Shanna Jacobsen | Mar 19, 2020
The Southern Africa Tourism Services Association (SATSA) held a webinar discussion on 18 March 2020, which provided up-to-date information and advice relating to COVID-19 and the impacts of the subsequent travel bans on the tourism industry. For...
Shanna Jacobsen | Mar 18, 2020
On Sunday 15 March 2020, President Cyril Ramaphosa declared the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in South Africa a national disaster. Doing so has enabled Government to launch a coordinated disaster management plan. Some of the steps in the...
Shanna Jacobsen | Mar 18, 2020
A quick reminder to join the COVID-19 focussed webinar taking place today (18 March) at 15h00. Please note, that if you have not yet registered, there is still time to do so until 14h00 today. You can registered for the webinar here. The webinar...
Shanna Jacobsen | Mar 18, 2020
Getting the correct information quickly is essential during the current COVID-19 outbreak, so please take note of the following: Official Toll Free Call Center (24 hours): 0800 029 999 Official WhatsApp Help Service: Send HI to 0600 123 456 on...
Shanna Jacobsen | Mar 17, 2020
Reed Exhibitions has confirmed that Decorex Durban will be postponed to 19-22 March 2021. This is in line with the advice of local and national health authorities, based on the COVID-19 outbreak. Exhibitors and Buyers are being contacted directly...
Shanna Jacobsen | Mar 16, 2020
The Coronavirus pandemic is disrupting the global exhibition industry. In order to better understand these effects, and to identify best practice for future resilience, an international study has been launched by UFI, the Global Association of the...
Shanna Jacobsen | Mar 16, 2020
This short survey will help the Southern African Association for the Conference Industry (SAACI) assess the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on the events industry. It will take approximately 5-7 minutes to complete. Thank you in advance for sharing...
Shanna Jacobsen | Mar 16, 2020
Today the Minister of Tourism, Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane, announced the postponement of Africa’s Travel INDABA, which was scheduled to take place at the Durban ICC from 12 to 14 May 2020. This follows President Cyril Ramaphosa’s address last night,...
Shanna Jacobsen | Mar 16, 2020
Advocate Louis Nel’s niche is the travel and tourism industry. He says one of the biggest questions he is dealing with at the moment is from service providers who are concerned about how they should respond to the coronavirus disease – and...
Shanna Jacobsen | Mar 16, 2020
In response to President Ramaphosa declaring a national state of disaster due to the Coronavirus outbreak on Sunday 15 March, the Southern African Tourism Services Association (SATSA) is preparing for discussions with government. To help them...
Shanna Jacobsen | Mar 16, 2020
On Sunday 15 March 2020, the South African government declared a national state of disaster due to the Coronavirus outbreak. President Cyril Ramaphosa said, “We have decided to take urgent and drastic measures to manage the disease, protect the...
Shanna Jacobsen | Mar 15, 2020
On 13 March, the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) published a media release saying that up to 50 million jobs in the travel and tourism industries are at risk due to the Coronavirus. The World Health Organisation (WHO) classified the...
