic thatch
headquarters in Johannesburg. all-A380 service. Further to that, there was roof with wooden decking, contemporary
The city’s manufacturing industries extend an announcement regarding BA’s programme furniture and a modern open kitchen.
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In September, Comair Limited announced the launch of SLOW XS, a new lounge at Lanseria International A irport to the north-west of Johannesburg. SLOW XS is the latest addition to the suite of existing SLOW Lounge experiences across South A frica. It opened at Lanseria’s domestic terminal and will be exclusively available to qualifying kulula.com, FNB, RMB and Comair Limited VIP guests. The SLOW XS concept has been specifically designed to address the discerning traveller’s need for dedicated transit spaces w ithin smaller airport environments, such as Lanseria. It was a busy yea r for Lanser ia International, with November seeing the unveiling of a new control tower at the airport. The new complex offers the capacity required to meet increased passenger and aircraft traffic demand. It accommodates NEWTOWN CULTURAL PRECINCT air traffic and navigation services, South The redevelopment of the Newtown area in the Johannesburg CBD was African weather ser vices and aerodrome inevitable, and part of the reason why the city and heritage bodies decided rescue and fire-fighting services. to keep the façades of the old buildings and apportion new meaning to it T here was a lso plent y happen i ng at was because part of the identity of the area was forged in the old buildings. Johannesburg’s other main airport, O.R. It was known throughout its redevelopment as the Newtown Cultural Tambo International. In October there was Precinct and it was therefore important to stage old renovated buildings the announcement that it had opened a new as the setting of the new precinct. Demolishing the old structures and passenger link for international passengers replacing them with new buildings would not have achieved the same effect. between Terminal A and the central terminal Everyone played their part in the marketing, branding and the new identity building, in order to ease congestion at the of the precinct - the city, heritage bodies, heritage practitioners, and private main security and emigration checkpoints. companies. The old warehouse industrial buildings that once lay decaying in Passengers chec k i ng i n at Ter m i na l A Newtown are now synonymous with culture and flair. will now be able to avoid joining queues Visit businesstravellerafrica.co.za JANUARY2018 | 7
GAUTRAIN A part of the Gauteng Provincial Government’s ‘Blue IQ Project’, Gautrain has made provision for a rapid rail link, running north to south, between Johannesburg and Pretoria, and west to east between Sandton and O.R. Tambo International Airport. The network consists of a number of underground stations, as well as above-ground stations. Stations on the north-south line include Johannesburg’s Park Station (underground), Rosebank (underground), Sandton (underground), Malboro (above-ground and raised), Midrand, Pretoria Station and Hatfield. There is also a line from O.R. Tambo International Airport (above-ground and raised) travelling to Sandton via Rhodesfield (raised) and Marlboro. A 200-kilometre expansion is underway and will consist of three new lines and 18 new stations. The east-west line from the airport to Sandton opened in June 2010 in time for the FIFA World Cup, while the north–south line opened in August 2011, except for Park Station, which opened in 2012. The rail system was designed to alleviate traffic on the N1 freeway between Johannesburg and Pretoria, which records vehicle loads of up to 300,000 per week day. An extensive bus feeder system has also been implemented, which allows access to the main stations from the outer suburbs, but is limited to a five-kilometre radius, which neglects the rest of the suburbs. This is the first new major railway system that has been laid in South Africa since 1977. 8 | JANUARY2018 Visit businesstravellerafrica.co.za
IF YOU WANT TO ACHIEVE, BE OUR GUEST Situated in the heart of Sandton, The Maslow is Sun International’s 281-room specialist business hotel. Packed with state-of-the-art technology, giving you a glimpse into the future of the corporate world. The Maslow offers everything from business to leisure with the tempting Lacuna Urban Bistro to the productive Wayfarer business lounge, Wi-Fi and a rejuvenating spa. Whether you’re looking for an intimate meeting place for 4 or a grand affair for 420, The Maslow can accommodate it all with 11 tech-savvy meeting rooms and a world-class conference centre. THE MASLOW HOTEL Corner Grayston Drive & Rivonia Road, Sandton, 2146 Central Reservations: +27 11 780 7770 Telephone: +27 10 226 4600 maslow@suninternational.com suninternational.com/maslow
ORTIA Sesfikile Arrivals Lounge at Terminal A’s securit y and emigration road from Lanseria International Airport. to the city is quickest via the Gautrain, which processing points. The group invested R3.2million ($233,000) is a modern rapid rail transport system that In the events space, the Gauteng province in rebuilding the dance theatre after it was links the airport with Pretoria, Sandton, was announced as the successful bidder destroyed in a runaway veld fire in 2016. The Rosebank and the city centre. to host South African Tourism’s strategic amphitheatre now offers a more enhanced For travellers coming through busi ness events t rade show, Meet i ng s cultural experience, with a capacity of 300. i nter nat iona l a r r iva ls, just ma ke su re Africa, for the next five years, following you keep right out of the exit doors and a comprehensive bidd ing process. T he AIRPORTS look for the Gautrain signs. Purchasing a dec i sion mea nt t hat for t he nex t f ive S o u t h A f r i c a h a s 10 i n t e r n a t i o n a l card is straightforward and will cost you years Meetings Africa will be hosted by airports, the major one being O.R. Tambo approximately $1. Thereafter, it’ll cost you the Gauteng Tourism Authorit y and the International in Johannesburg, which is in the reg ion of $10 for each leg to and Johannesburg Convention Bureau at the the main gateway to South A frica. This from Sandton, which is about 12 minutes Sandton Convention Centre, annually in state-of-the-art airport has the capacity away from the airport. For travellers coming February. to handle up to 28 million passengers through domestic arrivals, again, keep right I n November, a ha Hotels & Lodges annually and provides connections to most out of the exit doors and follow the signs unveiled its new offer ing at its Lesedi regional airports from here. The airport is 22 for the Gautrain. Cultural Village property, just down the kilometres east of Johannesburg and access In terms of lounges, there are a number 10 | JANUARY2018 Visit businesstravellerafrica.co.za
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awardsof airline-specific business class lounges
at O.R . Ta mbo I nter nat iona l. It has a
host of international departure lounges,
in the form of the Virg in Atlantic, A ir
France, British Airways, Bidvest Premier,
SA A (Baobab and Cycad) and Emirates
international lounges. SA A also has an
arrivals lounge. ORTIA is also home to
Menzies Aviation’s Shongololo Lounge,
which is used by a number of airlines.
In terms of domestic lounges, SA A has
one at ORT I A, whilst the air port also
features lounges from Bidvest (two) and
Menzies Aviation (Mashonza).
The other lounges worth looking out
for, particularly if you are a First National
Bank customer (access v ia bank card –
sometimes for a fee, depending on the
state of your bank account and number
of times you v isit in a month), are the
Apartheid Museum
SLOW lounges at ORTIA.
Passengers also have access to the Bidvest
Premier Lounges at ORT I A. Domest ic
lounge entry costs $17 and international
lounge entry costs $27. All lounges provide
complimentar y light meals and snacks,
beverages, newspapers and magazines,
TV and wi-fi. Bidvest Premier also opened
a new lounge at Lanseria International
Airport in 2016.
Speaking of Lanseria International, it is
located to the north-west of Johannesburg,
and has emerged as a popular choice for
business travellers living in the north of
Johannesburg, particularly as there are a
good selection of flights to destinations
such as Cape Town and Durban. Lanseria
is also the focal point for South Africa’s
private aviation industry, and is home to
the likes of ExecuJet, National A ir ways
Constitution Hil Corporation, and Comair Flight Services.
Other airports in the greater Johannesburg
region include Rand Airport and Grand
Central Airport. Rand Airport, located in
Germiston, is a small airfield used mostly
for private aircraft and is the home of
South African Airways’ first Boeing 747
Classic, the Lebombo, which is now an
aviation museum. Grand Central is located
in Midrand and also caters to small, private
aircraft.
HOTELS
As you would expect, Johannesburg has
a host of international hotel brands, and
a fair number of them clustered in the
main business district of Sandton, which
Soweto is approximately 20 minutes from the CBD
and about half an hour from O.R. Tambo
International Airport, depending on traffic.
THINGS TO DO 5. Gold Reef City There’s a five-star Hilton propert y in
6. Neighbourgoods Market Sandton, and the group also has hotels
1. Apartheid Museum 7. SA Museum of Military History in Durban (adjacent to the cit y ’s main
2. Constitution Hill 8. Johannesburg Zoo convention centre) and Cape Town (smaller,
3. Soweto 9. Arts on Main with a boutique-type feel).
4. Maboneng Precinct 10. Botanical Gardens Also in Sandton are two Radisson Blu
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Visit businesstravellerafrica.co.za JANUARY2018 | 13MABONENG DISTRICT Like many cities around the world, there is an increasing focus on the rejuvenation of the inner city of Johannesburg. One of these initiatives is the Maboneng District located in the south-eastern side of the CBD. Originally a hub for art, it has expanded to include restaurants, entertainment venues and retail stores as well as accommodation and hotels. Maboneng calls itself ‘a place of inspiration – a creative hub, a place to do business, a destination for visitors, and a safe, integrated community for residents. A beacon of strength in Africa’s most economically prosperous city’. 14 | JANUARY2018 Visit businesstravellerafrica.co.za
hotels, including the Radisson Blu Gautrain, which is ideally positioned opposite the local Gautrain station. The greater hotel building also has a SLOW business lounge on the bottom floor, which can be accessed for a fee. There’s also a Park Inn by Radisson in Sandton, so Carlson Rezidor has a significant presence in this business-focused area of Johannesburg. A nother i nter nat iona l g roup w ith a presence i n Johannesburg is Accor, through its midscale Mercure brand. They have three properties, but none in Sandton. Instead, the Bedfordview hotel to the east of the city provides easy access to the airport, whilst the Midrand hotel bridges the gap between Johannesburg and Pretoria, and the Randburg property taps into the West Rand market. Holiday Inn has four properties in Johannesburg – in Rosebank, Rivonia Road (Sandton), at the airport, and in Woodmead - whilst InterContinental, also part of the IHG group, has the five-star Johannesburg Sandton Towers and the five-star property at O.R. Tambo Airport. Completing the IHG presence in Johannesburg is the Crowne Plaza Johannesburg – The Rosebank, a corporate travel-focused property that has built a good reputation and sees a lot of repeat business. In terms of O.R. Tambo International Airport, the general area around it is dotted with hotels across the star range, whilst a short drive away is the Peermont offering, in the form of the five-star D’Oreale Grande at Emperors Palace, which is also home to the group’s four-star Mondior, three-star Metcourt and three-star Metcourt Suites properties. The D’Oreale Grande is exceptional, if you’re looking for a five-star hotel in close proximity to the airport. In the same Kempton Park area is arguably the country’s biggest conferencing offering, in the form of the Birchwood Hotel & O.R. Tambo Conference Centre. Overall it has 665 rooms, but also some products specifically targeted at the business traveller, with Silverbirch a more premium offering and ValuStay an option for the more budget- Visit businesstravellerafrica.co.za JANUARY2018 | 15
HOTELS
Mercure Bedfordview – mercure.com
10 2nd Avenue
Mercure Midrand – mercure.com
– houghtonestate.com
Mercure Randburg – mercure.com
12 Decades – urbanhiphotels.com
Michelangelo Hotel –
54 on Bath – tsogosun.com
legacyhotels.co.za
African Pride Melrose Arch –
Michelangelo Towers –
marriott.com
legacyhotels.co.za
aha Kopanong Hotel & Conference
Misty Hills – mistyhills.co.za
Centre – aha.co.za
Monarch – monarchhotel.co.za
aha River Place Lodge – aha.co.za
Palazzo Montecasino –
Birchwood – birchwoodhotel.co.za
tsogosun.com
Carnival City – suninternational.com
Park Inn Sandton – parkinn.com
City Lodge Bryanston – clhg.com
Peermont D’oreale Grande –
City Lodge Fourways – clhg.com
peermont.com
City Lodge JHB Barbara Rd –
Peermont Metcourt Hotel –
clhg.com
peermont.com
City Lodge Katherine Street –
Peermont Metcourt Suites –
clhg.com
peermont.com
City Lodge Morningside – clhg.com
Peermont Mondior – peermont.com
City Lodge Newtown – clhg.com
Premier Midrand –
City Lodge O.R. Tambo – clhg.com
premierhotels.co.za
City Lodge Waterfall City – clhg.com
Premier O.R. Tambo –
Clico – clico–boutique–hotel.co.za Faircity Falstaff
premierhotels.co.za
Courtyard Eastgate – clhg.com
Protea Balalaika – marriott.com
Courtyard Rosebank – clhg.com
Protea Fire & Ice! Melrose Arch –
Courtyard Sandton – clhg.com
marriott.com SunSquare Montecasino –
Crowne Plaza – The Rosebank –
Protea O.R. Tambo – marriott.com tsogosun.com
therosebank.co.za
Protea Parktonian – marriott.com SUN1 Alberton – tsogosun.com
DAVINCI Hotel & Suites –
Protea Roodepoort – marriott.com SUN1 Benoni – tsogosun.com
legacyhotels.co.za
Protea Transit O.R. Tambo – SUN1 Berea – tsogosun.com
Faircity Falstaff – faircity.co.za
marriott.com SUN1 Edenvale – tsogosun.com
Faircity Quatermain – faircity.co.za
Protea Wanderers – marriott.com SUN1 Midrand – tsogosun.com
Faircity Mapungubwe – faircity.co.za
Radisson Blu Gautrain – SUN1 O.R. Tambo – tsogosun.com
Fairlawns – fairlawns–hotel.co.za
radissonblu.com SUN1 Southgate –
Four Seasons Westcliff –
Radisson Blu Sandton – tsogosun.com
fourseasons.com
radissonblu.com SUN1 Wynberg – tsogosun.com
Garden Court Eastgate –
Raphael Penthouse Suites – Ten Bompas – tenbompas.com
tsogosun.com
legacyhotels.co.za The Capital Empire – thecapital.co.za
Garden Court Milpark –
Road Lodge Carnival City – The Capital Moloko –
tsogosun.com
clhg.com thecapital.co.za
Garden Court Morningside –
Road Lodge Germiston Lake – The Capital On Bath –
tsogosun.com
clhg.com thecapital.co.za
Garden Court O.R. Tambo
Road Lodge Isando – clhg.com The Capital Villa – thecapital.co.za
International – tsogosun.com
Road Lodge JHB Airport – clhg.com The Capital 20 West –
Garden Court Sandton –
Road Lodge Randburg – clhg.com thecapital.co.za
tsogosun.com
Road Lodge Rivonia – clhg.com The Devonshire – orionhotels.co.za
Gold Reef City Theme Park –
Road Lodge Southgate – clhg.com The Hamilton – thehamilton.co.za
tsogosun.com
Sandton Sun – tsogosun.com The Maslow – suninternational.com
Hilton Sandton – hilton.com
Southern Sun Gold Reef City – The Nicol – urbanhiphotels.com
Holiday Inn Johannesburg Airport –
tsogosun.com The Parkwood – theparkwood.co.za
holidayinn.com
Southern Sun Hyde Park – The Peech – thepeech.co.za
Holiday Inn Rosebank –
tsogosun.com The Residence – theresidence.co.za
holidayinn.com
Southern Sun Katherine Street – The Saxon – saxon.co.za
Holiday Inn Sandton – tsogosun.com
tsogosun.com The Winston – thewinstonhotel.co.za
Holiday Inn Express Woodmead –
Southern Sun Montecasino – Tintswalo at Waterfall –
holidayinn.com
tsogosun.com tintswalo.com
Hotel Lamunu – lamunu.co.za
Southern Sun O.R. Tambo – Town Lodge JHB Airport – clhg.com
Hyatt Regency –
tsogosun.com Town Lodge Midrand – clhg.com
johannesburg.regency.hyatt.com
Southern Sun Silverstar – Town Lodge Roodepoort – clhg.com
Indaba Hotel – indabahotel.co.za
tsogosun.com Town Lodge Sandton Grayston –
InterContinental O.R. Tambo –
Soweto Hotel – sowetohotel.co.za clhg.com
tsogosun.com
Splice – urbanhiphotels.com Westpoint Executive Suites –
InterContinental Sandton Towers –
StayEasy Eastgate – executivesuites.co.za
tsogosun.com
tsogosun.com
16 | JANUARY2018 Visit businesstravellerafrica.co.zaTEN RECOMMENDED Perron, Bryanston The Grillhouse Rosebank
RESTAURANTS
Johannesburg has
many high-quality
restaurants, but
below are just a few
worth sampling:
1. M arble Restaurant
(Rosebank)
2. Pigalle Melrose Arch
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Johannesburg has a number of impressive conference Sandton Convention Centre can host just about any
and exhibition venues, including the likes of Birchwood event, from exhibitions to conferences and more. Key
Hotel & OR Tambo Conference Centre, Gallagher Estate, to its success is its size and flexibility, with 22,000m² of
Emperors Palace and Nasrec, but arguably the most flexible event space, contemporary Afro-chic décor and
comprehensive and centrally-located of the city’s venues technologically advanced facilities.
is Sandton Convention Centre, which offers multi- Venues range in size from an intimate 10-seat function
use event spaces and venues in the financial hub of room to the grand Pavilion which can comfortably cater
Johannesburg. for 4,500 cocktail guests. The Sandton Convention
Conveniently located in the middle of Sandton and Centre is spread over four main levels with multiple
within easy reach of the Gautrain and O. R. Tambo venues, offers ample secure parking and a highly skilled
International Airport, the SCC is flanked by a number and experienced team.
of leading hotels, sophisticated shopping centres and
entertainment complexes.
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IN TRAVEL
Park Inn by Radisson Sandton
Hyatt Regency
conscious business traveller. On top of that, brand) and City Lodge are the groups with
there are a good selection of restaurants a big presence, as has Legacy Hotels &
to choose from. Resorts, which is strong in the Sandton area.
Also out on the East Rand, but in close Tsogo Sun has 27 properties in the greater
enough prox i m it y to Joha nnesbu rg , is Johannesburg area, but that includes the two
aha Hotels & Lodges’ Kopanong Hotel InterContinentals already mentioned, the
& C on ference C ent re i n B enon i. It ’s Holiday Inn in Sandton, and the Crowne
beautifully maintained in a country estate, Plaza in Rosebank, all of which the group
with comfortable accommodation, a great owns.
food and beverage offering, and inviting Tsogo Su n’s Joha n nesbu rg por t fol io CENTRALISED SERVICES
conference facilities. includes three properties in the Montecasino
From a local brand point of v iew, it ’s entertainment complex to the north of
significant that Sun International now has a Johannesburg, with the five-star Palazzo GLOBAL AGREEMENTS
‘business hotel’ presence in Johannesburg – Hotel the flagship there. Then there’s the
more specifically Sandton – with The Maslow four hotels at the airport (InterContinental, GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY
opening in early 2013. Sun International Southern Sun, Garden Court and SUN1)
does, though, still have a strong presence and seven in and a round the Sandton
in the gaming world, with Carnival City node, including the five-star refurbished PAN AFRICAN DEALS
to the east of Johannesburg, the Morula Sandton Sun, the five-star Southern Sun
Sun and Carousel to the north of Pretoria,
and its flagship Sun City property in the
Hyde Park, the InterContinental adjacent
to Sandton Convention Centre, and two
GLOBAL BRAND
North-West Province, with adjacent Palace Garden Court properties.
of the Lost City. Tsogo Sun, though, will be happy that TRAINING
Looking at the other big local brands, it has a presence in Rosebank (10 minutes
Tsogo Sun Hotels, Protea Hotels (a Marriott from Sandton), with the luxurious 54 on
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of Tsogo Sun’s budget brands, StayEasy, has
just two properties in Gauteng, in Pretoria
and Eastgate, whilst in the same category,
2013 saw Tsogo Sun rebrand its Formula 1
hotels as SUN1 hotels, of which there are
a host of around the country.
There are eight Protea Hotels properties
in and around Johannesburg, including two
at O.R. Tambo International Airport. But,
perhaps the hotels to stand out among those
are the two Melrose Arch properties, which
are excellent options, should you be doing
business in the area, Rosebank, Sandton or
the CBD. The Melrose Arch Hotel – under
the African Pride brand – claims it makes
the best cappuccino in the city, whilst the
Fire&Ice! propert y has a sister hotel in
Menlyn, Pretoria.
T he Cit y Lodge Hotel Group consists
of one-star Road Lodges, two-star Town
Lodges, three-star City Lodges and four-
Hilton Sandton star Courtyard Hotels. The group has 54
properties across South Africa, including the
following in Johannesburg: three Courtyards,
eight City Lodges, four Town Lodges and
seven Road Lodges. So, 22 properties in the
greater Johannesburg area for this group.
Legacy Hotels & Resorts’ footprint in the
Sandton area includes quality properties
in the form of the five-star Michelangelo,
DAV INCI Hotel & Suites, Michelangelo
Towers, and Raphael Penthouse Suites. These
are suited to the premium business traveller
who wants to be in the heart of Sandton,
on the doorstep of the big shopping mall,
Sandton City, or adjacent to the Sandton
Convention Centre.
One of the smaller South African groups
– Premier Hotels & Resorts – has a couple of
properties in Johannesburg, with one hotel
situated at the airport and one in Midrand,
Fairlawns giving them a good cross-section of business,
without hav ing to compete with the big
international brands in the Sandton node.
From a boutique hotel perspective, two
proper t ies sta nd out – t he Sa xon a nd
Fairlawns – w ith both situated w ithin a
few minutes’ drive of Sandton City, either
side of it. The Saxon is arguably the premier
boutique hotel in Johannesburg and possibly
South Africa, and is where the late Nelson
Mandela wrote his memoirs.
Just a short drive up the road, opposite
the Johannesburg Zoo, is the Four Seasons
Hotel The Westcliff Johannesburg, which
boasts arguably the best view in the city
f rom its elevated ter race. Four Seasons
did significant work to the old Westcliff
property before re-opening at the end of
2014, with some stunning dining options
now on offer, in the form of Flames, View,
The Cellar Door, and the Westcliff Deli,
which is a clever addition that even local
residents can access. The hotel is situated
Holiday Inn Santon
just 5-10 minutes from the Johannesburg
20 | JANUARY2018 Visit businesstravellerafrica.co.zaCBD and encourages its guest to explore this
side of the city, whilst also acting as a link
between the hotel property and the CBD.
A notch down the star scale, Faircity has
three properties – all in the three and four-
star range, with one in the Johannesburg
CBD and t wo in Sandton – Falstaff and
Q uater ma i n. I nterest i ng t hat Fa i rc it y
has that C BD presence, as not many of
the other big g roups do, although there
is Hotel Lamunu – prev iously a Lonrho
Hotels property – in De Korte Street. Orion
Hotels has The Devonshire, which is well
situated in Braamfontein, should you want
access to the CBD.
The Rosebank node, about 10 minutes’
drive from Sandton, has a good selection
of quality hotels, with the Hyatt Regency,
The Capital Empire
the Holiday Inn, City Lodge’s Courtyard,
54 on Bath, Mantis Collection’s Monarch
Hotel, Crowne Plaza Johannesburg – The
Rosebank, and the Clico Boutique Hotel,
which has a good reputation and has an
intimate conferencing offering.
Also in the area are The Capital Hotel
Group, which consists of four Sandton-based
properties together with The Capital On Bath
in Rosebank. The group offers standard hotel
rooms, fully-furnished serviced apartments
and modern conference facilities across the
three, four and five-star segments.
Lastly, should you find yourself looking
for a smaller boutique property in the areas
of Hyde Park, Craighall, or Parkhurst –
about 15 minutes’ from Sandton – then
make sure you consider The Hamilton, The
Parkwood, Ten Bompas and The Peech Hotel, Holiday Inn Sandton
which is a short drive away just behind the
Wanderers Club.
If you’re f ly ing in and out of Lanseria DID YOU KNOW?
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Johannesburg, you may want to consider gardens in the city are maintained by Johannesburg City Parks and Zoo.
Misty Hills Country Hotel in the Muldersdrift City Parks is also responsible for planting the city’s many green trees. It has
area. It has a ‘country’ feel to it and provides been estimated that there are six million trees in the city, with the number
a welcome relief from city life, along with growing every year – 1.2 million on pavements and sidewalks, and a further
play i ng host to t he fa mous C a r n ivore 4.8 million in private gardens. City Parks continues to invest in planting
Restaurant. trees, particularly those previously disadvantaged areas of Johannesburg
which were not positive beneficiaries of Apartheid Johannesburg’s urban
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The administrative capital of South Africa,
Pretoria is home to the Union Buildings and
a host of government departments, making
it a small, but important business travel
destination.
OVERVIEW
K now n as the “Jaca ra nda Cit y ” due to
its thousands of prett y purple jacaranda
trees, Pretoria is a city within the Tshwane
metropole and the Gauteng province.
Pretoria is a major commercial and important
industrial centre. Its main industries are
iron and steel works, copper casting, and
the manufacture of automobiles, railway
carriages and heav y machiner y.
Politically, the last 18 months have been
an interesting time for Pretoria, following
the 2016 local government elections. In
those elections, the ruling ANC party lost
its major it y in the Tshwane met ropole,
with the Democratic Alliance winning a
pluralit y of 93 seats on the council, but
without a majorit y. The minorit y parties
then united with the DA to vote in mayoral
candidate Solly Msimanga as the first DA
mayor of Tshwane.
BUSINESS TRAVEL NEWS
A r g u a bl y t h e m o s t s i g n i f i c a nt n e w s
for P r e tor i a i n 2017 w a s t h at of Su n
International unveiling the first phase of
its multi-million dollar development, Time
Square, in Menly n. The complex, which
includes a casino, an 8,500-seat arena, a
hotel and a restaurant hub, opened to the
public on 1 Apr il. T he arena opened in
October and the Maslow Time Square hotel
is due to open in March, offering a 238-
room specialist business hotel with both
‘standard’ and premium accommodation.
In other hotel news, the four-star Kievits
K roon – a popu la r con ference venue –
was purchased by the Faircit y Hotels &
Apartments group.
GETTING THERE
Depending on where you need to get to, the
drive from Johannesburg is approximately
half an hour, although traffic on the highway
can result in delays.
PLACES OF INTEREST
Otherwise, the Gautrain is a good option,
Pretoria National Botanical Garden Menlyn Park
particularly if you are travelling from O.R. The National Zoological Gardens Voortrekker Monument
Tambo Inter nat iona l A ir por t. From the Church Square Hatfield Square
airport, change at Malboro – the second Union Buildings Freedom Park
stop – for travel to Pretoria’s Hatfield and Marabastad Pretoria Forts
Pretoria stations.
22 | JANUARY2018 Visit businesstravellerafrica.co.zaThe latter’s Gautrain bus route travels
through the Pretoria CBD and stops close
INTERESTING FACT
Pretoria was the capital of the South African Republic, the principal battleground
to popular tourist attractions such as
for the First and Second Boer Wars. The latter brought both the Transvaal and
the State Librar y, Post Office Museum,
the Orange Free State republic under British rule and “Marching to Pretoria” was
Transpor t Museum, Cult ura l H istor y
one of the songs British soldiers sang as they marched from the Cape Colony.
Museum and Kruger House.
As the song’s refrain puts it: “We are marching to Pretoria, Pretoria, Pretoria. We
The Hatfield station is located within
are marching to Pretoria, Pretoria, hurrah.” The opening line of John Lennon’s
the Hatfield Business Node and within
Beatles’ song I Am the Walrus, “I am he as you are he as you are me and we are
walking distance are the Hatfield Plaza
all together,” some believe is based on the lyric “I’m with you and you’re with me
Shopping Centre and Hatfield Square, a
and so we are all together” in “Marching to Pretoria.” Lennon, however, denied
popular open plaza surrounded by clubs
this, insisting his lyrics came from “nothing.”
and bars. The Hatfield station’s Gautrain
bus route travels through Ly nnwood,
Arcadia, Waverly, Menlyn and Brooklyn.
AIRLINES & AIRPORTS
For scheduled air ser v ices, Pretoria is
ser ved by Johannesburg’s O.R. Tambo
International (45 kilometres) and Lanseria
International (35 kilometres), whilst the
cit y ’s Wonderboom A irport primarily
ser v ices light commercial and private
aircraft. However, for the past two years
A i rl i n k has been of fer i ng schedu led
flights from Wonderboom to Cape Town
Protea Hotel Fire&Ice! Menlyn
International Airport. It has also opened
a business class lounge at Wonderboom
for business class customers and selected
Voyager members. Travellers can enjoy
complimentar y wi-fi and refreshments
in the Airlink Grey Sunbird Lounge and
the airline operates as many as four daily
flights between Pretoria and Cape Town
on some days, three on others, and daily
f lights on Saturdays and Sundays.
HOTELS
I nterest i ng ly, t he on ly i nter nat iona l
g roup w ith a presence i n Pretor ia is
Marriott, w ith a single Sheraton, one
A frican Pride, five Protea hotels, and Protea Hotel Fire&Ice! Menlyn
the Fire&Ice! in Menlyn.
Otherwise, it ’s the local groups that
dominate, w ith Cit y Lodge offering a HOTELS
Court yard (four-star) in A rcadia, Cit y 131 on Herbert Baker – 131.co.za menlynhotel.com
Lodges (t h ree-sta r) i n H at f ield a nd African Pride Irene – marriott.com Morningstar Express –
Lynnwood, a Town Lodge (two-star) in Burgers Park Hotel – sierrahotels.co.za morningstarhotel.co.za
Menlo Park, and a Road Lodge (one-star) Carousel – suninternational.com Premier Hotel Pretoria –
in Centurion. Centurion Lake – legacyhotels.co.za premierhotels.co.za
Tsogo Sun also has a decent spread City Lodge Hatfield – clhg.com Protea Capital – marriott.com
across the star range, in the form of the City Lodge Lynwood – clhg.com Protea Centurion – marriott.com
Southern Sun Pretoria, a Garden Court Cornerstone – cornerstonelodge.co.za Protea Fire&Ice! Menlyn –
in Hatf ield, a StayEasy, and a SU N1, Court Classique – courtclassique.co.za marriott.com
which is the group’s budget brand. Courtyard Arcadia – clhg.com Protea Hatfield – marriott.com
When Marriott’s Fire&Ice! opened in Faircity Grosvenor Gardens – Protea Manor – marriott.com
Menlyn in 2015 it was the newest entrant faircity.co.za Road Lodge Centurion – clhg.com
into the market, but it now has some Faircity Junction Apartments – Sheraton Pretoria – marriott.com
competition on its doorstep, following faircity.co.za Southern Sun Pretoria –
the opening of The Capital Hotel Group’s Faircity Roodevallei – faircity.co.za tsogosun.com
apartment hotel property at Time Square Garden Court Hatfield – StayEasy Pretoria – tsogosun.com
and Sun International’s Maslow property, tsogosun.com SUN1 Pretoria - tsogosun.com
which is due to open in March. Holiday Inn Express – holidayinn.com The Capital Menlyn Maine –
Illyria House – illyria.co.za thecapital.co.za
CONTACT Kievits Kroon – kievitskroon.co.za The Manhattan – manhattanhotel.co.za
w w w.pretoria.co.za ■ Lombardy – lombardy-hotel.co.za Town Lodge Menlo Park –
Menlyn Boutique Hotel – clhg.com
Visit businesstravellerafrica.co.za JANUARY2018 | 23Cape Town Cape Town is one of the world’s premier leisure travel destinations, but is also an important South African business travel and MICE destination. OVERVIEW T he ‘Mother Cit y ’ has the second-most populous urban area in South Africa after Johannesburg. As the seat of the Parliament of South A frica, it is also the leg islative capital of the country. Looking at Cape Town’s major industries, the agriculture and manufacturing sectors have declined more recently, whilst finance, business services, transport and logistics have g row n, ref lec t i ng t he g row t h i n specialised ser v ices sectors of the local economy. Fishing, clothing and textiles, wood product manufacturing, electronics, furniture, hospitality, finance and business DID YOU KNOW? Table Mountain is one of the oldest mountains on earth, six times older than the Himalayas and five times older than the Rockies. It is a major tourist attraction, with many visitors using the cableway or choosing to hike to the top. The mountain forms part of the Table Mountain National Park. 24 | JANUARY2018 Visit businesstravellerafrica.co.za
SunSquare Cape Town City Bowl HOTELS Island Club – islandclubhotel.co.za radissonblu.com 26 Sunset Ave – 26sunsetavenue.com Kensington Place – Radisson Blu Hotel Waterfront – African Pride 15 On Orange – kensingtonplace.co.za radissonblu.com marriott.com Lady Hamilton – leisurehotels.co.za Radisson Blu Le Vendome Hotel– aha Harbour Bridge Hotel & Suites Last Word Constantia – radissonblu.com – aha.co.za preferredhotels.com Radisson RED Cape Town – Andros Boutique – bonhotels.com Last Word Long Beach – radissonred.com Bantry Bay – bantrybaysuitehotel.com preferredhotels.com Road Lodge CT Airport – clhg.com Best Western Cape Suites – Lawhill – lawhillluxuryapartments.com Road Lodge N1 City – clhg.com bestwesterncapesuiteshotel.co.za Mandela Rhodes Place – Southern Sun Cape Sun – Blackheath Lodge – mandelarhodesplace.co.za tsogosun.com blackheathlodge.co.za Mount Nelson – mountnelson.co.za Southern Sun Newlands – tsogosun. Cape Grace – capegrace.co.za New Kings Hotel – com Cape Royale – preferredhotels.com newkingshotel.co.za Southern Sun The Cullinan – Cape Town Lodge – One&Only – oneandonlyresorts.com tsogosun.com capetownlodge.co.za Park Inn by Radisson Foreshore – Southern Sun Waterfront – Cape Town Marriott Crystal Towers parkinn.com tsogosun.com – marriott.com Park Inn by Radisson Newlands – StayEasy Cape Town City Bowl – Century City Hotel – cchotel.co.za parkinn.com tsogosun.com City Lodge GrandWest – clhg.com Premier Hotel Cape Town – StayEasy Century City – tsogosun. City Lodge Pinelands – clhg.com premierhotels.co.za com City Lodge Waterfront – clhg.com President Hotel – presidenthotel.co.za Strand Tower – leisurehotels.co.za Derwent House – derwenthouse.co.za Protea Breakwater Lodge – SUN1 Foreshore – tsogosun.com Double Tree by Hilton – marriott.com SUN1 Milnerton – tsogosun.com doubletree3.hilton.com Protea Cape Castle – marriott.com SunSquare Cape Town City Bowl – Fountains Hotel – leisurehotels.co.za Protea Durbanville – bonhotels.com tsogosun.com Garden Court Nelson Mandela – Protea Fire&Ice! Cape Town – SunSquare Cape Town Gardens – tsogosun.com marriott.com tsogosun.com GrandWest Casino – Protea Mowbray – marriott.com Table Bay Hotel – suninternational.com Protea North Wharf – marriott.com suninternational.com Hilton Cape Town City Centre – Protea Sea Point – marriott.com The Capital Mirage – thecapital.co.za hilton.com Protea Tyger Valley – marriott.com The Hyde All-Suite Hotel – Holiday Inn Express – hiexpress.com Protea Victoria Junction – thehydehotel.com Homestead Villas – bonhotels.com marriott.com The Westin – westincapetown.com Hotel Verde – hotelverde.com Radisson Blu Hotel & Residence – Town Lodge Bellville – clhg.com Visit businesstravellerafrica.co.za JANUARY2018 | 25
The cit y is also an important centre for
the African IT industry, with the highest
number of successful IT companies in Africa.
BUSINESS TRAVEL NEWS
Without a doubt, the biggest story of 2017
was the drought gripping the Western Cape.
Level five water restrictions were approved
in September, which banned the use of
municipal drinking-quality water for outside
and non-essential purposes.
In an effort to meet these restrictions,
m a ny hotel s reduced w ater pre s s u re,
removed bath plugs and started recycling
grey water. Legacy Hotels & Resorts even
placed hou rg la ss shower t i mer s i n a l l
bathrooms of its Commodore and PortsWood
properties. Tsogo Sun installed aerators and
flow restrictors on all taps, as well as low
pressure shower heads in all bathrooms.
D e s p it e t he d r o ug ht , C a p e To w n’s
popu la r it y rema i ns on t he r ise, i f
t he i nc rea sed nu mber of f l ig ht s f rom
international destinations is any indication.
services are industries in which Cape Town’s renewal programme, with numerous new British Airways upped its daily Boeing
economy has t he la rgest ‘compa rat ive buildings and renovations taking place 747-400 services to double-daily flights over
advantage’. under the g u ida nce of the Cape Tow n the South African summer as well as added
Cape Tow n has also recently enjoyed Partnership. three Boeing 777-ER flights from Gatwick.
a booming real estate and construction T he mo s t no t a ble c o mp a n ie s w it h Air France served Cape Town throughout
market, with many people buying summer headquarters in Cape Town are Woolworths, the 2017 summer season from Paris-Charles
homes i n t he c it y or relocat i ng t here P ic k n Pay, Fo s c h i n i Group, M W E B, de Gaulle with three weekly flights operated
permanently. Mediclinic International, Naspers, Capitec, by a 208-seater Airbus A330 and a 312-seater
The CBD is under an extensive urban and Sanlam. Boeing 777. It also added three more weekly
26 | JANUARY2018 Visit businesstravellerafrica.co.zaCTICC
There’s no doubt that the emergence of the Cape Town International Convention Centre has played a big role in changing
the perception of Cape Town and what it has to offer in the business travel space.
Since it opened in June 2003, CTICC has helped Cape Town position itself as Africa’s top business events destination, in
terms of the ICCA rankings.
CTICC hosted 39 international conferences and 28 national conferences in its 2015/16 financial year, but has not rested on
its laurels. The second half of 2017 saw the completion of CTICC’s expansion project. CTICC East is 31,148m2 in extent and
now offers 10,000m2 of multi-purpose exhibition and conference space, as well as 3,000m2 of formal and informal meeting
space. Facilities in CTICC East include six exhibition halls, four meeting suites, five meeting pod rooms, two terrace rooms,
a rooftop garden and a new coffee shop.
flights in April and October.
TA AG A ngola A i rl i nes i nc rea sed its
Luanda-Cape Town service in October from
three flights a week to a daily operation.
Eurowings made its debut in South Africa,
with the first flight touching down in Cape
Town in November. It offers a weekly return
flight to Germany. Austrian Airlines will
offer t wo weekly f lights from Vienna in
October 2018.
D ome s t ic a l l y, A i rl i n k i nt ro duce d a
new route between Pietermaritzburg and
Cape Tow n, and it a lso won the bid to
operate flights to St Helena in July, which
it announced it would do from Cape Town
International Airport.
Arguably, the three biggest hotel stories
of 2017 were the opening of the Silo Hotel,
the Radisson Red, and Tsogo Sun’s dual-
brand property in the Cape Town City Bowl.
Opening early in 2017, the Silo Hotel is
a luxury boutique hotel with just 28 rooms,
Visit businesstravellerafrica.co.za JANUARY2018 | 27Table Bay Hotel
several destinations in Africa, the Middle
East, and Europe.
The Middle East connections are provided
by Emirates and Qatar A ir ways, whilst
travellers can fly directly to Europe from
Cape Town via the likes of Air France, KLM,
Lufthansa, BA, and Turkish A irlines. If
you need to travel into the rest of Africa,
Ethiopian Airlines and Kenya Airways both
have flights into Cape Town.
Domestically, all the major players – both
full service and low-cost – fly into and out
of Cape Town.
I n t e r m s o f lo u n g e s , B id v e s t h a v e
Prem ier Lounges in both the domest ic
and international terminals. Entry to these
lounges will cost you R234 ($17) for the
domestic and R370 ($27) for the international
lounge. SAA has lounges in both terminals,
whilst there’s a SLOW lounge in domestic
Radisson Red departures and BA and Emirates lounges
in international departures.
In terms of car rental, all the major South
built in the grain elevator portion of the African brands are represented, and these
historic grain silo complex occupying six options are conveniently located a short
floors above the Zeitz MOCA A (Museum walk from the arrivals terminal building.
of Contemporary Art Africa). Cape Town International was extensively
The other two properties opened in the expanded and renovated before the 2010
second half of the year, with the Radisson World Cup a nd i n M ay 2015 A i r por t s
Red the first of this brand on the African Company South Africa announced a further
continent. The Tsogo Sun project resulted R7.7 bi l l ion ($565m) ex pa nsion for the
in the opening of two economy hotels, the airport. The expansion includes upgrades of
select service SunSquare Cape Town City the domestic and international terminals,
Bowl with 202 bedrooms, and the StayEasy with the project set to start construction
Cape Town City Bowl with 302 bedrooms. at the end of 2018 and be completed by
mid-2022.
AIRPORT
Cape Tow n International A irport is the HOTELS
second-busiest a i r por t i n South A f r ica A s w it h a l l prom i nent busi ness t ravel
a nd t h i rd-b u s ie s t i n A f r ic a . L o c ate d destinations, there are a host of hotels to
approximately 20 kilometres from the CBD, choose from in Cape Town, regardless of
the airport has flights to South Africa’s main whether you’re on a tight budget or can
Radisson Red urban areas, along with direct f lights to afford to splash out.
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