Shanna Jacobsen | Jul 28, 2020
While the Level 3 lockdown regulations have meant that there is a limitation on gatherings with a maximum of just 50 people, the Johannesburg Expo Centre (JEC) is making the most of its space to be part of the frontline effort in the fight against...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jul 28, 2020
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all African trade shows this year have been cancelled. Yet many businesses in the travel trade desperately need an alternative way to engage with the market. Enter OurAfrica Travel 2020, a virtual ‘travel show’ that...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jul 26, 2020
The Southern African Association for the Conference Industry (SAACI) organised the ‘Proof of concept’ event on the behalf of the South African Events Council. The hybrid event took place in five cities across South Africa and online on...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jul 23, 2020
AIPC – the International Association of Convention Centres – is cognisant of the range of new COVID-19 related risks that could see convention centres re-closing. Many of these new risks are by now familiar (such as health and safety),...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jul 22, 2020
Since public gatherings were prohibited in mid-March, the technical production and live events industry has ground to a complete standstill. For many businesses this means 100% loss of income for the past five months – and likely for the rest of...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jul 21, 2020
On 20 July, the Tourism Business Council of South Africa (TBCSA) hosted a webinar to share details about the behind-the-scenes lobbying it has undertaken to ensure tourism is reopened urgently, as well as what the next steps are for this to happen....
Shanna Jacobsen | Jul 20, 2020
Many of the men and women delivering technical production services at live events, be it conferences or music festivals, are freelancers. Like everyone in the events sector, they lost their livelihoods in March and its probable they will only be...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jul 19, 2020
Events are considered a high-risk activity, in terms of transmitting COVID-19. To manage this risk, stringent new Re-opening Guidelines have been created by the Events Safety Council on the behalf of the South African Events Council. However, these...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jul 18, 2020
Petitions and protests are being organised across South Africa by tourism stakeholders who are frustrated with the current regulations which include an outright ban on all leisure tourism (read more about this here) – despite the taxi industry...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jul 18, 2020
UFI, the Global Association of the Exhibition Industry, has released the July 2020 edition of its Global Barometer research report which reveals the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the global exhibition industry. “While the...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jul 17, 2020
The Tourism Business Council of South Africa (TBCSA) is hosting a webinar in order to share details about the behind-the-scenes lobbying it has undertaken to ensure tourism is reopened urgently, as well as what the next steps are for this to...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jul 14, 2020
The Tourism Business Council of South Africa (TBCSA) has announced the launch of a free app to assist tourism businesses implement South Africa’s Tourism Industry COVID-19 safety protocols. The app includes free online protocol training and...
