Shanna Jacobsen | Feb 17, 2021
Qatar Airways became the largest international airline carrier operating during the early stages of the pandemic and is currently rebuilding its global network. Part of this strategy includes increasing its frequency of flights to give its...
Shanna Jacobsen | Feb 15, 2021
UFI, the Global Association of the Exhibition Industry, has made a call for entries for two of its awards; the UFI Digital Innovation Award and the UFI Sustainable Development Award. Both awards are open to all companies from the exhibition...
Shanna Jacobsen | Feb 15, 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 RwandAir’s temporary suspension of flights to 3 African destinations; the announcement by the Canadian Surgery Forum...
Shanna Jacobsen | Feb 15, 2021
Research shows that sustainable business travel is likely to gain importance in a post-Covid landscape. The Climate Action for Corporate Travel Urgent Sustainability Summit (CACTUS) surveyed its members and found that 93% ‘strongly agree’ or...
Shanna Jacobsen | Feb 11, 2021
The damage that the Covid-19 pandemic caused the international exhibition industry in 2020 has been put into figures by UFI, the Global Association of the Exhibition Industry. This includes the following findings: Exhibition industry revenue...
Shanna Jacobsen | Feb 9, 2021
The Sport, Arts and Culture sector was hoping that the 2020 festive season would present a much-needed opportunity to start working, earning and rebuilding. However, an aggressive second wave of Covid-19 infections that emerged at the start of...
Shanna Jacobsen | Feb 9, 2021
African Travel Week has extended the submission deadline for ‘Reigniting Africa’ Award entries to 30 June 2021. This new award category was added to the WTM Africa Travel & Tourism Awards at the end of last year, to recognise the most impactful...
Shanna Jacobsen | Feb 7, 2021
Following the Covid-19 pandemic, many companies stopped all business travel while some allowed only essential travel. Now, as vaccination programmes start to roll out around the world, Oz Desai, GM Corporate Traveller, believes things could change;...
Shanna Jacobsen | Feb 3, 2021
A number of new appointments, effective from 01 February 2021, have been announced by City Lodge Hotel Group (CLHG). These include: Shelley Steel has been appointed general manager of Courtyard Hotel Sandton. Steel joined the hospitality...
Shanna Jacobsen | Feb 2, 2021
Last night, President Cyril Ramaphosa noted that the rate of Covid-19 infections are declining across South Africa. As a result, a number of lockdown restrictions have been lifted – a decision which has been widely welcomed by the hospitality...
Shanna Jacobsen | Feb 1, 2021
The state of the international exhibition industry has been captured in the latest Global Barometer research by UFI, the Global Association of the Exhibition Industry. This includes a look at the impact of Covid-19 during 2020, as well as...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jan 28, 2021
Africa Travel Week (ATW) has unveiled its plans for 2021, which includes a new strategy to reignite tourism on the continent while continuing to prioritise the safety of its global community. This involves a blend of both live and virtual events...
