Shanna Jacobsen | Jul 3, 2020
In response to the new level 3 lockdown regulations which allow for in-province tourism, Tintswalo Lodges is reopening – but now with a self-catering option. Families and friends in groups of up to ten people can book an exclusive-use,...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jul 2, 2020
The 4th annual iZZi Lifestyle Group Cape Town Golf Championship returns to the Mother City from 17-21 August 2020, attracting amateur golfers and club professionals from Africa and beyond. Players will experience some of Cape Town’s finest greens...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jul 2, 2020
Our third Conversations with Women in MICE webinar was held on 01 July 2020, where we delved deeper into how women in our industry can find, create and use the opportunities that are available to them under the theme “Owning our opportunities: What...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jul 1, 2020
IBTM World has launched its 2020 investment and mentoring programme for event industry entrepreneurs, the Event Business Accelerator (EBA). The programme was founded in 2019, and is open to people with an innovative idea, product or service related...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jul 1, 2020
Representing 15 industry associations together with 250 contractors from 40 countries, Brussels-headquartered International Federation of Exhibition & Event Services (IFES) has elected Scan Display’s managing director, Justin Hawes, as its...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jun 30, 2020
These unprecedented times have brought about an unprecedented collaboration… Never before seen in our industry, the Joint Meetings Industry Council (JMIC), with the support of the four leading global industry trade events – AIME, IBTM, IMEX, and...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jun 28, 2020
The Southern African Association for the Conference Industry (SAACI) has welcomed the amendments made to lockdown level three which make it possible to hold business events. The new regulations were gazetted on Thursday, 25 June 2020, and will take...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jun 26, 2020
Following their AGM on 25 June 2020, the Association of African Exhibition Organisers (AAXO) announced their new board members for 2020/21. They are: Projeni Pather (Exposure Marketing) – ChairpersonDevi Paulsen-Abbott (dmg events) –...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jun 25, 2020
The City Lodge Hotel Group has released an announcement, which states: “Given the extreme uncertainty facing the Company and the losses currently being incurred due to COVID-19, the associated lockdown and travel ban and furthermore given...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jun 24, 2020
The tourism industry has been good to South Africa. It supports 1.5 million jobs and contributes 8.6% to the country’s GDP. According to Stats SA’s Tourism Satellite Account, the total tourism spend in South Africa in 2018 was R273.2 billion – or...
