Shanna Jacobsen | Aug 6, 2020
Across the world, every one of us is experiencing the impact of COVID-19. In Africa, the halting of tourism has had a devastating economic impact which is threatening the livelihoods of millions of people. It has also halted many conservation...
Shanna Jacobsen | Aug 5, 2020
Chat’r TV has announced EPISODE 4.0 of the TheOtherSIDE. Up for discussion is how to build online communities, and manage your brand and reputation using social media. Date: Tuesday, 11 August 2020Time: 14h00 SAST (GMT +2)RSVP: Click to save you...
Shanna Jacobsen | Aug 5, 2020
As South Africa’s creative industries enter the fifth month of lockdown, the need for greater governmental support and engagement is urgent. Many companies have closed their doors or have gone into business rescue; many more will be forced to if...
Shanna Jacobsen | Aug 5, 2020
Meetings and events are here to stay – whether they are online or hybrid – as they allow us to come together, share, learn, achieve and enable collective progress. This next episode in Flock Eventing Platform’s Knowledge Series...
Shanna Jacobsen | Aug 4, 2020
If you missed the Inbound Recovery Strategy webinar on 30 July, a recording is now available. The discussion included an update on the Tourism Business Council of South Africa (TBCSA) Structured Engagement, the Inbound Recovery Strategy –...
Aug 2, 2020
The National Department of Tourism has issued a draft Tourism Sector Recovery Plan. Industry stakeholders are invited to submit their comments and feedback by 15 August 2020, via email to recovery@tourism.gov.za. You can download the document...
Shanna Jacobsen | Aug 2, 2020
On 14 July 2020, the Joint Meetings Industry Council (JMIC) released a Meetings Industry manifesto that outlines 15 ways that meetings, conventions and exhibitions offer a strategic advantage in a country’s economic recovery and renewal in the...
Shanna Jacobsen | Aug 2, 2020
Get the week’s MICE industry news highlights in a quick 2 minutes, brought to you by The Planner. In this week’s instalment we look at: Rwanda’s MICE sector which has lost $48 million in revenue as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic; South...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jul 29, 2020
Sun International has launched a virtual and hybrid event solution in order to host events professionally and safely during the current global pandemic. Sun City Convention Centre has been reconfigured as a virtual venue to deliver your next...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jul 29, 2020
Eventbrite is hosting a follow up to their first Hybrid Event Masterclass, which was a huge success and attracted over 1,000 virtual attendees. (If you missed it, you can view the recording here.) So many questions were asked that there wasn’t time...
