Shanna Jacobsen | Mar 6, 2024
After an extensive recruitment process, the Board of South African Tourism is pleased to announce that Nombulelo Guliwe CA (SA) has accepted the position of CEO of South African Tourism under a five-year contract. At 37 years old, Ms. Guliwe is a...
Sponsored Content | Feb 29, 2024
The 18th iteration of the South Africa Tourism-owned Meetings Africa, held in Sandton Convention Centre from 26 to 28 February, saw the continuation of the participation of SMMEs at this prestigious tradeshow, thereby further opening up tourism’s...
Shanna Jacobsen | Feb 28, 2024
KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) is poised to raise its head as Africa’s premier destination for business, meetings, and “bleisure” tourism at Meetings Africa 2024. Acting CEO of Tourism KwaZulu-Natal (TKZN), Mr Sibusiso Gumbi, expressed the KZN...
Shanna Jacobsen | Feb 16, 2024
The Meetings & Event Planner learns how the South Africa National Convention Bureau (SANCB) is forging a brighter future for the South African business events sector. The SANCB is a division of South African Tourism (SA Tourism), focused on...
Shanna Jacobsen | Feb 14, 2024
At the end of 2023, INATUR invited Meetings on a press tour to Maputo to discover what makes it an enticing destination for MICE events, as well as the latest developments in establishing a new Mozambique Convention Bureau. Here’s what we learned....
Shanna Jacobsen | Jan 29, 2024
South African Tourism’s North Europe Hub has successfully concluded a dynamic two-week showcase with industry partners in Netherlands and Belgium. This began with a prominent presence at Vakantiebeurs, a leading trade and consumer show,...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jan 25, 2024
The eagerly-awaited Meetings Africa 2024 trade show is set to inject a surge of energy into Africa’s business events sector while significantly boosting South Africa’s economy. This was the assertion made by South Africa’s Tourism Minister,...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jan 18, 2024
Press release supplied by the South African National Convention Bureau (SANCB) In the ever-evolving landscape of the business events subsector, growth has been a constant companion, driven by globalisation, the expansive reach of service...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jan 12, 2024
EXSA – the Exhibition & Event Association Of Southern Africa – is hosting its EXSA-llence Awards next week, on 18 January at CedarWoods of Sandton. The best of the best in the local exhibition industry will be acknowledged and...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jan 10, 2024
Meetings magazine reached out to several business events professionals to find out what MICE trends they foresee will have the biggest impact on the local MICE events industry in 2024 and beyond. Eight trends were unpacked in the full article –...
Shanna Jacobsen | Nov 28, 2023
Leading global trade show, IBTM World, has opened its 2023 edition with the launch of its ‘World Trends Report 2024’. The annual report addresses some of the biggest macro-economic, political, ecological, and next-generation...
Shanna Jacobsen | Nov 16, 2023
The Exhibitions & Conferences Alliance (ECA) and International Federation of Exhibition and Event Services (IFES) have announced a new partnership focused on global collaboration and knowledge sharing. ECA is a coalition of leading...
