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...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jun 21, 2020
New Zealand’s successful response in eliminating community transmission of COVID-19 means that there are no current restrictions on mass gatherings in the country, and domestic business events can resume. The business events sector’s response has...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jun 17, 2020
Like many businesses, Khoja Group found itself in a difficult position during the lockdown. “As we are a non-essential service provider, Khoja Group was closed on full lockdown for two months and had no source of income at all. Personal funds had...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jun 15, 2020
Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT), Lapalala Wilderness Reserve and Tintswalo Lapalala successfully captured and relocated a free-roaming pack of 10 wild dogs to Lapalala Wilderness Reserve in the Waterberg (Limpopo). The dogs are currently in a boma...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jun 15, 2020
The Event Safety Council (ESC), a special interest group within the Southern African Communications Industries Association (SACIA), has spearheaded the development of new health and safety protocols for the MICE industry. This is motivated by the...
