Shanna Jacobsen | Apr 15, 2020
While a walk to your home’s letterbox may be a welcome ‘outing’ in this lockdown period, you won’t find your April issue of HOMEMAKERS there. Instead, to help keep everyone safe, you’ll be able to access it online. “[We] have done a little...
Shanna Jacobsen | Mar 31, 2020
The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), in partnership with The Meeting Specialist (TMS), has launched virtual AGMs in South Africa. This will enable clients to engage with shareholders, making it a critical tool for business continuity. The need to...
Shanna Jacobsen | Mar 22, 2020
In light of the government ban on gatherings of 100 people or more, the exhibition industry in South Africa has come to a grinding halt. The Association of African Exhibition Organisers (AAXO) called an open discussion for exhibition organisers and...
Shanna Jacobsen | Mar 18, 2020
A quick reminder to join the COVID-19 focussed webinar taking place today (18 March) at 15h00. Please note, that if you have not yet registered, there is still time to do so until 14h00 today. You can registered for the webinar here. The webinar...
Shanna Jacobsen | Mar 17, 2020
Reed Exhibitions has confirmed that Decorex Durban will be postponed to 19-22 March 2021. This is in line with the advice of local and national health authorities, based on the COVID-19 outbreak. Exhibitors and Buyers are being contacted directly...
Shanna Jacobsen | Mar 16, 2020
The Coronavirus pandemic is disrupting the global exhibition industry. In order to better understand these effects, and to identify best practice for future resilience, an international study has been launched by UFI, the Global Association of the...
Shanna Jacobsen | Mar 16, 2020
On Sunday 15 March 2020, the South African government declared a national state of disaster due to the Coronavirus outbreak. President Cyril Ramaphosa said, “We have decided to take urgent and drastic measures to manage the disease, protect the...
Shanna Jacobsen | Mar 4, 2020
Plett Tourism has announced it will be an official Media Partner of World Travel Market® Africa 2020, as part of its strategy to promote the beautiful seaside town of Plettenberg Bay as a progressive and world-class destination. As well as...
Shanna Jacobsen | Feb 29, 2020
Team SA, the South African Culinary Olympic Team, recently returned from the IKA Culinary Olympics with three bronze medals. This event is held once every four years in Germany, and is considered the ultimate culinary competition. This year 1,800...
Shanna Jacobsen | Feb 22, 2020
The Sandton Convention Centre (SCC) is proud to host Africa’s leading meetings industry event, Meetings Africa, from 24 to 26 February 2020, and play a role in helping to grow the business tourism industry. Shaun Bird, GM of SCC, says he has...
Shanna Jacobsen | Feb 20, 2020
The EXHIBITOR Magazine EuroShop Awards Ceremony took place on Wednesday 19 February, the final day of EuroShop 2020, in Dusseldorf, Germany, where the most beautiful stands of the world’s leading retail trade fair were recognised with awards or...
Shanna Jacobsen | Feb 18, 2020
Tourism New Zealand has undertaken to plant an indigenous tree for each of the 140 guests attending its Asia Pacific Incentives Meetings Event (AIME) Hosted Buyer Breakfast. Trees that Count, a conservation charity, will plant the trees across New...
