Shanna Jacobsen | Jun 3, 2022
Last week’s Association of African Exhibition Organisers AGM saw the announcement of its new Board for the 2022/23 period. Exhibitions, together with events, have been among the industries that have been the hardest hit by the Covid-19 pandemic,...
Shanna Jacobsen | May 23, 2022
The African Development Bank’s 2022 Annual Meetings kick off today in Accra, Ghana. With a focus on climate change, theplanner.guru understands what we can look forward to. The African Development Bank (AfDB) will, from today, convene heads of...
Shanna Jacobsen | May 6, 2022
African Century Group has broken ground on a development that will result in the eventual opening of a four-star Premier Hotel in Thohoyandou, Limpopo. Residents and visitors can look forward to a 120-room establishment in Thohoyandou, Limpopo,...
Shanna Jacobsen | May 3, 2022
After two years of one of the travel industry’s foremost shows being postponed, Africa’s Travel Indaba is officially open. Following an immensely challenging period for the travel trade, Africa’s Travel Indaba is back, and the show promises to...
Shanna Jacobsen | Apr 28, 2022
RX Africa’s Daniella Galante has secured a grant to help “develop a new talent narrative” for the exhibitions industry. Following the conclusion of its judging process, Daniella Galante, senior digital marketing executive at RX Africa, has become...
Shanna Jacobsen | Apr 25, 2022
Rwanda is due to host the highly anticipated Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in June. Here is what we can look forward to. Following its postponement in 2020 and 2021 as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, Rwanda’s government, together with...
Shanna Jacobsen | Apr 19, 2022
Skål International, a global body dedicated to building global tourism networks, recently awarded Cape Town Premier, Alan Winde, the 2022 Skål International Karl Twiggs Award. During Skål International Cape Town’s networking event held on 12 April...
Shanna Jacobsen | Apr 14, 2022
Cape Town was abuzz this week with Africa Travel Week showcasing the continent’s travel offering in the most unique and vibrant of ways. Here are just some of the highlights. After two challenging years spent in lockdown, Africa Travel Week, which...
Shanna Jacobsen | Apr 8, 2022
Africa Travel Week is a collection of shows and events dedicated to exploring the continent’s unique travel offering and investment and growth opportunities. Here is what you can look forward to between 11-13 April 2022! According to the organisers...
Shanna Jacobsen | Apr 8, 2022
Radisson Hotel Group has once again demonstrated its growing appetite for Africa and continues to expand its portfolio on the continent. Radisson Hotel Group (RHG) has announced five new signings in Africa during the first quarter of 2022,...
Shanna Jacobsen | Apr 6, 2022
Africa Travel Week aims to unlock Africa’s tourism source markets – here is what you can expect from this exciting forthcoming show! During the much-anticipated WTM Africa and ILTM Africa, running from 11-13 April 2022 at the Cape Town...
Shanna Jacobsen | Apr 4, 2022
Various announcements show a strong pipeline of MICE projects for the continent. theplanner.guru reveals the most active hotspots. After two years of depleted activity within Africa’s MICE (meetings, incentives, conferences, and exhibitions)...
