Shanna Jacobsen | Sep 10, 2022
The International Federation of Event and Exhibition Services (IFES) has announced the second edition of its IFES Innovation + Development Award (IDIA). The global award celebrates innovation excellence within the industry while also promoting...
Shanna Jacobsen | Sep 2, 2022
The ‘African Exhibition Industry Outlook – Unlocking untapped opportunities in Africa’ workshop will be held on Wednesday 13 September at the Johannesburg Expo Centre. It is organised by UFI, the Global Association of the Exhibition...
Sep 2, 2022
BON Hotels has added the iconic Grand Daddy Boutique Hotel on Long Street in Cape Town to its collection of South African hospitality properties. Guy Stehlik, CEO of BON Hotels A historical icon Previously known as the Metropole, the hotel has now...
Shanna Jacobsen | Aug 26, 2022
Everyone is talking about ‘post-Covid’. Does this mean we don’t need Covid vaccines and boosters anymore? The Planner Guru posed this question to Professor Cheryl Cohen, who is the Head of the Centre for Respiratory Diseases and Meningitis at the...
Aug 24, 2022
Africa’s hospitality industry is earmarked for substantial growth. Africa’s population now exceeds one billion, of which 350 million are middle class and likely to travel. At the same time, international arrivals have been growing, and the United...