Shanna Jacobsen | May 24, 2020
When you’re in quarantine, mealtimes become a highlight of the day. Keeping this in mind, City Lodge Hotel Group has reimagined its food and beverage offering for its quarantine and essential services guests, while taking into account the...
Shanna Jacobsen | May 21, 2020
In this COVID-19 special edition, Meetings magazine invites you to discover how leading MICE industry venues, suppliers, service providers and associations are adapting to the pandemic and lockdown. Told first hand, this selection of case studies...
Shanna Jacobsen | May 20, 2020
Global Exhibitions Day 2020 (#GED2020) is taking place on 03 June 2020, under the theme: Exhibitions are Key to Rebuilding Economies. UFI, the Global Association of the Exhibition Industry, chose this theme to draw attention to the fact that...
Shanna Jacobsen | May 17, 2020
The MICE events industry was one of the first tourism sub-sectors to be impacted by COVID-19 related cancellations, and is expected to be the last to recover (“first out and last in”). As the country moves towards the easing of lockdown...
Shanna Jacobsen | May 15, 2020
The Tourism Business Council of South Africa (TBCSA) has released protocols on how the tourism industry can operate while ensuring the safety of its staff and consumers during the COVID-19 pandemic. It is envisaged that the protocols should remain...
Shanna Jacobsen | May 13, 2020
Ensuring a hotel is operating safely during the COVID-19 pandemic brings about its own challenges, chief among which is the safety of staff and guests. While cleanliness, hygiene and sanitisation have always been important, they have become even...