Hilka Birns

Hilka Birns

AC exterior on the canal side.

AC Hotel by Marriott debuts in Cape Town

18 Apr 2019

Conducting a site visit of future upgrades to CTIA are (from left) Western Cape Economics Opportunity MEC Beverley Schäfer, the City of Cape Town’s Mayoral Committee Member James Vos and GM Deon Cloete.

Cape Town airport expansion ready for take-off

05 Apr 2019

Cape Town and Berlin look to strengthen tourism relationship.

Forging ties between Cape Town and Berlin

17 Mar 2019

Cape Town’s air access success story.

Cape Town Air Access exports its success story across SA

08 Mar 2019

Tourism in SA: one voice, one message.

Consolidated messaging vital during tourism crises

13 Dec 2018

Automatic border control system to go live at Cape Town International Airport.

SA border control system to save passengers time

30 Nov 2018

For the conscious traveller who wants to connect with local cultures, foods, and unique travelling experiences.

Destinate launches new travel portfolio

28 Nov 2018

March to September 2018 saw international seat capacity loss of 13% for SAA.

SAA seat capacity loss threatens Johannesburg hub status

23 Nov 2018

SA’s visa policy needs to support job creation in the country.

SA visa policy needs to support job creation

22 Nov 2018

Table Mountain. Credit: Rhino Africa Blog.

Western Cape #NowhereBetter campaign to catalyse SA re-positioning

19 Nov 2018

Cathay Pacific launches direct flights between Hong Kong and Cape Town.

Cathay Pacific commences non-stop Cape Town-Hong Kong flights

14 Nov 2018

Combating perceptions caused by the drought, Wesgro and partners launch several campaigns.

New global marketing campaign tackles Cape Town drought fall-out

02 Nov 2018

From left: Flight attendant Nikola Frates, Austrian Airlines CEO Alexis von Hoensbroech, Lufthansa GM Southern Africa André Schulz and flight attendant Nicole Franclova.

Cape Town welcomes back Austrian Airlines

01 Nov 2018

One size does not fit all, says fastjet.

Pan-African LCC model doesn’t work – fastjet CEO

22 Jun 2018

Air connectivity between African destinations is on the up.

Inter-connectivity increases in Africa

19 Jun 2018

Former Ethiopian Airlines CEO and former RwandAir chairman, Girma Wake, presents IATA VP for Africa, Raphael Kuuchi, with a life-time achievement award at the AviaDev conference in Cape Town.

African airlines need to up their game says IATA

18 Jun 2018

RwandAir upgrades to bigger aircraft between Kigali and Cape Town.

Cape Town experiences strong African demand

15 Jun 2018

SA electronic visas to be introduced by end of current financial year.

E-visas a reality this year – Hanekom

18 May 2018

Thumbs-up for building sustainable tourism enterprises.

Building sustainable tourism enterprises in South Africa

18 May 2018

From left: RwandAir Customer Relations Manager, Olivia Ntambara; Holiday Aviation CEO, Gavin Simpson; RwandAir Country Manager South Africa, Thembela Dladla; Rwandan Ambassador to South Africa, Vincent Karega; and RwandAir Director of Quality Assurance, Sonia Kamikazi.

RwandAir opens gates to Cape Town

16 May 2018

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