Industry News | The Planner - Part 459

Industry News

Meetings Africa

Meetings Africa honours its Top 30 exhibitors

For Amanda Kotze-Nhlapo, executive manager of the South African National Convention Bureau, quality exhibitors make for a great show. And this is the reason why Meetings Africa honoured their top 30 exhibitors for their dedication and commitment to...
vineyard hotel, cape town

A festive year-end at the Vineyard Hotel & Spa

The Vineyard Hotel & Spa in Cape Town has put together a series of exciting end-of-year offerings for guests and patrons. Set in the leafy green belt of Newlands, the hotel boasts a number of beautiful settings for those special celebratory...
business meetings

Top tips for the perfect business dinner

InterContinental Hotels & Resorts has released the second in its series of Insider Guides, an informative guide which collates the best of local InterContinental insider knowledge and external industry perspectives to empower guests during...
difficult clients

Dealing with clients 101

Working in event management is very similar to being in the wild. Miss Meet shares how to spot different clients and how they behave in their natural surroundings. I have been in the industry for many years and have been around the proverbial...

And the 2013 EXSA Awards finalists are…

Following a successful nomination process, the 2013 EXSA Awards finalists have been announced (see below). All EXSA members can vote by online on EasyVote.co.za. Voting closing on 15 November. The Awards will be presented at prestigious EXSA Awards...
face-to-face meetings

Face-to-face business meetings increase revenue

Crowne Plaza® Hotels & Resorts, part of the InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG®), has released its first-ever Business Meetings in a Modern World global research report, revealing that businesses around the world could be missing out on nearly...

20 international speakers for your event

If you are planning a corporate event or conference in February, then you are in luck!  USB International will be staging the international speaker showcase of the decade, 20 incredible international speakers will join 20 of our own top speakers in...
Southern Sun The Cullinan

The Cullinan is Tsogo Sun's healthiest hotel

Southern Sun The Cullinan has been announced as the winning hotel in Tsogo Sun and Discovery’s 7 Healthy Hotels Initiative, the brainchild of Tsogo Sun’s Director of Operations for the Cape Region, John van Rooyen, and Heila van Heerden,...
Prosound sells its lighting stock to Spitbeam

Splitbeam inherits Prosound lighting stock

South African based rental companies, Prosound and Gearhouse Splitbeam (Pty) Ltd have successfully worked together on many major international and local touring productions where Splitbeam has skilfully managed the specialist lighting and Prosound...