✈️ Travel

Assistance, savings, and good company — everything to make getting there easier.

Assistance at airports & stations

You're entitled to more help than most people realise — you just need to ask for it in advance.

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Wheelchair & mobility assistance

Free curb-to-gate wheelchair assistance is available at all major SA airports — request it when booking, or at least 48 hours ahead for smoothest service.

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Travelling with a companion

If you're not fully able to manage independently (fastening a seatbelt, using an oxygen mask), airlines require — and will help arrange — a companion to travel with you.

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Priority check-in & boarding

Most airlines offer priority boarding and check-in for older or less mobile passengers — ask when booking and again at the counter.

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Lounges & waiting areas

Some airlines provide lounge access as part of special assistance packages — availability depends on the airline and airport, so always confirm what's included when you book.

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Gautrain — Kleva Mova

Gautrain's Kleva Mova offering gives registered pensioners discounted travel — worth registering if you're in the Johannesburg/Pretoria area.

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Off-peak savings

Travelling outside of peak hours (on Gautrain and most rail services) is generally cheaper — useful if your schedule is flexible.

💡 Services and eligibility vary by airline, airport and train operator, and change over time. Always confirm directly when booking — this page is a starting point, not a guarantee.

📍 Where Am I

Tap this anytime you're out and about — travelling, in an unfamiliar town, or just curious. We'll check what's nearby: local history and points of interest, plus free WiFi close by to save your data.

💡 Points of interest are a sample set for this demo — real coverage would grow over time. Distances are calculated from your actual current location. On a real drive, keep this page open and check in as you go; a native app version (Phase 3) would alert you automatically as you get close, without needing to tap anything.

📶 Free WiFi Near You

Good for the data budget — find free public WiFi nearby, wherever you are.

💡 This is a demo using sample locations. A real version would pull from a live hotspot database (similar to WiFi Map or Wefi) — many shopping centres, libraries and fast-food restaurants offer free WiFi if you ask at the counter.

🗺️ Road Trip Companion

Driving to visit family? Get a gentle nudge when something worth knowing about is coming up — the history of the town you're passing, a museum, a padstal, or a pensioner special nearby.

Demo route: Johannesburg → Durban (N3)

"Where Am I" above checks your real location right now. This demo instead simulates a full drive, so you can see what a whole trip's worth of alerts would feel like.

💡 This is a simulated demo, not live navigation. A real version needs a native app with background location (Phase 3) to alert you reliably with your phone locked on a real drive — a website can only check location while the tab stays open and active.

🧳 Travel Buddies

Don't want to travel alone? Propose a trip, invite others who share the interest, and we'll send your itinerary to trusted travel agents for pricing.

Propose a trip — a flower tour, a coastal getaway, a cultural festival, anything

Others with the same interest can join your group

Once you have a group, we send it to approved travel agents

Agents come back with pricing for your group to consider

Propose a trip

Trip proposed! It'll appear below for others to join.

Open trips looking for companions

🌸 Namaqualand Flower Tour

Proposed by Elsa · Late August 2026 · Group of 8–10

A relaxed 4-day coach tour to see the wildflowers in bloom — easy pace, comfortable accommodation each night.

🏛️ Cape Winelands Heritage Weekend

Proposed by Piet · September 2026 · Group of 6

A gentle long weekend exploring Cape Dutch architecture, history, and of course, a little wine tasting.

💡 Once a group has enough interest, the proposed itinerary is sent to travel agents listed and approved on My Retirement Hub for pricing — you're never committing to book, just gathering quotes as a group.