Helen Brewer | Sep 21, 2015
The MICE industry needs to seriously gear up wherever possible for the ‘green revolution.’ One only has to view the plastic waste in our oceans and the heavy reductions in the fish population as well as the waste carnage from MICE gatherings to...
Helen Brewer | Sep 15, 2015
Despite recessions, job losses, as well a whole range of various internal and external challenges – the MICE industry continues to prosper albeit with lesser capacities and tighter budgets. Large events such as for HR Practitioners are packing them...
Helen Brewer | Sep 15, 2015
Determining and implementing a series of standards for the soft skills of professional planners needs to be a collective of various industry inputs. The corporate/association event decision-makers have requested their desire to play a pivotal role...
Helen Brewer | Sep 7, 2015
With the word being extensively spread to a variety of MICE industry sectors – the interest is evident with the registrations picking up for the 2015 Event Industry Summit (EIS) at Hackle Brooke Conference Centre on 1 October. Research carried out...
Helen Brewer | Sep 7, 2015
As the saying goes – time flies. Seven years ago Natalie du Toit was our flag bearer at the 2008 Olympics, George Bush was in the White House and Percy Montgomery was the most capped Springbok. Seven years from 2015, the Durban Commonwealth Games...