Shanna Jacobsen | May 8, 2018
Registration is now open for the Event Greening Forum’s (EGF) 2018 Conference on 14 June and Master Class on 13 June 2018, both at the forum white light in Lanseria, Johannesburg. The EGF is a non-profit organisation that promotes sustainability...
Louis Nel | May 7, 2018
Before I deal with the Terms & conditions (‘T&C’) e.g. Facebook, etc, I think we need to get to grips with defamation and to do so we need to ‘unpack’ (1) the definition I used in the first article, (2) potential damages (claims) and then...
Shanna Jacobsen | May 4, 2018
Reward programmes are still an effective way to motivate and retain staff. However, the incentives need to be right to provide the best kind of motivation. Interestingly, non-cash rewards – such as incentive travel – often deliver greater returns...
Shanna Jacobsen | May 2, 2018
In South Africa, we should all know about the importance of creating diverse events – in this respect we are a little ahead of the international market who only now seem to be waking up to this idea. However, knowing we should and doing are...
Louis Nel | Apr 29, 2018
As we are all no doubt quite aware, social media has to a large extent become the medium of choice not only to publicize and disseminate information but also to glean information. Due to the ubiquitous nature of the social media and the fact that...
Shanna Jacobsen | Apr 25, 2018
Taj Hotels Palaces Resorts Safaris has announced the appointment of Mark Wernich as general manager of its luxurious South African property, Taj Cape Town. All Taj hotels are famed for their unique architecture, exquisite locations as well as their...
Shanna Jacobsen | Apr 24, 2018
The Planner spoke to Andre Botha, a safety manager and consultant to Medguys (www.medguys.co.za), to find out what he finds are the biggest misconceptions event planners have around event safety. These are the five that he most commonly...
Shanna Jacobsen | Apr 23, 2018
South Africa’s recent listeriosis outbreak – the largest known outbreak of this foodborne illness in the world – was a blunt reminder that we cannot be complacent about food safety. Listeriosis is caused by a common bacteria that lives in soil,...
Shanna Jacobsen | Apr 23, 2018
The 25th International Tourism Safety Conference, organized by the International Tourism Safety Association held from the 15th April to 18th April of 2018 at the Treasure Island Hotel in Las Vegas, United States. The conference covered topics such...
Shanna Jacobsen | Apr 20, 2018
Black Eagle Boutique Hotel joins Guvon Signature Collection. It started some years back with the Scottish themed Glenburn Lodge and soon to follow, a five-star fly-fishing haven opened up on the others side of the Swartkops Mountain in...
