Pippa Naude | Jan 26, 2023
Are you ready for Meetings Africa 2023? With only a month until the show kicks off with its Business Opportunity Networking Day (BONDay), on 27 February, you had better register now if you haven’t already. There is much to look forward to, all of...
Pippa Naude | Jan 11, 2023
The inbound and outbound African travel community is encouraged to attend WTM Africa 2023, which will be held at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) from 03 to 05 April. Entry is free and includes access to Africa Travel Week’s...
Pippa Naude | Nov 23, 2022
The International Luxury Travel Market (ILTM) Africa brings the most luxurious pan-African travel experiences and interested buyers together. Among the products being showcased are exclusive boutique hotels, private safaris and tailormade travel...
Pippa Naude | Sep 2, 2022
The ‘African Exhibition Industry Outlook – Unlocking untapped opportunities in Africa’ workshop will be held on Wednesday 13 September at the Johannesburg Expo Centre. It is organised by UFI, the Global Association of the Exhibition...
Aug 24, 2022
Africa’s hospitality industry is earmarked for substantial growth. Africa’s population now exceeds one billion, of which 350 million are middle class and likely to travel. At the same time, international arrivals have been growing, and the United...
Pippa Naude | Aug 15, 2022
Mohahlaula Airlines has announced it’s intention to launch a local Lesotho airline within the next year. Initially it will service the popular Maseru to Johannesburg route, with plans to expand into more South African destinations. Seizing...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jul 29, 2022
Together with the Government of Barbados, Afreximbank will host the first-ever Africa-Caribbean Trade and Investment Forum to take place at the beginning of September. Under the banner of ‘One People, One Destiny: Uniting and Reimagining Our...
Jul 26, 2022
Loadshedding, inflation and the rising cost of living is hitting small business owners in South Africa hard. Oz Desai, GM Corporate Traveller, weighs in. With little or no cash to spare, many SMEs are reconsidering their business travel needs,...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jul 22, 2022
During this year’s 5th Africa MICE Summit, there will be a strong focus on how the meetings and events industry can drive the AfCFTA agreement to stimulate trade and investment in Africa. The Africa MICE Summit is a leading platform...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jul 19, 2022
The development and opening of a new ecotourism park is set to be a gamechanger for Rwanda’s tourism sector and the sustainability of the industry. The Nyandungu Urban Wetland Eco-Tourism Park is a defining moment for Rwanda’s tourism sector and...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jul 15, 2022
…because who doesn’t want STRONG PR, Marketing and Events? That is a cheeky double-entendre rhetorical question the new Johannesburg-based public relations, marketing and events agency called STRONG PR, Marketing and Events is...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jul 13, 2022
Following the lifting of Covid-19 restrictions in South Africa less than a month ago, Sojern has announced its entry into country with a brand new trends report. It was to be expected that tourism activity in South Africa would quickly ramp up...
