Shanna Jacobsen | Jan 10, 2022
After the postponement of last year’s show, Meetings Africa is back with registrations now open. The announcement that both Meetings Africa and Africa’s Travel Indaba would be returning in 2022 was welcomed by the industry. Now, the organisers of...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jan 6, 2022
Launching in February 2022, the voco Johannesburg Rosebank hotel will make an official debut in Africa when it opens its doors next month. Guests can look forward to experiencing the much-anticipated opening of the voco Johannesburg Rosebank, an...
Shanna Jacobsen | Dec 3, 2021
Hotel Verde Cape Town Airport was recently named the Best Luxury Airport Hotel in Africa at The World Luxury Awards – theplanner.guru sees what makes it stand out from the rest. It is with great pride and excitement that stakeholders and staff at...
Shanna Jacobsen | Nov 29, 2021
During last night’s address by President Cyril Ramaphosa, he spoke extensively on South Africa’s detection of the latest variant of Covid-19, Omicron, and criticised nations that implemented immediate travel bans against South Africa, with...
Shanna Jacobsen | Nov 28, 2021
With a spike in the number of other countries detecting the new variant of Covid-19, several nations have implemented worldwide travel bans that may mean we need to rethink our plans for the festive season. The detection of a new Covid-19 variant,...
Shanna Jacobsen | Nov 25, 2021
A visit to the Ministry of Tourism in Kenya from the Swiss Education Group has led to successful engagements around the development of Kenya’s hotel sector. As Africa turns its sights toward the recovery of its tourism and hospitality sectors in...
Shanna Jacobsen | Nov 20, 2021
The White House has announced that US President Joe Biden will host leaders from across Africa for the Second US-Africa Leaders Summit next year. According to a statement by The White House made on 19 November 2021, President Joe Biden...
Shanna Jacobsen | Nov 19, 2021
South African Airways, which recently resumed operations after months of being grounded, has made some changes to the destinations it flies to in Africa. After reporting that South African Airways (SAA) had successfully resumed flights in...
Shanna Jacobsen | Nov 14, 2021
Ora Developers, an Egyptian-headquartered property developer, has revealed plans to invest $1 billion in growing its presence in Africa. Naguib Sawiris, the chairman and CEO billionaire of luxury property development company, Ora Developers,...
Shanna Jacobsen | Nov 5, 2021
The Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, will play host to the Intra African Trade Fair 2021 between 15-21 November. As industries navigate the challenges of conducting business in a pandemic era, we are...
Shanna Jacobsen | Nov 1, 2021
Following the HVS and EP Business in Hospitality co-hosted webinar last week, it was revealed that hotel values will likely not make a full return to pre-pandemic levels until 2025. As vaccine rollout programmes gain momentum, with around half the...
Shanna Jacobsen | Oct 30, 2021
After more than 10 years without any tourists, Libya has welcomed back its first international arrivals. Following years of social and political instability that meant Libya was a no-go zone for tourism, the North African country has seen its first...
