Shanna Jacobsen | Apr 28, 2020
The Southern African Association for the Conference Industry (SAACI) is inviting you to attend their “explosive, instant-impact ONLINE meeting” that will inform and inspire you on how to re-invent your business and move from survive to thrive in...
Shanna Jacobsen | Apr 28, 2020
The first edition of Hospitality Tomorrow attracted 5,343 hospitality decision-makers from 128 countries around the world. Now they’re back for Episode 2 on 12 May 2020, featuring 50+ speakers, thousands of attendees, exciting new brands at the...
Shanna Jacobsen | Apr 27, 2020
Emergency relief efforts have a lot in common with organising events: There is a need to provide temporary solutions, to act quickly within short timeframes, and to adapt and solve challenges that invariably arise. So perhaps it is not surprising...
Shanna Jacobsen | Apr 26, 2020
A Facebook group that was used to launch the social media campaign #tourisminmyblood has received global attention. Within the first 10 days, more than 10,400 travel industry professionals from 99 countries joined the group, where conversations...
Shanna Jacobsen | Apr 24, 2020
On 06 May 2020, the IMEX Group will launch a new project they have been working on: PlanetIMEX. This virtual experience offers visitors unlimited, free access to three islands that are created in 3D and have interactive features to explore their...
Shanna Jacobsen | Apr 23, 2020
The Event Safety Council (ESC), powered by the Southern African Communications Industries Association (SACIA), is running a webinar on event safety in a post-corona world. Date: Thursday 23 April Time: 14:00 RSVP...
Shanna Jacobsen | Apr 22, 2020
UFI, the Global Association of the Exhibition Industry, has announced the five global winners of the UFI 2020 Next Generation Leadership (NGL) Grant. They are: Alexis Zamudio, Events Manager, FINNOVISTA (Mexico)Christina Rabl, Conference Manager...
Shanna Jacobsen | Apr 22, 2020
South Africans are eagerly anticipating all the things they will be able to do post-lockdown, and escaping into nature is likely to top most people’s lists. Therefore Tintswalo Lodges has decided to offer a unique safari opportunity in the form of...
Shanna Jacobsen | Apr 22, 2020
Virtual events offer a lot of unique features that could be invaluable to event planners in the long-term, so it’s definitely worth exploring them. Pippa Naude highlights some examples that were shared during EventHack 2020. Around the...
Shanna Jacobsen | Apr 20, 2020
A message from Darryl Erasmus, Chief Quality Assurance Officer at the Tourism Grading Council: The past few months have tested us as a country. No one more than our frontline health workers. Because of this, Ubuntu Beds and RMB are collaborating...
Shanna Jacobsen | Apr 20, 2020
Most countries around the world have enforced a lockdown to slow the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. This generally means everyone, aside from essential workers, must stay at home and can only venture out for groceries and medical purposes....
Shanna Jacobsen | Apr 19, 2020
SAACI, the Southern African Association for the Conference Industry, sent out an announcement on Friday 17 April about the COVID-19 UIF Temporary Employers Relief Scheme (TERS). This agreement was signed by the Tourism Business Council of South...
