Shanna Jacobsen | Feb 26, 2021
It is common knowledge that the full tourism value chain has been badly affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, but seeing this impact in numbers in a recently released TBCSA report is grim. Prior to the second wave, in October 2020, an International...
Shanna Jacobsen | Feb 19, 2021
For almost a year, the hospitality and tourism sector has been battling to secure business interruption insurance pay outs. With the support of Insurance Claims Africa (ICA), many of these fights have gone to the courts and progress has been made....
Shanna Jacobsen | Feb 7, 2021
Get the week’s MICE industry news highlights in a quick 2-minute video, brought to you by The Planner. This week we look at the eased level 3 regulations; UFI’s Global Exhibition Barometer research findings; and Marriott International’s...
Shanna Jacobsen | Feb 4, 2021
South African domestic airline FlySafair has announced its first regional flight route, between Johannesburg and Port Louis in Mauritius. The twice-weekly service will begin when the borders reopen which, with vaccination programmes having recently...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jan 31, 2021
Get the week’s MICE industry news highlights in a quick 2-minute video, brought to you by The Planner. This week we look at two new formally recognised Event Safety Officer designations; the launch of the R1.2 billion Tourism Equity Fund; and Qatar...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jan 21, 2021
As the Covid-19 pandemic rages on, it is unclear how much time will be needed to roll out double-dose vaccines to 67% of our country’s population, nor how long immunity from the vaccine will last for. Which means the events industry cannot depend...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jan 13, 2021
Seychelles began administering Covid-19 vaccines on Sunday, 10 January 2021. The republic’s president, H E Wavel Ramkalawan, took the very first dose (pictured above) – making him the first Head of State in Africa to do so. He was joined by roughly...
Shanna Jacobsen | Dec 15, 2020
In an address to the nation last night, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced new Lockdown Level 1 regulations as South Africa heads into its second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. “We have to recognise that the more we travel, the greater the...
Shanna Jacobsen | Dec 9, 2020
The Ticketpro Dome has unveiled its latest offering: The Ticketpro Dome Hybrid Studio. This permanent studio at The Ticketpro Dome Conference and Events Venue delivers a fully integrated solution, from live streaming to 100% virtual events, and can...
Shanna Jacobsen | Dec 6, 2020
African Utility Week and POWERGEN Africa, Africa’s flagship power, energy and water event, has announced it is rebranding to Enlit Africa. This is part of a new international brand which the show organisers, Clarion Events, have created and which...
Shanna Jacobsen | Dec 1, 2020
Airlink has partnered with global travel technology company Amadeus to implement the Amadeus Altéa Passenger Services System. This technology will allow Airlink to manage its inventory, ticketing, customer and flight management, e-commerce, revenue...
Shanna Jacobsen | Nov 19, 2020
WTM Africa has confirmed it will go ahead with its original 2021 dates, 07-09 April, using the format of a hybrid event. The decision was made based on sentiment research by the show organiser Reed Exhibitions Africa. “Our sentiment survey revealed...
