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...