Adeola Victor

Future Group,the publishers of Business Traveller Africa magazine – in association with its Lagos-based affiliate, Tradeblazers, TNS South Africa and partner South African Tourism will be hosting the inaugural Business Traveller Africa Nigeria Awards this year. The event is set to take place at the InterContinental Hotel Lagos on 18 September. The objective is to reward excellence in Nigerian business travel and to acknowledge those brands that have performed with excellence over the past year. The function is both a networking platform and an awards event covering all aspects of business travel, including the four main areas of hotels, airlines, car rental and travel management, along with related categories such as foreign exchange, visas etc. South African Tourism’s Regional Director: Africa, Evelyn Mahlaba, says “South African Tourism sees the potential in the Business Traveller Nigeria Awards because for us, this provides a wonderful opportunity to recognize the immense contrib

Kenya Airways did the country proud as the national airline took delivery of the third B787-8 Dreamliner. The handover of the latest brand new aircraft is part of an ongoing fleet renewal exercise under which initially 9 Dreamliners were ordered. With a fuel consumption of more than 20 percent less than the B767-300ERs presently used by Kenya Airways, a longer range and a higher payload for passengers and cargo, these state-of-the-art planes will progressively replace the aged B767s and then add to the overall fleet size, catering to the two new destinations in China coming online later this year, Beijing and Shanghai. This year alone, Kenya Airways will take delivery of 6 B787-8 Dreamliners, 2 additional B777-300ERs and next generation B737-800s before next year a further 3 Dreamliners and a yet to be confirmed number of other aircraft will join the fleet in Nairobi. The recent soft opening of the new Terminal 1A, formerly known as Terminal 4, where Kenya Airways is conducting t