Shanna Jacobsen | Apr 20, 2020
Following the unprecedented coronavirus pandemic and ensuing lockdowns that have been put in place across the world, 3S Media would like to reiterate its commitment to the industry by ensuring that the Women in MICE Awards goes ahead this coming...
Shanna Jacobsen | Apr 20, 2020
A message from Darryl Erasmus, Chief Quality Assurance Officer at the Tourism Grading Council: The past few months have tested us as a country. No one more than our frontline health workers. Because of this, Ubuntu Beds and RMB are collaborating...
Shanna Jacobsen | Apr 20, 2020
Most countries around the world have enforced a lockdown to slow the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. This generally means everyone, aside from essential workers, must stay at home and can only venture out for groceries and medical purposes....
Shanna Jacobsen | Apr 18, 2020
Around the world, exhibition venues and convention centres are increasingly being used as temporary emergency facilities in the fight against COVID-19. In South Africa, the Johannesburg Expo Centre has been converted into temporary hospital while...
Shanna Jacobsen | Apr 18, 2020
The Tourism Business Council of South Africa (TBCSA) reocgnises the need to develop post COVID-19 protocols, to proactively inform government policy. The development of such protocols will not only show the industry’s commitment to mitigating the...
Shanna Jacobsen | Apr 16, 2020
WTM Africa has been cancelled and Africa’s Travel Indaba has been postponed. The Southern African Tourism Services Association (SATSA) would like to find out what your thoughts are about refunds and marketing efforts in this current crisis. Please...
Shanna Jacobsen | Apr 15, 2020
While a walk to your home’s letterbox may be a welcome ‘outing’ in this lockdown period, you won’t find your April issue of HOMEMAKERS there. Instead, to help keep everyone safe, you’ll be able to access it online. “[We] have done a little...
Shanna Jacobsen | Apr 15, 2020
If you work in the tourism industry, a mere few months ago you would probably have been considered yourself lucky; now, as the COVID-19 pandemic closes borders and keeps most people at home, it’s likely you feel unlucky as you try to find a way to...
Shanna Jacobsen | Apr 13, 2020
Spier Hotel and Wine Farm in Stellenbosch won gold in the Responsible Business category at the 2020 Inspirational Africa Responsible Tourism Awards. In this category, the judges look for companies which make tourism better across their entire...
Shanna Jacobsen | Apr 13, 2020
UFI, the Global Association of the Exhibition Industry, has cancelled its European Conference, which was scheduled for 3-5 June at the Swedish Exhibition & Congress Centre in Gothenburg, and its co-located Forum on HR, which was scheduled for...
Shanna Jacobsen | Apr 13, 2020
The Department of Tourism (including all provincial and national tourism entities) has joined forces with International Finance Corporation (IFC), the Tourism Business Council of South Africa (TBCSA) and the Southern African Tourism Services...
Shanna Jacobsen | Apr 7, 2020
In a matter of weeks, the coronavirus pandemic has changed the way we live and work. The Planner gets real with Trudi Freed, director at the HiSide Group, on the impact that the lockdown has had on their business. When the first cases of COVID-19...
