Shanna Jacobsen | Oct 8, 2020
G Adventures ran a survey among 4 236 travellers across the UK and Ireland to better understand what travel trends to expect post-pandemic. They found that 32% of respondents intend to take their next trip with multiple friends and / or family...
Shanna Jacobsen | Oct 7, 2020
Africa Travel Week launched a series of educational masterclasses during Tourism Month, which have rallied a community of over 550 tourism professionals to learn alongside their peers from with expert ‘tutor-hosts’. “These have...
Shanna Jacobsen | Oct 5, 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 suspension of all operations of cash-strapped South African Airways until funding can be found; the 16th Akwaaba...
Shanna Jacobsen | Oct 1, 2020
Following a range of upgrades and improvements recently made to the property, the Wild Coast Sun beachfront resort has been upgraded to four stars in the hotel category by the Tourism Grading Council of South Africa (TGCSA). “Even during...
Shanna Jacobsen | Sep 29, 2020
Glenton De Kock, Chief Executive Officer of the Southern African Association for the Conference Industry (SAACI), shares his thoughts on what next for the business events sector. Glenton De Kock, SAACI CEO Many professionals and attendees will...
Shanna Jacobsen | Sep 25, 2020
The popular South African entertainment and event mecca, Sun City, celebrated it’s reopening earlier this month after the country entered lockdown level 1 – and the celebrations continued into Heritage Day with colourful song and dance....
Shanna Jacobsen | Sep 25, 2020
Radisson Hotel Group has launched Hybrid Solutions across 50 select hotels in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The roll-out will continue through 2020 and 2021. Hybrid Solutions is comprised of two parts: Hybrid Rooms and Hybrid Meetings, to...
Shanna Jacobsen | Sep 21, 2020
Catch this week’s MICE news highlights, brought to you by The Planner. This week we cover South Africa’s transition to lockdown level 1. This means that, under very strict social distancing and cleanliness protocols, gatherings of up to...
Shanna Jacobsen | Sep 16, 2020
Lee Zamekile Zama, CEO of the Federated Hospitality Association of Southern Africa (FEDHASA), has welcomed tonight’s announcement that international travel will reopen from 01 October 2020. She says, “This all-important step to reopening our...
Shanna Jacobsen | Sep 16, 2020
Tonight, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that international travel will be able to resume from Thursday, 01 October 2020 – albeit with various restrictions in place. Andrew Stark, MD Flight Centre Travel Group Middle East & Africa “We...
Shanna Jacobsen | Sep 15, 2020
The world’s largest travel platform, Tripadvisor, recently announced its Traveler’s Choice Awards winners. Four City Lodge Hotels were voted as traveller’s favourite hotels to stay at: Fairview Hotel and City Lodge Hotel at Two Rivers Mall in...
Shanna Jacobsen | Sep 12, 2020
Sun City’s Valley of Waves will reopen on 23 September 2020, making it a possible destination for those South Africans seeking a long weekend escape. “The Valley of Waves is one of our most popular attractions, so we’re delighted that we can open...
