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* 1. What is the principal industry of your organisation?

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* 2. Your current Africa travel - please select the statement below that best matches your organisation:

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* 3. Please complete the below in relation to which country (ies) you have a regional head office in and also where you currently travel to or have branches in, or where you plan to travel to or have branches in:

  Head Office in: Currently Branches/Ops in: Plan to have Branches/Ops in:
Algeria
Angola
Benin
Botswana
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cameroon
Canary Islands
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Ceuta
Chad
Comoros
Côte d'Ivoire
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Djibouti
Egypt
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Gabon
Gambia
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Kenya
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Madagascar
Madeira
Malawi
Mali
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mayotte
Melilla
Morocco
Mozambique
Namibia
Niger
Nigeria
Republic of the Congo
Réunion
Rwanda
Saint Helena
São Tomé and Príncipe
Senegal
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Somalia
South Africa
Sudan
Swaziland
Tanzania
Togo
Tunisia
Uganda
Western Sahara
Zambia
Zimbabwe

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* 4. Looking at where your travel is arranged from (locally/regionally/globally), please select all of the statements below that are true for you.

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* 5. As an estimate, roughly how many trips (originating from SA) do your staff make into Africa each month?

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* 6. Rate the below items as far as the level of challenge it creates for you when arranging Africa Travel. (Select N/A where you have no Africa travel or the item is not relevant to you)

  Very easy Fairly easy Can be tough Very challenging Extremely frustrating N/A
Visa's
Traveller safety
Flight times
Airline routings
Payment options for bookings
Transfers
Insurance cover for staff/contractors
Service levels of African-based TMC's/Suppliers
Payment options for travellers 'on the ground' / Card acceptance etc
Data roaming and connectivity (Availability)
Data roaming and connectivity (Costs)
Finding reputable TMC's/Travel Agents
Finding reputable, suitable Hotels/Accommodation
Finding anything at a reasonable price
Airline communication re delayed/cancelled flights
Access to 'decent' airport lounges
Avoiding potential 'bribery' situations
Airline safety and availability - esp. in 'remote' areas
Dealing with 'Africa time' - Delayed meetings etc
Medical requirements (vacc's etc)

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* 7. Do you currently, or do you plan in the future to have preferred TMC and Supplier partners in Africa? (Select N/A if you don't travel into Africa)

  Yes, partner(s) in place No, no partner(s) in place Plan to have partner(s) soon N/A / I don't know
Airline
Hotel/Accommodation
TMC/Travel Agent
Car rental/Transfers

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* 8. If you have preferred Travel Agent/TMC partners, are they part of a global group selected by your global HQ or are they local independent TMC/Agents?

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* 9. Whether you have a local (SA) or Global travel policy, how easy is it to roll out in Africa? (Select N/A where you have no Africa travel or no travel policy)

  Global Policy Local Policy N/A / We don't have a Policy
Very easy
Fairly easy
Can be tough
Very challenging
Extremely frustrating
N/A - No Policy
N/A - No travel into Africa

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* 10. When dealing with African based TMC's or Travel Suppliers, how would you rate their service overall? (Select N/A if you don't travel into Africa)

  Poor Below Average Average Above Average Very Good Excellent N/A
Airlines
Hotels
TMC's
Car Rental
Transfers

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* 11. How regularly do you make use of the following when travelling into Africa? (Select N/A where you have no Africa travel)

  Never Rarely Sometimes Often All the time N/A
24/7 Personal, Armed Security
Secure, Armed Transfers
Standard Transfers
Car Rental
Airport Protocol Officers
Expat housing
Visa Services providers
Charter Aircraft
Traveller Tracking devices
Satellite Phones

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* 12. How do your travellers stay connected when travelling into Africa? (Select multiple options if relevant)

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* 14. How important is the control of international roaming charges to your company?

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* 15. Do you know what your company spends on data roaming monthly and are you happy with this?

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* 16. How educated are your staff about safety and other potential issues when traveling into Africa?

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* 17. What measures do you have in place to keep your travellers safe when in Africa? (Select N/A where you have no Africa travel)

  Yes No Kind Of N/A
We have a preferred 'emergencies' service provider (Int. SOS or similar)
Staff report into their SA/applicable embassy on arrival
Staff contact the office regularly with details of their whereabouts
Staff never go anywhere alone or unattended
Local and SA Emergency numbers are programmed into staff phones
We have a contingency plan in place (known by all travellers) if something goes wrong
Staff are fully kitted out with vacc's, potentially required meds etc
We are able to remotely track our travellers

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* 18. Anything else that you would like to add that we may have missed or something you would like for us to add into the discussions at our Buyers Breakfast on 3 August?

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