Shanna Jacobsen | Jul 14, 2020
The SA Events Council is hosting a live webinar for the business events industry, to explore the best way forward for business in this sector. The panel will explore questions such as: Is the best way forward raising a loan, selling shares,...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jul 13, 2020
The South African tourism industry, represented by the Tourism Business Council of South Africa (TBCSA), is “considering its options” after failing to convince government to allow intra-provincial domestic tourism to resume under lockdown alert...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jul 13, 2020
Following an announcement on 10 July 2020 from the Office of the Presidency allowing intra-provincial leisure travel under the advanced Level 3 lockdown restrictions, this was then retracted 30 hours later. In a now deleted tweet, the Presidency...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jul 11, 2020
COVID-19 is fundamentally changing company cultures, including how a company distributes work, deploys its workforce and engages its people. In the long term, this crisis is an opportunity to create a more resilient, sustainable workforce and the...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jul 11, 2020
The Southern African Association for the Conference Industry (SAACI) in association with the South African Events Council and the Events Safety Council has announced a revised date for the proposed ‘Proof of Concept’ hybrid event, which...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jul 9, 2020
The Future of the Event Industry is brought to you by EventMB in partnership with Spot Me and Discover Puerto Rico, and sponsored by Cadence. Date: Thursday, 30 July 2020Time: 5:00 PM SAST (8:00 AM PDT)Register now: Click here This free online...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jul 9, 2020
The findings of FCM Travel Solutions’ second ‘State of the Market’ study have been released, and reveal the following: Travel bookings through a Travel Management Company (TMC) are important for corporate travellers post-COVID-19, with 21% of...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jul 6, 2020
Following months of limited activity, BON Hotels has announced the reopening of five of its properties across the Free State, KwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga, alongside the opening of four new hotels within its stable. “We are grateful to be welcoming...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jul 5, 2020
Clarion Events Africa, the organisers of DRC Mining Week expo and conference, have announced that the live event, which was to take place in Lubumbashi from 7-9 October 2020, has been moved to 15-17 June 2021. The decision has been widely supported...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jun 30, 2020
These unprecedented times have brought about an unprecedented collaboration… Never before seen in our industry, the Joint Meetings Industry Council (JMIC), with the support of the four leading global industry trade events – AIME, IBTM, IMEX, and...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jun 28, 2020
The Southern African Association for the Conference Industry (SAACI) has welcomed the amendments made to lockdown level three which make it possible to hold business events. The new regulations were gazetted on Thursday, 25 June 2020, and will take...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jun 25, 2020
The City Lodge Hotel Group has released an announcement, which states: “Given the extreme uncertainty facing the Company and the losses currently being incurred due to COVID-19, the associated lockdown and travel ban and furthermore given...
