Shanna Jacobsen | Jul 30, 2020
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), Department of Tourism, and Tourism Business Council of South Africa (TBCSA) and all its member associations collaborated to produce a survey to quantify the extent of the impact of COVID-19 on the...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jul 29, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic is challenging the way we host events, most obviously through heightened health and safety standards. While the industry welcomes this adaption, there are some concerns that sustainable event practices could be abandoned in...
Louis Nel | Jul 26, 2020
Q. How should I deal with the issue of passports, visas, health and insurance for my tourism business clients? A: The answer is do NOT get involved in ANY way with any of these issues – make it quite clear that these matters have to be dealt...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jul 21, 2020
Everyone in the events industry knows that a well-fed attendee is a happy attendee. So while venues prepare to reopen for business events of up to 50 people, the Food & Beverage divisions have been hard at work designing new menus and ways to...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jul 21, 2020
Wearable devices have been used to enhance safety in workplaces and nursing homes where they can raise the alarm if, for example, a dockworker falls in the water (Rombit) or an elderly resident displays abnormal activity levels (CarePredict). Now...
