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 29, 2020
Sun International has launched a virtual and hybrid event solution in order to host events professionally and safely during the current global pandemic. Sun City Convention Centre has been reconfigured as a virtual venue to deliver your next...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jul 28, 2020
While the Level 3 lockdown regulations have meant that there is a limitation on gatherings with a maximum of just 50 people, the Johannesburg Expo Centre (JEC) is making the most of its space to be part of the frontline effort in the fight against...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jul 28, 2020
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all African trade shows this year have been cancelled. Yet many businesses in the travel trade desperately need an alternative way to engage with the market. Enter OurAfrica Travel 2020, a virtual ‘travel show’ that...
