Industry News | The Planner - Part 489

Industry News

Taller, better, faster, stronger

Companies in North America are more optimistic about business travel in 2013 but also bracing for higher travel costs only partially offset by modest budget increases. Hotels, airlines and meetings venues will capitalize on growing demand to wield...

Tantalising trends

Decorex SA, in association with sponsor Caesarstone, is proud to announce a new look to its annual Conversations on Architecture (COA) conference in 2013.Launching just before Decorex Durban, a three-city road show featuring some of the worlds...

How green can you go?

Greening is a process, made up of a series of small actions and steps that gradually take you closer to where you want to be. However, you never really get there, as the goal posts keep advancing too, says Justin Hawes, MD of Scan Display, about...

Delving deeper into MICE acronyms

A simple break down You’ve just learnt one acronym when another one pops up. It’s hard to keep up, isn’t it? Not for long. The MICE Academy provides us with in depth explanations about the most important acronyms out there. Event planners...

Going apps

Look how far we’ve come The rate of technology change is mind boggling, accelerating with many thousands of ideas, apps and innovations emerging to help us do our jobs and serve our clients better. We live and work in exciting times. The...

Bang on trend

Stay on top of your industry game In this exclusive interview AIPC president talks about the latest trends in the MIC E industry when it comes to greening, budgets, international congresses, security issues and more. 1.  Are participation numbers...

A MICE success!

The first inaugural Focus Group for the serious MICE industry individuals zeroed-in on every aspect of event lighting techniques. Participants were taken through their paces as to good and not-so-good lighting. As proceedings commenced the...

A toast to the CTICC!

As a result of a collaborative effort by the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) and the Cape Town Convention Bureau, Cape Town has won two international conference bids. The recent wins will jointly contribute R 48 million to the...