Shanna Jacobsen | Aug 23, 2020
Hosted by the Deputy Minister of Tourism, Fish Mahlalela, this webinar will focus on what tourism SMMEs need to survive the adverse impacts of COVID-19 – From Headache to Hope and Restart. Date: Monday, 24 AugustTime: 15:00-16:30RSVP: Click...
Shanna Jacobsen | Aug 23, 2020
CEO of the Tourism Business Council of South Africa (TBCSA), Tshifhiwa Tshivhengwa, has urged businesses within the travel, tourism and hospitality to act responsibly and comply with the regulations of alert level 2 of lockdown. Tshivehengwa said...
Shanna Jacobsen | Aug 23, 2020
Get the week’s MICE industry news highlights in a quick 2-minute video, brought to you by The Planner Guru. This week we look at the MV Wakashio oil leak off the coast of Mauritius, new appointments at GL events South Africa, the International Air...
Shanna Jacobsen | Aug 20, 2020
Following President Ramaphosa’s announcement that South Africa would move into alert level 2 of lockdown at midnight on Monday, 17 August 2020, the Ministry of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs promulgated the new regulations. (You can...
Shanna Jacobsen | Aug 10, 2020
Throughout women’s month (August), South Africa’s tourism community will celebrate the role of women in the industry through the #IAmTourism campaign. Women represent 70% of the tourism workforce, a fact that the campaign seeks to highlight, as...
Shanna Jacobsen | Aug 10, 2020
Tintswalo luxury lodges have introduced a contactless app to improve the experience of guests, while reducing the risk of COVID-19 transmission. Every guest who books into Tintswalo will now receive a link to the Vamoos App, which they are...
Shanna Jacobsen | Aug 8, 2020
Proving a protest can be creative and even beautiful, the South African technical production and live events industry came together on 05 August 2020 to #LightSAred, lighting up 505 buildings and landmarks across the nation in emergency red. More...
Shanna Jacobsen | Aug 7, 2020
The Tourism Business Council of South Africa (TBCSA), in partnership with Bidfood, has launched the Opus4business App. This free-to-use tool was designed to help the local tourism and hospitality industry implement the COVID-19 tourism safety...
Shanna Jacobsen | Aug 6, 2020
Join the Event Greening Forum (EGF) for their first webinar, where they will be unpacking what sustainability can look like during the COVID-19 pandemic – and beyond. The session will be moderated by the EGF Vice Chair, Morwesi Ramonyai. Guest...
Shanna Jacobsen | Aug 5, 2020
Chat’r TV has announced EPISODE 4.0 of the TheOtherSIDE. Up for discussion is how to build online communities, and manage your brand and reputation using social media. Date: Tuesday, 11 August 2020Time: 14h00 SAST (GMT +2)RSVP: Click to save you...
Aug 2, 2020
The National Department of Tourism has issued a draft Tourism Sector Recovery Plan. Industry stakeholders are invited to submit their comments and feedback by 15 August 2020, via email to recovery@tourism.gov.za. You can download the document...
Shanna Jacobsen | Aug 2, 2020
On 14 July 2020, the Joint Meetings Industry Council (JMIC) released a Meetings Industry manifesto that outlines 15 ways that meetings, conventions and exhibitions offer a strategic advantage in a country’s economic recovery and renewal in the...
