Shanna Jacobsen | Jul 22, 2020
Since public gatherings were prohibited in mid-March, the technical production and live events industry has ground to a complete standstill. For many businesses this means 100% loss of income for the past five months – and likely for the rest of...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jul 22, 2020
Despite the current pandemic, the Radisson Hotel Group is forging ahead with its five-year development plan to strengthen its presence across Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Most recently, this saw the group signing 15 new hotels in this...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jul 21, 2020
On 20 July, the Tourism Business Council of South Africa (TBCSA) hosted a webinar to share details about the behind-the-scenes lobbying it has undertaken to ensure tourism is reopened urgently, as well as what the next steps are for this to happen....
Shanna Jacobsen | Jul 21, 2020
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Shanna Jacobsen | Jul 20, 2020
Many of the men and women delivering technical production services at live events, be it conferences or music festivals, are freelancers. Like everyone in the events sector, they lost their livelihoods in March and its probable they will only be...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jul 19, 2020
Events are considered a high-risk activity, in terms of transmitting COVID-19. To manage this risk, stringent new Re-opening Guidelines have been created by the Events Safety Council on the behalf of the South African Events Council. However, these...
