Shanna Jacobsen | Aug 5, 2020
As South Africa’s creative industries enter the fifth month of lockdown, the need for greater governmental support and engagement is urgent. Many companies have closed their doors or have gone into business rescue; many more will be forced to if...
Aug 2, 2020
The National Department of Tourism has issued a draft Tourism Sector Recovery Plan. Industry stakeholders are invited to submit their comments and feedback by 15 August 2020, via email to recovery@tourism.gov.za. You can download the document...
Shanna Jacobsen | Aug 2, 2020
On 14 July 2020, the Joint Meetings Industry Council (JMIC) released a Meetings Industry manifesto that outlines 15 ways that meetings, conventions and exhibitions offer a strategic advantage in a country’s economic recovery and renewal in the...
Shanna Jacobsen | Aug 2, 2020
Get the week’s MICE industry news highlights in a quick 2 minutes, brought to you by The Planner. In this week’s instalment we look at: Rwanda’s MICE sector which has lost $48 million in revenue as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic; South...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jul 26, 2020
The Southern African Association for the Conference Industry (SAACI) organised the ‘Proof of concept’ event on the behalf of the South African Events Council. The hybrid event took place in five cities across South Africa and online on...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jul 26, 2020
Get the week’s MICE industry news highlights in a quick 2 minutes, brought to you by The Planner. In this week’s instalment, we look at the #LightSAred peaceful protest which will take place on 5 August 2020, findings from the latest UFI...