Shanna Jacobsen | Jan 21, 2021
A hospitality sector alliance, spearheaded by FEDHASA (Federated Hospitality Association of South Africa), has launched an urgent interdict against the Department of Employment and Labour following the Collective Agreement for the Bargaining...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jan 21, 2021
Teamwork is dream work – this seems to be the consensus among exhibition organisers and venue operators in UFI’s first Industry Partners Benchmark Survey, whose responses show they believe that service providers have a relatively high impact on the...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jan 21, 2021
British Airways, locally operated by South African airline Comair, has made a book with confidence commitment to its customers which allows them to change the dates and destinations of bookings without any change fee. Additionally, a booking made...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jan 20, 2021
In a bold move to resuscitate its tourism industry, Seychelles has announced its plans to make the country more accessible to more visitors as quickly and safely as possible. The plan was outlined during a press conference on 14 January 2021,...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jan 17, 2021
Mauritius has announced its national Covid-19 vaccination campaign. The country hopes to achieve herd immunity in the near future, which requires most of its population (potentially as much as 80-90%) receive a vaccine. As the vaccines are...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jan 14, 2021
Virtual events have been booming as way to safely bring people together during the Covid-19 pandemic. However, one company is offering a solution that is a little different: The Virtual Lab’s virtual reality (VR) platform, Virtuworx, mimics online...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jan 12, 2021
The IMEX Group has announced that IMEX 2021 has been cancelled. The show is a global event that attracts exhibitors and buyers from over 150 countries. It is therefore reliant on open international travel routes which, as a second wave sweeps...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jan 7, 2021
While roughly 4.8 million people in America and over half a million in the UK have received a Covid-19 vaccine to date, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced on 28 December 2020 that South Africa would only start rolling out its vaccination programme...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jan 7, 2021
South African insurers Guardrisk and Santam have finally committed to pay out business interruption insurance claims arising from the pandemic. This follows three separate court cases – one against Santam by Ma-Afrika Hotels and The Stellenbosch...
Shanna Jacobsen | Dec 11, 2020
Herman Swart Sun International’s property, The Maslow, reopened in October after six months of closure due to Covid-19. Herman Swart, General Manager, shares his experience working in the hotel industry during this lockdown period. “The most...
Shanna Jacobsen | Dec 11, 2020
Mike Lysko Flock Eventing Platform, a local company that offers digital solutions for the events industry, is strategically expanding its international presence and will open its Lisbon, Portugal, office in January 2021. Mike Lysko, Founder and CEO...
Shanna Jacobsen | Dec 9, 2020
Samuel Nassimov Premier Hotels & Resorts has invested R380 million in a new development on Umhlanga Ridge, Durban, overlooking the Indian Ocean. The property will feature a 4-Star Premier Hotel, which is set to open in February 2021, a 3-Star...
