Shanna Jacobsen | Jun 8, 2020
Global Exhibitions Day (GED) is an annual event that was established in 2015 to highlight the value of the exhibition industry. GED 2020 took place on Wednesday, 03 June 2020. The theme chosen this year was “exhibitions are key to rebuilding...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jun 5, 2020
IBTM Americas 2020, which was scheduled to take place on 26 to 27 August 2020, has been postponed to 19 to 20 May 2021. The decision was made by the organizer, Reed Exhibitions Mexico, given the travel restrictions that are in place around the...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jun 4, 2020
The Tourism Business Council of South Africa (TBCSA) is lobbying for the earlier phased reopening of international tourism to South Africa. This position is based on a data-driven recovery strategy, and is guided by government’s risk-adjustment...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jun 4, 2020
When the risk-adjusted strategy to easing lockdown was first introduced in April, it was anticipated that the tourism sector would only be able to reopen at alert level 1, with limited operations permissible at alert level 2. However, as South...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jun 4, 2020
De Zeekoe Guest Farm and Wildehondekloof Private Game Reserve are hosting private Zoom meetings to inform interested guests on their accommodation offering, special rates and protocols on re-opening. Situated outside Oudtshoorn in the Klein Karoo,...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jun 4, 2020
Africa’s travel & tourism, hospitality and aviation sectors are facing challenges unlike any seen before. Africa Tomorrow has been developed in response to this, to unite the industry’s leaders and encourage online networking, and to...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jun 4, 2020
The Eastern Cape Virtual Expo, powered by Algoa FM, is a ‘live’ tradeshow that will take place on Thursday and Friday, 11 – 12 June 2020, between 08:30 and 17:00. The Expo is supported by organised business and is part of a business relief...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jun 4, 2020
The Virtual Event Knowledge Series brought to you by Flock Eventing Platform continues. Part 3 of the series explores a big question we have all been asking ourselves recent – what life will be like after lockdown, in the events industry?...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jun 3, 2020
The Southern African Association for the Conference Industry (SAACI) Tshwane Branch is hosting theor Annual General Meeting on Wednesday, 10 June 2020 at 11h00. The event will be held online. Members are encouraged to attend the AGM or submit a...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jun 3, 2020
Today, 03 June 2020, is Global Exhibitions Day (GED) 2020. This annual event has (so far) spread to 109 countries/regions, reached 5.3 million people on social media, and engaged with key global industry players – including AAXO and EXSA. The...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jun 2, 2020
As South Africa moves to lockdown alert Level 3 from 1 June 2020, the City Lodge Hotel Group is starting the phased re-opening of its hotels. During Levels 5 and 4, a few of the group’s properties have been used to accommodate essential services,...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jun 2, 2020
Visitor International, the International Association of Visitor Information Providers, and its Southern African partners Brochure Management South Africa, Go.See.Do. South Africa and Morris Visitor Publications South Africa, conducted an online...
