Antois-Leigh Nepgen | Oct 3, 2025
Spring has always been a season of fresh starts. The air feels lighter, gardens begin to bloom, and there’s a renewed sense of energy that seems to whisper, “It’s time to rejuvenate.” Yet while we happily spring-clean our homes, we often forget to...
Shanna Jacobsen | Nov 5, 2022
What do you do when a terrorist warning is issued the day before the congress you are planning is due to start? Larna Jackson, Business Owner of Event Options, shares her experience of just how she and her team navigated this unexpected challenge....
Shanna Jacobsen | Aug 26, 2022
Everyone is talking about ‘post-Covid’. Does this mean we don’t need Covid vaccines and boosters anymore? The Planner Guru posed this question to Professor Cheryl Cohen, who is the Head of the Centre for Respiratory Diseases and Meningitis at the...
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 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...