Shanna Jacobsen | May 5, 2020
Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane, the Minister of Tourism, has confirmed that the 2020 Africa’s Travel Indaba and the Lilizela Awards have been cancelled in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Following the outbreak of COVID-19 and subsequent lockdown, the...
Shanna Jacobsen | May 3, 2020
Global Exhibitions Day (GED) is a month away, taking place on 3 June 2020. This year, the need to showcase the value of the exhibition industry is especially critical, which is why UFI if going to focus the message of GED 2020 as ‘exhibitions are...
Shanna Jacobsen | Apr 30, 2020
Research by the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) released on 28 April 2020 reveals that the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in all destinations around the world introducing travel restrictions. This is the most severe scenario of...
Shanna Jacobsen | Apr 27, 2020
Emergency relief efforts have a lot in common with organising events: There is a need to provide temporary solutions, to act quickly within short timeframes, and to adapt and solve challenges that invariably arise. So perhaps it is not surprising...
Shanna Jacobsen | Apr 24, 2020
On 06 May 2020, the IMEX Group will launch a new project they have been working on: PlanetIMEX. This virtual experience offers visitors unlimited, free access to three islands that are created in 3D and have interactive features to explore their...
Shanna Jacobsen | Apr 22, 2020
UFI, the Global Association of the Exhibition Industry, has announced the five global winners of the UFI 2020 Next Generation Leadership (NGL) Grant. They are: Alexis Zamudio, Events Manager, FINNOVISTA (Mexico)Christina Rabl, Conference Manager...
Shanna Jacobsen | Apr 20, 2020
Following the unprecedented coronavirus pandemic and ensuing lockdowns that have been put in place across the world, 3S Media would like to reiterate its commitment to the industry by ensuring that the Women in MICE Awards goes ahead this coming...
Shanna Jacobsen | Apr 20, 2020
Most countries around the world have enforced a lockdown to slow the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. This generally means everyone, aside from essential workers, must stay at home and can only venture out for groceries and medical purposes....
Shanna Jacobsen | Apr 18, 2020
Around the world, exhibition venues and convention centres are increasingly being used as temporary emergency facilities in the fight against COVID-19. In South Africa, the Johannesburg Expo Centre has been converted into temporary hospital while...
Shanna Jacobsen | Apr 13, 2020
UFI, the Global Association of the Exhibition Industry, has cancelled its European Conference, which was scheduled for 3-5 June at the Swedish Exhibition & Congress Centre in Gothenburg, and its co-located Forum on HR, which was scheduled for...
Shanna Jacobsen | Apr 5, 2020
The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have been devastating; not only to human lives, but also in how the measures necessary to slow its spread are threatening the economic viability of businesses, and will likely result in job losses. The good...
Shanna Jacobsen | Mar 30, 2020
The Durban Exhibition Centre (DEC) was repurposed as a screening centre for the city’s homeless, ahead of the national lockdown. The eThekwini Task Team on Homelessness identified the venue as a suitable central point to receive an expected 1,000...
