Shanna Jacobsen | Nov 5, 2020
The Event Greening Forum (EGF) NPO was created to drive the adoption of sustainable practices within the business events industry. One way it does this is through educational opportunities, such as its upcoming virtual Master Class on how events...
Shanna Jacobsen | Nov 4, 2020
HOMEMAKERS Expo has announced that the show as you know it is changing. The Homemakers team said in an announcement: “Home evolved and we need to do the same. After 28 years, HOMEMAKERS Expo, SA’s premier home improvement and lifestyle show, makes...
Shanna Jacobsen | Nov 2, 2020
With the exhibition industry looking forward to the proof of concept Restart Expo, this is also seeing greater industry collaboration. The Restart Expo aims to demonstrate how exhibitions and events can be safely hosted while ensuring all the...
Shanna Jacobsen | Oct 29, 2020
IBTM World Virtual 2020, which will run from 8 – 10 December 2020, has announced details of its hosted buyer and exhibitor sign-ups which include some of the biggest global corporations, associations and agencies. Confirmed exhibitors include:...
Shanna Jacobsen | Oct 29, 2020
19 October 2020 was World Champagne Day, an occasion which Moët & Chandon celebrated “from coast to coast, toast to toast” with stars across the continent who all raised their glasses at 17:43 as the sun set on Africa. “After what’s been a...
Shanna Jacobsen | Oct 20, 2020
The Tourism Grading Council of South Africa (TGCSA) is taking its Speed Marketing Sessions online for the first time, to assist in the recovery of the tourism sector. These sessions will be held on Zoom and will bring tourism products and both...
Shanna Jacobsen | Oct 20, 2020
Each year, corporations spend trillions of dollars acquiring goods and services. Of this, only 1% of the total spend is on women-owned businesses. This means many corporations are missing out on an opportunity to diversify their supply chains, grow...
Shanna Jacobsen | Sep 25, 2020
The popular South African entertainment and event mecca, Sun City, celebrated it’s reopening earlier this month after the country entered lockdown level 1 – and the celebrations continued into Heritage Day with colourful song and dance....
Shanna Jacobsen | Sep 24, 2020
IBTM Events has announced that IBTM World 2020 will take place online from 8 – 10 December 2020, due to the unpredictable travel restrictions that COVID-19 has caused worldwide. “We’re very excited about what we have created with IBTM World...
Shanna Jacobsen | Sep 20, 2020
The news that South Africa is moving to level 1 of lockdown on Monday, 21 September, has been met with mixed feelings from the live events sector. Sharif Baker, Chairperson of the Technical Production Services Association (TPSA) and spokesperson...
Shanna Jacobsen | Sep 20, 2020
The South African live events industry is invited to stand with industry players across the globe, most of whom are still unable to work during this time, as they raise awareness about their plight through the #WeMakeEvents campaign on 30 September...
Shanna Jacobsen | Sep 20, 2020
WTM London and its co-located travel and hospitality technology event, Travel Forward, will be hosted virtually this year. The 2020 live shows had been set to take place at ExCeL London from 2-4 November 2020, but ongoing travel restrictions,...
