Martin HIller | Jan 10, 2017
Two tourism practitioners from aha Lesedi; Phelisa Matyolo and Ziyanda Mtshali were among a group of 20 trainees who were selected to partake in the Tourism Department’s Mandarin programme. The trainees were selected from establishments frequented...
Helen Brewer | Jan 9, 2017
With the year-end recess a distant memory – pundits are predicting a rocky 2017. Not that 2016 could be regarded as a whole lot of fun. Yet taking stock of some interesting MICE developments in the latter half of 2016 – it may be worthy for...
Helen Brewer | Dec 12, 2016
The exhibition industry is particularly sensitive to emulation and in the past few years, similar sector exhibitions held within weeks of one another have emerged and at times even at the same venue. Helen Brewer of the MICE Academy investigates…...
Helen Brewer | Dec 12, 2016
‘Successful Planning is the Knowledge that Every End is a New Beginning’ Although the planning team may take a breather for a day or two – it is best to strike while the memory remains fresh and vivid by undertaking a thorough post mortem or as...
Helen Brewer | Nov 25, 2016
‘Credible’ companies are a misnomer Employer companies are not candidates for credibility in the true sense of the word. An employer entity can alter in many ways, which clouds the true interpretation of credible. A company can change its business...
Martin HIller | Nov 18, 2016
With the conceptual planning having been decided, committed to written format and documented within a SLA (Service Level Agreement) – ensuring a successful roll-out becomes paramount. ‘Logistical Planning & Management is the part of supply...
Helen Brewer | Nov 14, 2016
“If you don’t know where you’re going, you will probably end up somewhere else.” – Dr Laurence J Peter Events are expensive undertakings whether in research, suppliers, services, time putting it all together as well as...
Helen Brewer | Nov 4, 2016
Appearance A professional is neat in appearance. Be sure to meet or even exceed the requirements of a professional planner’s dress code, and pay special attention to your appearance when meeting with prospects or clients. 2. Demeanor Your demeanor...
Martin HIller | Oct 28, 2016
With all industry-led standards, there is a step-by-step process. Whether reference is being made to human resources, marketing, public relations or any other soft skill, including event planning—a strong foundation forms the basis of the standard....
Helen Brewer | Oct 14, 2016
Tucked away within a comfortable set-up were several decision-making salaried event planners who assessed the event planning standards as drafted by the MICE Academy. The third event industry conference at Hackle Brooke was the outcome of in-depth...
Helen Brewer | Oct 8, 2016
The major hospitality associations such as Fedhasa are becoming increasingly concerned about slow payments which the hotel industry is facing. Millions of rands appears to continue and owed to a number of establishments known as ‘billbacks’ by the...
Helen Brewer | Oct 2, 2016
Innovative inputs are set to propel the event management industry into an era of professionalism and better understanding of the client’s expectations to ensure a greater return on investment with each event undertaken. The morning session of the...
