Shanna Jacobsen | Feb 7, 2021
Following the Covid-19 pandemic, many companies stopped all business travel while some allowed only essential travel. Now, as vaccination programmes start to roll out around the world, Oz Desai, GM Corporate Traveller, believes things could change;...
Shanna Jacobsen | Feb 4, 2021
South African domestic airline FlySafair has announced its first regional flight route, between Johannesburg and Port Louis in Mauritius. The twice-weekly service will begin when the borders reopen which, with vaccination programmes having recently...
Shanna Jacobsen | Feb 3, 2021
A number of new appointments, effective from 01 February 2021, have been announced by City Lodge Hotel Group (CLHG). These include: Shelley Steel has been appointed general manager of Courtyard Hotel Sandton. Steel joined the hospitality...
Shanna Jacobsen | Feb 2, 2021
Global Hotel Alliance (GHA) is the world’s largest alliance of independent luxury hotel brands and owns the award-winning loyalty programme DISCOVERY. On 01 February 2021, it announced that Sun International will be joining its network in mid-2021....
Shanna Jacobsen | Feb 2, 2021
Last night, President Cyril Ramaphosa noted that the rate of Covid-19 infections are declining across South Africa. As a result, a number of lockdown restrictions have been lifted – a decision which has been widely welcomed by the hospitality...
Shanna Jacobsen | Feb 1, 2021
The state of the international exhibition industry has been captured in the latest Global Barometer research by UFI, the Global Association of the Exhibition Industry. This includes a look at the impact of Covid-19 during 2020, as well as...
Shanna Jacobsen | Feb 1, 2021
To help ensure that Covid-19 safety protocols such as mask wearing and social distancing are enforced on its property, the Wild Coast Sun created a new role for Covid-19 safety marshalls over the festive season. “The marshalls are responsible for...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jan 31, 2021
Get the week’s MICE industry news highlights in a quick 2-minute video, brought to you by The Planner. This week we look at two new formally recognised Event Safety Officer designations; the launch of the R1.2 billion Tourism Equity Fund; and Qatar...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jan 28, 2021
Africa Travel Week (ATW) has unveiled its plans for 2021, which includes a new strategy to reignite tourism on the continent while continuing to prioritise the safety of its global community. This involves a blend of both live and virtual events...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jan 26, 2021
The Department of Tourism in partnership with the Small Enterprise Finance Agency (SEFA) today launched the Tourism Equity Fund. The fund will be used to provide debt finance and grants to black entrepreneurs in the tourism sector, and especially...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jan 26, 2021
The SA Events Council (SAEC), a coalition of 14 event industry associations, came into existence six months ago to support and lobby for the events sector. It hasn’t been an easy task, but progress is being made, especially in terms of forging a...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jan 26, 2021
“During this State of National Disaster, we’ve seen a massive drop off in events, with attendance numbers severely curtailed. But, as vaccines and treatment plans start to become available, it is certain that the events industry will revive itself....
