Shanna Jacobsen | Oct 10, 2020
According to statistics from the Institute for Applied Positive Research, 97% of survey participants said having a trip planned made them happy. To provide travellers with an experience post lockdown or one that they can enjoy now in the comfort of...
Shanna Jacobsen | Oct 7, 2020
Africa Travel Week launched a series of educational masterclasses during Tourism Month, which have rallied a community of over 550 tourism professionals to learn alongside their peers from with expert ‘tutor-hosts’. “These have...
Shanna Jacobsen | Oct 7, 2020
International Pinotage Day is this coming Saturday, 10 October. Pinotage is a truly South African variety which was first bottled in 1959. Over the years it has been refined, and talented winemakers such as the Wine Cellar Young Guns have turned...
Shanna Jacobsen | Sep 24, 2020
IBTM Events has announced that IBTM World 2020 will take place online from 8 – 10 December 2020, due to the unpredictable travel restrictions that COVID-19 has caused worldwide. “We’re very excited about what we have created with IBTM World...
Shanna Jacobsen | Sep 24, 2020
Chef Coo Pillay, CWC National Project Manager Food is both part of our heritage and culture, and a basic human right. Yet many South Africans go to bed hungry at night. Since the start of lockdown, Chefs with Compassion (CWC) has provided over 1...
Shanna Jacobsen | Sep 20, 2020
WTM London and its co-located travel and hospitality technology event, Travel Forward, will be hosted virtually this year. The 2020 live shows had been set to take place at ExCeL London from 2-4 November 2020, but ongoing travel restrictions,...
Shanna Jacobsen | Sep 15, 2020
Vergelegen wine estate in Somerset West was declared a Western Cape provincial heritage site last year, and has up until now kept vast tracts of its 3000-hectares closed to the public. This is all about to change, with a newly launched...
Shanna Jacobsen | Sep 4, 2020
September is tourism month, so it’s fitting that Africa Travel Week (ATW) is launching its virtual Meetings & Masterclasses now to connect African tourism products with global buyers. ATW comprises World Travel Market Africa (WTM),...
Shanna Jacobsen | Aug 26, 2020
According to the World Trade Organization, without the necessary knowledge resources, a destination’s attempt to build, maintain or manage its competitiveness is likely to be limited. The COVID-19 pandemic has brought all destinations to the start...
Shanna Jacobsen | Aug 25, 2020
The Event Greening Forum (EGF) is a non-profit organisation that promotes sustainable practices throughout the value chain of the business events industry – from venues to organisers, suppliers and service providers. EGF Chair, Greg McManus, says,...
Shanna Jacobsen | Aug 23, 2020
Hosted by the Deputy Minister of Tourism, Fish Mahlalela, this webinar will focus on what tourism SMMEs need to survive the adverse impacts of COVID-19 – From Headache to Hope and Restart. Date: Monday, 24 AugustTime: 15:00-16:30RSVP: Click...
Shanna Jacobsen | Aug 17, 2020
Join thought leaders and industry experts as they discuss the latest trends and tools shaping Africa’s workforce. In a series of expert panel discussions hosted by CNBC Africa, we understand how COVID-19 has resulted in business models being...
