Monique Swart | Apr 3, 2014
Having single-handedly organised up to 18 events across South Africa, Nigeria, Ghana and Angola in one year, Monique Swart knows first-hand about event stress and how to overcome it. Anyone who regularly runs events will tell you that the project...
Monique Swart | Jan 15, 2014
Reflecting on the past year, the interactions, relationships and the people, Monique Swart has a few wishes for 2014. As a service-driven industry, I think that it’s often easy to lose sight of the basics and I hope that people start really...
Monique Swart | Jan 14, 2014
Monique Swart finds it interesting – and sometimes fairly alarming – that many companies do not see the importance of consolidating their travel and meetings spend. There seems to be a belief that consolidation limits choice. This can be true, but...
Monique Swart | Jan 14, 2014
On recent trips to Angola and Ghana to host the African Business Travel Association (ABTA) forums for local travel industry professionals, the issue of basic skills training was identified by delegates as a key challenge in these regions. My...