Shanna Jacobsen | Nov 18, 2020
South African Tourism (SA Tourism) has warmly welcomed Government’s decision to open borders to international leisure and business travellers from anywhere around the globe. “We are excited by the full opening of our international borders because...
Shanna Jacobsen | Nov 11, 2020
The new concept Courtyard Hotel Waterfall City is nearing completion, which means it is on track to open in the first quarter of 2021. Situated in the Waterfall City mixed-use commercial, retail, office and residential area, including the iconic...
Shanna Jacobsen | Nov 8, 2020
A Hyatt affiliate has entered into a management agreement with South African real estate company Millat Properties to open the first Hyatt-branded hotel in Cape Town. Nestled under the iconic Table Mountain, the 137-roomed Hyatt Regency Cape Town...
Shanna Jacobsen | Nov 8, 2020
WTM Virtual and the lead-up event London Travel Week are promoting responsible tourism as a key topic for the future of the sector. WTM Virtual is hosting eight conference sessions on responsible tourism, on 10 and 11 November, including:...
Shanna Jacobsen | Nov 1, 2020
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 launch of the Radisson Hotel & Convention Centre Johannesburg, O.R Tambo; the Soweto Business Events Council joining...
Shanna Jacobsen | Oct 29, 2020
On 24 October an event was held at SUD restaurant in Vilakazi Street to mark the Soweto Chapter (SOBEC) of the Township Events Business Council SA (TEBCO-SA) coming on board as the 14th industry association member of the South African Events...
Shanna Jacobsen | Oct 27, 2020
IELA, the International Exhibition Logistics Association, hosted an online discussion titled ‘IELA RELOAD Talk 2.3 Bold Leaders’ on 21 October. The panellists represented exhibition industry organisations from Europe and Asia, who shared their...
Shanna Jacobsen | Oct 26, 2020
To help their clients navigate the COVID-19 crisis, FCM Travel Solutions has conducted and published a global State of the Market report on how the pandemic is affecting corporate travel. ‘Travel & Expense’ was named as the common item to be...
Shanna Jacobsen | Oct 25, 2020
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 a newly-launched South African hotel venture called Hotel Sky; UFI’s Global Recovery Insights 2020 report and the upcoming...
Shanna Jacobsen | Oct 19, 2020
Following the announcement that, as of 21 September 2020, events could now take place under strict restrictions, the Restart Expo running over two days between 25 and 26 November will demonstrate the industry’s readiness to start safely hosting...
Shanna Jacobsen | Oct 18, 2020
SATSA, the Southern African Tourism Services Association, has expressed concern that tourism businesses arranging inbound travel for international clients to South Africa are now being required to pay VAT on their fee. SARS claims these businesses...
Shanna Jacobsen | Oct 18, 2020
Chefs Warehouse at Tintswalo Atlantic is a joint venture partnership between Liam Tomlin’s Chefs Warehouse and the unique Cape Town boutique hotel Tintswalo Atlantic. The new restaurant will open on Monday, 2 November 2020, serving lunch and dinner...
