Helen Brewer | Jul 15, 2014
“MICE venues often confuse their site inspections between the venue’s features and the venue’s benefits’ commented a seasoned association event practitioner. The difference between highlighting features rather than selling the benefits...
Helen Brewer | Jul 8, 2014
There are over 3500 meeting facilities in South Africa with and without accommodation. In Gauteng alone there are over 2000. Competition is fierce and with the sluggish economy aided by the winter of our discontent – meeting venues need to get a...
Helen Brewer | Jul 8, 2014
A day conference centre with a rare and impressive attitude towards both their clients and their personnel is the only way to describe the Hackle Brooke Conference Centre. Marketing and sales personnel at Hackle Brooke respectively achieved their...
Helen Brewer | Jul 1, 2014
The announcement in the then finance minister, Pravin Gordhan’s budget speech curbing government spend on credit cards and external MICE facilities has exposed issues which are likely to have far-reaching corrective measures. The chickens are only...
Helen Brewer | Jul 1, 2014
Since 2008 Raymond van der Berg has been with the South African Institute of Mining & Metallurgy (SAIMM). In 2012 Raymond was appointed as Head of Conferences. At the inaugural CPD Awards which tests an event practitioner’s knowledge, Raymond...
