Shanna Jacobsen | May 6, 2025
Future Hospitality Summit (FHS) Africa 2025 (formerly AHIF) comes to Cape Town from June 17-19, 2025. The event brings together the most influential voices in hospitality investment, development, and sustainability from across the globe. This...
Shanna Jacobsen | May 6, 2025
As the world increasingly sees different cyberattacks through different mediums and techniques, the AIPC and Paratus are happy to announce a strategic partnership for cybersecurity for the association and its members. The AIPC and Paratus have been...
Shanna Jacobsen | May 5, 2025
Africa Tourism Partners, UN Tourism and BDO have announced the relocation of the Africa Youth in Tourism Innovation Summit and Challenge to Johannesburg, South Africa. Due to unforeseen circumstances, Nairobi, Kenya, will no longer host the Summit....
Shanna Jacobsen | Apr 30, 2025
Neurodivergence has become an increasingly discussed topic in recent years. Travel managers may wonder how to take care of their neurodivergent travellers, even though they cannot ask for or store information about a traveller’s identity. FCM...
Shanna Jacobsen | Apr 30, 2025
Marriott International announced earlier this week that it has reached an agreement to acquire the lifestyle brand citizenM, a unique and innovative offering in the select-service segment. The transaction is expected to accelerate Marriott’s global...
Shanna Jacobsen | Apr 29, 2025
African leaders are advocating for a new approach to measuring the continent’s green wealth, emphasising that current gross domestic product measures in most African countries are outdated and underestimate their true wealth. They spoke on Thursday...
Shanna Jacobsen | Apr 25, 2025
As we look ahead to the 2025 IFES World Summit in Guadalajara, Mexico (June 17-20), the International Federation of Exhibition and Event Services (IFES) is excited to reveal highlights from the upcoming programme. This year’s theme, Transforming...
Shanna Jacobsen | Apr 24, 2025
US$225 million in MIGA guarantees have enabled $450 million in foreign direct investment in sub-Saharan Africa’s hospitality sector. This includes: 14 contracts of guarantee 17 hotel projects with 2,900 hotel rooms completed in three years 1,860...
Antois-Leigh Nepgen | Oct 17, 2024
By Brooke Greenhill, Director – Elegant Experience It has been over 13 years since I opened Elegant Experience (what used to be Elegant Entertainment) and in those years I have experienced many differing trends within the eventing industry...
Antois-Leigh Nepgen | Sep 30, 2024
Premier Hotels & Resorts is a leading independent hotel group in South Africa, offering luxurious accommodations in key locations like Cape Town, Johannesburg, and Durban. In an exclusive interview with Sigal Geva, the executive director, we...
Antois-Leigh Nepgen | Sep 30, 2024
In a world where trust is becoming an increasingly valuable asset, a new partnership has taken shape to address this vital element. VUKA Group, an African-based conference, exhibition, and media agency, has teamed up with The Global Trust Project...
Antois-Leigh Nepgen | Sep 20, 2024
On 5 September 2024, the PCO Alliance Network celebrated the arrival of spring and Tourism Month with its first-ever “Spring Fling” event. Held at the stylish Inspire Rentals Warehouse in Wynberg, the occasion combined a supplier exhibition with a...
