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

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* 2. Do you currently or will you in the next 18 months be sending travellers into Africa?

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* 3. In which country(ies) is your Africa Head Office based and where do you, or do you plan to, have other branches/operations in Africa?

  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. If you have a Global Head Office (UK/USA/Europe etc), does Africa travel get arranged from there, or from your local Africa Head Office, or a combination of the two?

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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.

  Easy Peesy No big worries 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'
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, or do you plan to have preferred TMC and Supplier partners in Africa?

  Yes, partner(s) in place No, no partner(s) in place Plan to have partner(s) soon 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?

  Global Policy Local Policy We don't have a Policy
Easy Peesy
No big worries
Can be tough
Very challenging
Extremely frustrating
N/A - No Policy

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* 10. When dealing with African based TMC's or Travel Suppliers, how would you rate their service overall?

  Very bad Poor Average Quite Good 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?

  Never Rarely Sometimes Often All the time
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?

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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?

  Yes No Kind Of
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 10 October?

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