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Car rental Chev Spark from R155/day

In London Ryanair is suing the Stansted Airport operator for increasing airport charges to R63. Meanwhile in South Africa... ACSA is increasing airport charges to R110 for domestic & R277 for regional flights from October (land is cheaper in SA, labour is cheaper, but airport charges are higher - go figure).

Cruise news: You must have booked & paid the deposit for your Sinfonia cruise booking within the next 7 days, to qualify for the Prima special (40% discount) for cruise SI027, the Sinfonia cruise from Durban to Maputo & Inhambane on 6 Feb 2012.

 

Fly to London from R5330

It just keeps getting better. Emirates Cape Town to London flights are now as low as R5177 and Johannesburg to London from R5857. Here's the lowest month-on-month prices we could find for flights to London (return). Prices subject to change (perhaps even by the time you read this).

Flights from Cape Town to London

Departure date

Return date

Cheapest Airline

Price

10 Aug 2011

19 Aug 2011

Emirates

R5377

11 Sep 2011

20 Sep 2011

Emirates

R5377

13 Oct 2011

25 Oct 2011

Emirates

R5177

08 Nov 2011

21 Nov 2011

Emirates

R5177

30 Nov 2011

13 Dec 2011

Emirates

R5177

10 Jan 2012

29 Jan 2012

Qatar Airways

R7973

9 Feb 2012

23 Feb 2012

Etihad Airways

R6917

9 Mar 2012

23 Mar 2012

Etihad Airways

R6947

9 Apr 2012

23 Apr 2012

Etihad Airways

R6717

9 May 2012

23 May 2012

Etihad Airways

R6717

9 Jun 2012

23 June 2012

Etihad Airways

R6717

9 Jul 2012

23 Jul 2012

Lufthansa

R7773

 

Flights from Johannesburg to London

Departure date

Return date

Cheapest Airline

Price

10 Aug 2011

23 Aug 2011

Emirates

R6087

10 Sep 2011

23 Sep 2011

Emirates

R6087

10 Oct 2011

21 Oct 2011

Emirates

R5857

10 Nov 2011

23 Nov 2011

Emirates

R5857

30 Nov 2011

14 Dec 2011

Emirates

R5857

10 Jan 2012

26 Jan 2012

Ethiopian Airlines

R6489

10 Feb 2012

26 Feb 2012

Ethiopian Airlines

R6489

10 Mar 2012

26 Mar 2012

Ethiopian Airlines

R6489

10 Apr 2012

26 Apr 2012

Swiss International Airline

R6158

10 May 2012

26 May 2012

Swiss International Airline

R6298

10 Jun 2012

26 June 2012

Lufthansa

R6611

10 Jul 2012

26 Jul 2012

Lufthansa

R6611

 

Fly JNB to CPT from R384
CPT car rental from R191/day
Stay in CPT from R250/night

JNB - Dubai from R5022

JNB to Durban from R317
(e.g. 26 September)

JNB - Mumbai from R4435

JNB - New York from R5539 return
(very limited availability in Jan 2012)

CPT - Dubai from R5009

CPT - LON from R5177 return
(e.g some days in November)

CPT - Manchester from R5369 return

If you could hop onto a plane & fly anywhere in the world, where would you go? Here's our readers' answers.

Public holidays in France:

2011

15 Aug

Assumption

 

11 Nov

Armistice Day

1 Nov

All Saints Day (Sunday)

25 Dec

Christmas Day


2012

1 Jan

New Year's Day

 

14 Jul

Bastille Day

9 Apr

Easter Monday

15 Aug

Assumption

1 May

Labour Day

1 Nov

All Saints Day (Sunday)

8 May

VE Day

11 Nov

Armistice Day

17 May

Ascension Day

25 Dec

Christmas Day

"Zanzibar has become a must-see for tourists; record numbers are pouring in. There are hotels everywhere. I stayed on the seafront, at the Tembo Hotel, where I had first stayed in 1995. It’s a Muslim-owned hotel, no alcohol is served, and it is decorated in the Zanzibari style, with antique Arab furniture and four-poster beds draped in mosquito nets." Noseweek

The Purple shall rule! Theo wrote to ask why Mango flight schedules have been changed: "Any idea why Mango has changed flight schedules on the JHB-DBN route? I frequently fly to Durban on Fridays. My flight is usually at 19:15, but now the latest flight leaves at 16:30. I made a booking for 9 September departing JHB at 19:15 and when I checked my booking the other day it now leaves at 16:30! This new scheduling is not ideal for people who work until 17:00.

It's disappointing because I have travelled on the Mango 19:15 flight on a Friday approximately 20 times this year and I was extremely satisfied with the service and punctuality. Now I reluctantly have to change airlines. I know that the research says otherwise, but I am sure the majority of frequent flyers on the JHB-DBN with Mango are also dissatisfied.

Thankfully, I can keep track of specials with other airlines using your help:) "

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