Commuters who travel shorter distances on the Gautrain do pay less for tickets though. One Gautrain commuter bought a return ticket from Rhodesfield station to Sandton station, paid for a day’s parking for his vehicle and also bought tickets for 2 bus trips (to get to and from the station) and it only cost him R63.50 in total.

The Gautrain will definately have an impact on the way that people commute in Gauteng. The full impact of the network will only be seen once the Gautrain route to Pretoria is operational in 2011.

Where once upon a time there was nothing, just under 1 million people visit Montecasino each and every month.

Voila travel will be the exclusive travel agent servicing tenants and visitors coming to Montecasino. The offices of Voila Travel overlooks the handcrafted show piece of a Pivot designed to represent “Tsogo” Sun’s almost unbelievable footprint.

Voila travel will play a large part in the 10 year celebration of Montecasino taking place in October – November this year.

Apart from servicing corporate clients with travel arrangements we will now be actively involved in leisure packages and day excursion trips for visitors.

Voila travel would like to extend a special welcome to the Montecasino tenants and management and will be running preferential rates until year end to celebrate their arrival at the Pivot.

Voila travel is announcing a value package to Royal Chundu, Zambia. The contents of which can be viewed on the Voila website under competitions.

Visit the offices of Voila travel between 08:00 and 17:00 daily at:
Ground Floor, Block E, The Pivot at Montecasino, Teatro Circle; No 1, Montecasino Boulevard, Fourways. www.voilatravel.co.za

Meteorologists are predicting that ash fall for days on end, mostly stay on the glacier and in the area to the west of it.

Scientists flew over the volcano and confirmed that the ash emissions appeared to have calmed down since the day the skies became a hazard to followings. Only one of the three craters is still active and there is no flowing lava. Volcanic activity has been closely monitored by scientists. Ongoing chaos from the Icelandic volcano ash isn’t just affecting travelers; it’s also having a huge impact on air cargo carrying necessary supplies. The ripple effect of this global disruption has traveled so far that even Kenya is feeling the effects, losing as much as R5 million a day as its flower industry stagnates.

We all know the Icelandic volcano eruption caused air travel to come to a screeching halt, affecting millions of passenger around the world. But this major travel disruption had far-reaching effects across the globe on every industry imaginable. The International Air Traffic Association has reported an estimated 1 billion rand travel loss daily. As the world looks on we can only hope that the forces of Nature will be kind and keep the volumes of smoke deep in the belly of the volcano and not send a volume of chaos into the airways.

The train was en route from Cape Town to Capital Park station in Pretoria carrying mostly foreign tourists. It had stopped outside Pretoria for a routine change from an electric to a steam locomotive.
The train started moving downhill after the electric locomotive was uncoupled, but before the steam locomotive was attached. Several coaches derailed, falling on their sides across the tracks. The Railway Safety Regular said it was investigating possible brake failure as the cause of the crash. Further investigations are underway and we will keep you posted.

The King Shaka International Airport was named after the famous Zulu warrior king.  This is because Durban, South Africa’s third largest city is located in the heart of the Zulu lands.

The King Shaka International Airport will integrate both passengers and freight. This will subsequently eliminate any operational and logistic constraints experienced at the old Durban International Airport.

The passenger terminal at the King Shaka International Airport will have around 18 passenger aircraft stands and a size of 19,500m², which will cater for both domestic and international travel (six million a year).  The initial capacity of King Shaka International Airport will allow for 7.5 million passengers on an annual basis with opportunities for future expansion, should it be required.

The runway of the King Shaka International Airport will be 3,7km long in order to accommodate the latest New-Generation Large Aircraft (NGLA) which includes the A380 Airbus, with expansion options.  The passenger terminal at King Shaka International Airport will have greatly expanded retail concession opportunities.

The King Shaka International Airport will also boast facilities for police, military, VIP, general aviation and aircraft maintenance operations.

King Shaka International Airport

Far and Few were surprised, because it’s been said that whatever Sir Richard has set his mind to do, will be done.. This marks the beginning of Virgin Galactic, and we will soon see a slew of space tourists being blasted out to orbit for a mere fee of $200,000. The final fare and inaugural launch date has yet to be set but it’s been said that there are already 300 eager space tourists, including pop superstar Justin Timberlake and scientist extraordinaire Stephen Hawking. The fee includes thorough training before space tourists can appreciate viewing the Earth from orbit. At this very moment, the first spaceport is being constructed in New Mexico. Watch this space for more details.

A room with a better view or maybe a room with some extra space where you do more work is always a great treat from the hotel management.

Do you really need to have a magic hat and pull out a trick so the front desk or the hotel manager will nod to your request? Not really but you just cannot call them up and ask for an upgrade. You need to inject a bit of finesse and flexibility so you can negotiate for a better deal, a good room upgrade, and other wonderful extras.

There are companies, which are offering everything that your child might need.  Cathay Pacific, Etihad, Lufthansa, Virgin Atlantic Airways are in my opinion very “child friendly”. The Airlines have amusements such as coloring books, puzzles, games and meal time treats for your little ones. A bored child in a confined space for a long haul flight can cause the most sedate of parents to have an emotional meltdown. Infants are also a concern of several airlines and if you are planning a trip, plan well and advise your agent to request a bassinette seat. Airline staff are in most instances very accommodating and enthusiastic to aid with requests. Newer aircrafts even come equipped with bathrooms with baby changing facilities.