Starting October 1, 2009, Emirates will start its flights to Durban with the goal of bringing passengers from around its growing network to the province of Kwa Zulu Natal.

To celebrate the airline’s 17th route into Africa, Emirates is offering Business Class passengers two complimentary night’s accommodation in a standard room at Durban’s Southern Elangeni Hotel.

The deal, for those travelling between 1 October and 24 December 2009, covers single or double room occupancy, buffet breakfast and free Discovery Durban entertainment vouchers. The vouchers include on a free of charge basis:

- Access to Ushaka Marine park
- Access to SunCoast private beach
- Movie tickets at SunCoast Casino entertainment centre
- Take away meals from SunCoast Casino entertainment centre participating outlets

Kwa Zulu Natal province is blessed with an abundance of wildlife and plays host to some of Africa’s most famous nature and game reserves. There’s also hundreds of kilometres of subtropical beaches on the warm Indian Ocean coastline. Read the full story