Shanna Jacobsen | Jun 1, 2020
UFI, the Global Association of the Exhibition Industry, has announced it will be holding its Asia-Pacific Conference in Melbourne, Australia next year. This will be the first UFI event to be held in Australia. The Asia-Pacific Conference is one of...
Shanna Jacobsen | May 31, 2020
On 30 May, the Minister of Tourism Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane addressed the media to explain how the tourism sector will be impacted as the country moves into the COVID-19 alert level three on Monday, 01 June. Initially the risk-adjusted approach to...
Shanna Jacobsen | May 26, 2020
Join these leading Women in MICE as they explore the question “What is our pivot and direction?” to ensure that female empowerment is part of the MICE industry response to the COVID-19 crisis. Date: Wednesday, 03 June 2020 Time: 15h00...
Shanna Jacobsen | May 25, 2020
South African Tourism (SA Tourism) hosted a webinar on 20 May 2020 to discuss the impact of lockdown on the MICE industry, and what should be done to help sustain the sector. SA Tourism CEO, Sisa Ntshona, hosted the discussion, with guests Glenton...
Shanna Jacobsen | May 21, 2020
In this COVID-19 special edition, Meetings magazine invites you to discover how leading MICE industry venues, suppliers, service providers and associations are adapting to the pandemic and lockdown. Told first hand, this selection of case studies...
Shanna Jacobsen | May 20, 2020
Global Exhibitions Day 2020 (#GED2020) is taking place on 03 June 2020, under the theme: Exhibitions are Key to Rebuilding Economies. UFI, the Global Association of the Exhibition Industry, chose this theme to draw attention to the fact that...
Shanna Jacobsen | May 17, 2020
The MICE events industry was one of the first tourism sub-sectors to be impacted by COVID-19 related cancellations, and is expected to be the last to recover (“first out and last in”). As the country moves towards the easing of lockdown...
Shanna Jacobsen | May 13, 2020
IBTM Meets is a new series of interviews with prominent figures from across the business events industry. It was recently launched by IBTM Events, and will be hosted on its online hub, IBTM Connect. The industry leaders that you can expect to hear...
Shanna Jacobsen | May 12, 2020
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), Department of Tourism, and Tourism Business Council of South Africa (TBCSA) and all its member associations collaborated to produce a survey to quantify the extent of the impact of COVID-19 on the...
Shanna Jacobsen | May 11, 2020
On 11 May 2020, Sisa Ntshona, the CEO of South African Tourism (SA Tourism), hosted Tshifhiwa Tshivhengwa, CEO of the Tourism Business Council of South Africa (TBCSA), in a webinar on the recovery of the tourism sector Currently, the South African...
Shanna Jacobsen | May 11, 2020
The biggest change to events in the post-COVID-19 landscape will be how health and safety is managed. To this end, the SACIA’s Event Safety Council is developing a COVID-19 prevention and mitigation plan that will protect organisers, staff and...
Shanna Jacobsen | May 9, 2020
A message from the Southern African Association for the Conference Industry (SAACI): SAACI is working with industry partners to unify our voice and communicate loudly about the socio-economic value of the exhibition and events sector. The formation...
