Shanna Jacobsen | Mar 5, 2018
In 2016, Capital Hotel School, a leading institution for Hospitality and Professional Cookery entered into a partnership with the Fortis Hotels, training 21 of their trainees and staff in either Professional Cookery and Hospitality Management...
Shanna Jacobsen | Mar 5, 2018
Tourvest Destination Management has appointed Monique Bester for the role of General Manager Johannesburg in its Incentives, Meetings and Events (Tourvest IME) business segment. Bester joined Tourvest Destination Management in 2015, as manager of...
Shanna Jacobsen | Mar 1, 2018
The Event Greening Forum (EGF) is taking steps to help black-owned SMEs in the MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, Exhibitions and Events) industry grow and develop. One way we are doing this is by sponsoring the membership fees to the EGF for...
Shanna Jacobsen | Feb 28, 2018
On Tuesday, 27 February 2018, the 13th edition of Meetings Africa 2018 trade show opened at Sandton Convention Centre. As a world class venue with the ability to host events, exhibitions or conferences of any size, ranging from 10 to 10 000...
Shanna Jacobsen | Feb 27, 2018
It’s that time of the year again and we are gearing up for the SAACI 2018 Congress! SAACI 2018 will be held at Misty Hills in Johannesburg, South Africa, from 29 -31 July 2018. Rudi van der Vyver, chief executive of SAACI said, “We are extremely...
Shanna Jacobsen | Feb 27, 2018
The Event Greening Forum (EGF) held its AGM on Monday, 26 February 2018, at the Meetings Africa event pavilion in Exhibition Hall 2 of the Sandton Convention Centre. On the agenda was the election of new committee members for 2018. Aside from the...
Shanna Jacobsen | Feb 22, 2018
The conference and exhibition industry has an ongoing and significant impact on the greater business and tourism value chain, contributing to growth in a wide variety of sectors, says Shaun Bird, Sandton Convention Centre’s GM. “For every person...
Shanna Jacobsen | Feb 20, 2018
Random Acts of Kindness Day, which was celebrated on the 17th of February, aims to encourage everyone to adopt a ‘pay it forward’ mentality, responding to kindness shown to them by being kind to others in turn. “At Premier Hotels & Resorts, we...
Shanna Jacobsen | Feb 20, 2018
Would you like to reduce your annual exhibiting costs? Do you want a stand design that can be adjusted for each exhibition you attend? Do you need an impactful solution for road shows? This is all possible with display specialist Scan Display’s...
Shanna Jacobsen | Feb 20, 2018
Its official, EventsAIR will be the exclusive event management technology partner for the South African Association for the Conference Industry (SAACI). Part of this new partnership will offer SAACI a technology platform to enhance its member...
Shanna Jacobsen | Feb 20, 2018
Justin Hawes, MD of Scan Display, admits that being a stand builder for the exhibition industry is challenging: tight deadlines and limited budgets constantly need to be balanced with exacting standards and a hugely competitive market. Which is...
Shanna Jacobsen | Feb 16, 2018
The PCO Alliance Network announced today, February 16 2018, the semi-retirement and relocation of Founder and Chairlady, Jacqueline Stumke. Ellen Oosthuizen, EXCO member and, for many years, holding the Inbound and outbound PCO Alliance...
