Shanna Jacobsen | Jul 5, 2020
The Joint Meetings Industry Council (JMIC) did a 2-part webinar showcasing the industry speaking with one voice. Input from industry leaders, including the South Africa National Convention Bureau (SANCB, organisers of Meetings Africa) and the...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jul 2, 2020
Our third Conversations with Women in MICE webinar was held on 01 July 2020, where we delved deeper into how women in our industry can find, create and use the opportunities that are available to them under the theme “Owning our opportunities: What...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jul 1, 2020
IBTM World has launched its 2020 investment and mentoring programme for event industry entrepreneurs, the Event Business Accelerator (EBA). The programme was founded in 2019, and is open to people with an innovative idea, product or service related...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jul 1, 2020
Representing 15 industry associations together with 250 contractors from 40 countries, Brussels-headquartered International Federation of Exhibition & Event Services (IFES) has elected Scan Display’s managing director, Justin Hawes, as its...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jun 30, 2020
These unprecedented times have brought about an unprecedented collaboration… Never before seen in our industry, the Joint Meetings Industry Council (JMIC), with the support of the four leading global industry trade events – AIME, IBTM, IMEX, and...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jun 28, 2020
The Southern African Association for the Conference Industry (SAACI) has welcomed the amendments made to lockdown level three which make it possible to hold business events. The new regulations were gazetted on Thursday, 25 June 2020, and will take...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jun 26, 2020
Following their AGM on 25 June 2020, the Association of African Exhibition Organisers (AAXO) announced their new board members for 2020/21. They are: Projeni Pather (Exposure Marketing) – ChairpersonDevi Paulsen-Abbott (dmg events) –...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jun 25, 2020
The City Lodge Hotel Group has released an announcement, which states: “Given the extreme uncertainty facing the Company and the losses currently being incurred due to COVID-19, the associated lockdown and travel ban and furthermore given...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jun 24, 2020
The tourism industry has been good to South Africa. It supports 1.5 million jobs and contributes 8.6% to the country’s GDP. According to Stats SA’s Tourism Satellite Account, the total tourism spend in South Africa in 2018 was R273.2 billion – or...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jun 24, 2020
The Marriott International hotel group is removing three hotels from its system, due to the ongoing impact that COVID-19 has had on the travel and tourism industry in South Africa. The hotels are the Mount Grace in Magaliesburg, the Edward in...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jun 23, 2020
Get ready for the third instalment of the hugely popular Women in MICE webinar series. This time, our guest speakers will be discussing the question: “Owning our opportunities: What does it take?” Date: Wednesday, 01 July 2020 Time:...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jun 22, 2020
Last week’s announcement by President Cyril Ramaphosa to allow accredited accommodation, casinos and restaurants to resume with careful cleaning and hygiene protocols has been welcomed by Sun International. The group can look forward to the...
