BizNews BizNews Radio

Why Booking.com's VP is upbeat about Africa's travel market

Loading player...
JOHANNESBURG — Olivier Gremillion - who is in Davos this week for the World Economic Forum - spent 7 years at Airbnb before joining global travel bookings website Booking.com. Now, he's heading up Booking.com's non-hotel business, providing a competitive alternative to that of Airbnb. Olivier has a good knowledge of the African travel market, including that of South Africa. And in this interview, he explains why he's more upbeat than in previous years about the African travel market. - Gareth van Zyl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
23 Jan 2019 8AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

Other recent episodes

Juanita Du Preez: Police- and political capture - more worms crawl out the can…

There have been dramatic scenes in Parliament where the Ad Hoc Committee has resumed hearing testimony of police and political capture. In her latest interview with BizNews, Juanita du Preez of Action Society speaks to Chris Steyn about Crime Intelligence (CI) Chief General Dumisani Khumalo’s warning that criminal organisations survive…
21 Jan 6AM 22 min

The Editor's Desk - Wed 21 Jan 2026: A fading global order and the Trump liability

In today’s analysis, we explore Mark Carney’s powerful address at the World Economic Forum, where he urges middle-ground nations like South Africa to "name reality" and act together against the rivalry of global giants. We also examine why right-wing parties in France and Germany are increasingly distancing themselves from Donald…
21 Jan 4AM 16 min
All episodes