Shanna Jacobsen | Sep 14, 2023
Congratulations to the following event industry professionals who were elected to CEPA’s council following an online voting process from 4 to 8 September 2023: Rudi van der Vyver (Chair) Mulemwa Moongwa (Vice Chair) Chad Botha Glenn van Eck Lisa...
Shanna Jacobsen | Aug 24, 2023
IBTM World has revealed the first details of its new-look Association Leaders’ Forum, which will take place on day one of IBTM World and focus on how the associations community can contribute to the ongoing debate around sustainability and the...
Shanna Jacobsen | Aug 24, 2023
On 31 July 2023, 4Mal Media Management acquired the Meetings brand. In addition to the bi-monthly Meetings magazine, the brand houses three annual magazine titles – The Meetings & Event Planner, The Incentive Planner and The Exhibition...
Shanna Jacobsen | Aug 24, 2023
The Association of African Exhibition Organisers (AAXO) successfully concluded its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on 1 August 2023, during which it addressed the current state of the African events industry and introduced its new board for the term...
Shanna Jacobsen | Aug 22, 2023
Ahead of the BRICS Summit, which officially kicks off today (22 August) to 24 August 2023, South African Tourism (SA Tourism) hosted delegates at the welcome event of the 10th Anniversary of the BRICS Business Council on Sunday afternoon. The BRICS...
Shanna Jacobsen | Aug 14, 2023
The countdown to Meetings Africa 2024 has begun. Meetings Africa, is set to take place at the Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, from 27 to 28 February 2024, with Business Opportunity Networking Day (BONDay) preceding the show on 26 February...
lizette.jonker@3smedia.co.za | May 9, 2023
The hospitality sector suffered severely in Covid times. It is therefore great news to hear that role players across the continent are very optimistic about their industry in 2023. This sentiment was recently recorded through the 2023 Hotel and...
Shanna Jacobsen | Apr 20, 2023
Nice Uwase, commercial director of the Kigali Convention Centre Following the launch of the Rwanda Convention Bureau (rcb.rw) in 2014, and the construction of the Kigali Convention Centre (KCC, www.kcc.rw) which was completed in 2016, Rwanda has...
Shanna Jacobsen | Apr 11, 2023
Air travel and tourism continue to grow globally, and are close to attaining pre-pandemic figures. However, several new trends are emerging in this recovery phase. The Planner Guru identifies four air travel trends that could help to support the...
Shanna Jacobsen | Mar 3, 2023
The Meetings team was On The Go at Meetings Africa 2023 – the continent’s leading business tourism show, which was held at the Sandton Convention Centre from 27 February to 01 March – where we caught up with several visitors and...
Shanna Jacobsen | Feb 15, 2023
Joburg Tourism is a destination marketing entity within the City’s Department of Economic Development, dedicated to promoting tourism growth in Johannesburg. Its primary function is to promote Johannesburg as a business, lifestyle, sport and...
Feb 15, 2023
James Bull, Sales Director at Informa Tech, has been announced as the newest member to join the African Association of Exhibition Organisers (AAXO) board of directors. Bull is a commercial leader and current Sales Director for Informa Tech in South...
