Shanna Jacobsen | May 15, 2025
On May 14, 2025, SATSA officially launched ‘101 Adventures’ – a new toolkit and five category-specific Codes of Good Practice, marking another milestone in the industry’s journey towards global best practices and enhanced safety standards. Speaking...
Shanna Jacobsen | May 14, 2025
With the launch of two new conference venues, @Sandton Hotel is expanding its offering to meet growing demand for premium business and private event spaces in the heart of Johannesburg. The Argyle and Carlisle venues, located on the first floor,...
Shanna Jacobsen | May 13, 2025
With diplomatic ties between the US and South Africa under pressure this year, SA passport holders are feeling more than a little apprehensive about travel to the States – and more specifically, being put on the next flight home even with a valid...
Shanna Jacobsen | May 13, 2025
The 16th edition of the Cableway Charity Challenge showed again that people love supporting a good cause while at the same time enjoying the natural beauty of Table Mountain. The fundraising target for this year was easily beaten, and more...
Shanna Jacobsen | May 12, 2025
This past year, efforts around one of the Southern African Communications Industries Association’s (SACIA) focus areas have culminated in a comprehensive study on the size, scope, and economic impact of the live events and technical production...
Shanna Jacobsen | May 9, 2025
Africa’s most powerful tourism trade gathering, Africa’s Travel Indaba, kicks off on Monday, May 12, 2025, with the return of the dynamic BONDay (Business Opportunity Networking Day) – a one-day immersion into collaboration, insight, and...
Shanna Jacobsen | May 8, 2025
Reports of travellers being denied entry at U.S. ports of entry have sparked international concern – and for South African corporates, they’ve triggered renewed discussions around a long-standing blind spot: employees making business travel...
Shanna Jacobsen | May 7, 2025
The newly released 2025 State of the African Industry Report: Ignite Africa! reveals billion-dollar blind spots holding back African tourism – and provides an actionable roadmap for reversing stagnation as global arrivals rebound unevenly across...
Shanna Jacobsen | May 6, 2025
Future Hospitality Summit (FHS) Africa 2025Â (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...
