Shanna Jacobsen | Mar 3, 2020
Each year, Meetings Africa hosts Green Stand and Green Hotel Awards to recognize and reward its most sustainable exhibitors and partner hotels. This is in line with South African Tourism’s (SA Tourism) goal to host the event sustainably, and is...
Shanna Jacobsen | Feb 29, 2020
Team SA, the South African Culinary Olympic Team, recently returned from the IKA Culinary Olympics with three bronze medals. This event is held once every four years in Germany, and is considered the ultimate culinary competition. This year 1,800...
Shanna Jacobsen | Feb 29, 2020
Meetings Africa is recognised as the continent’s premier trade event for the business events and tourism industries. The 2020 show took place at the Sandton Convention Centre from 25 to 26 February, and has been praised for representing Africa both...
Shanna Jacobsen | Feb 27, 2020
Version 2.0 of the Women in MICE 2020 Awards was launched at an exclusive breakfast event at the Sandton Convention Centre on Wednesday 26 February 2020, in partnership with the South Africa National Convention Bureau and sponsored by Unlimited...
Shanna Jacobsen | Feb 25, 2020
“If there is one thing that event planners from all over the world love, it’s current trends in event planning. It’s fun to speculate on what the future may look like. But if you have a business or an event to run, you don’t have time for chit...
Shanna Jacobsen | Feb 25, 2020
Spier has developed Conference for Good packages, which means event planners who choose to host their events at Spier are also contributing to positive social and environmental projects. Here they share some of their favourite ones. Creating...
Shanna Jacobsen | Feb 25, 2020
A few years ago, the notion of serving CBD infused coffee at a corporate event would have been laughable. But suddenly, it isn’t. With the legislation around cannabis relaxing in SA and many other parts of the world, a host of related products have...
Shanna Jacobsen | Feb 24, 2020
Reunion Island is marketing itself as the place “where MICE come to play”, because of its mix of world-class accommodation/eventing facilities, unlimited adventure activity options, gorgeous scenery, and a unique and diverse culture. Other...
Shanna Jacobsen | Feb 24, 2020
The Meetings Africa 2020 BONDay (Business Opportunities Networking Day) took place today, on Monday 24 February, enabling discussions between buyers and exhibitors on how they can better work together to positively impact tourism across the...
Shanna Jacobsen | Feb 23, 2020
The City Lodge Hotel Group (CLHG) has released its interim results for the six months to 31 December 2019, which show a decrease in room occupancies and a slight revenue increase. However the group remains optimistic about future opportunities, and...
Shanna Jacobsen | Feb 23, 2020
The TOPS at SPAR Wine Show is a travelling ‘try-and-buy’ wine show, which takes some of South Africa’s top wines to seven cities around the country. This year the show has undertaken to push this even further, and is promising to deliver not just...
Shanna Jacobsen | Feb 22, 2020
The Sandton Convention Centre (SCC) is proud to host Africa’s leading meetings industry event, Meetings Africa, from 24 to 26 February 2020, and play a role in helping to grow the business tourism industry. Shaun Bird, GM of SCC, says he has...
