Shanna Jacobsen | Apr 4, 2023
WTM Africa 2023 opened its doors at the Cape Town International Convention Centre on 03 April 2023 to welcome over 5 000 registered visitors. They will have access to 577 exhibitors from 49 new countries, 200 expert speakers and over 80 hours of...
Shanna Jacobsen | Apr 4, 2023
On 3 April 2023, WTM Africa hosted an Equal Africa panel discussion on the unique challenges that LGBTQ+ travellers face, and how addressing these presents new marketing opportunities for destinations. LoAnn Halden, the Vice President of...
Shanna Jacobsen | Mar 29, 2023
Minister of Tourism, Patricia de Lille Yesterday, the new Minister of Tourism, Patricia de Lille, and various tourism role players gathered with the media at the Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre in Durban to officially start...
Shanna Jacobsen | Mar 28, 2023
According to Corporate Traveller, 88% of the global business travel sector believes addressing climate change is their top priority, while 78% of travel managers worldwide expect their corporate travellers to embark on more business trips in 2023...
Shanna Jacobsen | Mar 28, 2023
On 13 March, FlySafair announced the reintroduction of a direct route to Zanzibar, and confirmed that the high demand for chartered flights to Zanzibar was the primary factor that motivated them to add the route to their schedule. Until now,...
Shanna Jacobsen | Mar 21, 2023
ASATA (The Association of Southern African Travel Agents) has launched a non-profit business incubator for its members in order to further strengthen and streamline the tourism sector’s B-BBEE transformation agenda in an impactful manner as it...
Mar 2, 2023
Sharing their future outlook, three IIE’s School of Hospitality & Service Management lecturers predict which trends will have the greatest influence on growth of the South African tourism and hospitality industry. Roshaan Hurter (Cape Town)...
Shanna Jacobsen | Feb 28, 2023
According to The World Travel & Tourism Council, the global meetings, incentives, conferences, and exhibitions (MICE) sector is worth between US$650 and US$700 billion. It is also one of the fastest-growing sectors and could hold the most...
Shanna Jacobsen | Feb 27, 2023
BONDay – the Business Opportunities Networking Day – took place at the Sandton Convention Centre, marking the unofficial start to Meetings Africa 2023. Quality Connections The BONDay Educational Sessions started with Themba Mzilikazi...
Shanna Jacobsen | Feb 26, 2023
The Stats SA’s December 2022 tourist accommodation report found that accommodation income increased by 46.7% compared to the fourth quarter of 2021, and hotels were the biggest contributors to this growth. Hotels contributed 63.3% to this figure,...
Feb 22, 2023
Mauritius is open for business, and this beautiful Indian Ocean island is the perfect destination to host your next group, whether it’s for a meeting, incentive trip, conference, an event or exhibition. With its well-established world-class MICE...
Shanna Jacobsen | Feb 15, 2023
Joburg Tourism is a destination marketing entity within the City’s Department of Economic Development, dedicated to promoting tourism growth in Johannesburg. Its primary function is to promote Johannesburg as a business, lifestyle, sport and...
