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...
Shanna Jacobsen | Feb 15, 2023
Airlink will reinstate weekly scheduled services between Johannesburg and Nosy Be from 23 June 2023. This follows the resumption of flights to Madagascar’s capital, Antananarivo, in January 2023 after the island republic lifted its ban on flights...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jan 26, 2023
Are you ready for Meetings Africa 2023? With only a month until the show kicks off with its Business Opportunity Networking Day (BONDay), on 27 February, you had better register now if you haven’t already. There is much to look forward to, all of...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jan 19, 2023
Madagascar has lifted its travel ban on flights from South Africa, enabling Airlink to resume flights between Johannesburg and Antananarivo from 30 January. Return flights to Madagascar will run weekly, increasing to three flights a week from 14...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jan 18, 2023
SATSA, the Southern Africa Tourism Services Association and the voice of the inbound tourism industry, has launched its new #freetobeSouthAfrica competition on Instagram. The competition is aimed at raising the profile of SATSA’s...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jan 17, 2023
The ENTER23 e-Tourism Conference – supported by the Joburg Tourism Convention Bureau – kicked off today at the Hilton Hotel Sandton, and will run until 20 January 2023. The event is expected to attract 400 delegates from across the globe,...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jan 11, 2023
The inbound and outbound African travel community is encouraged to attend WTM Africa 2023, which will be held at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) from 03 to 05 April. Entry is free and includes access to Africa Travel Week’s...
Shanna Jacobsen | Dec 4, 2022
Delta Air Lines has introduced non-stop flights between Cape Town and Atlanta. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) is recognised as the world’s busiest airport, with 75.7 million passengers passing through it last year. The new...