Mpinane Senkhane | Apr 17, 2018
MICE is the acronym for Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions, where each type of event can be defined as follows: Meeting: Is a general term indicating the coming together of a number of people in one place, to confer or carry out a...
Martin HIller | May 15, 2017
The future of the MICE (meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions) sector is a hot topic at the moment. With political uncertainty on the rise and its impact on the economy, businesses face tough decisions for 2017. One trend that has...
Helen Brewer | Feb 6, 2017
When The MICE Academy introduced the American-owned and managed CMP (Certified Meeting Professional) programme to South Africa in 2004 – seven South Africans attained certification in 2006. By 2011 – with the MICE Academy steering a...
Martin HIller | Jan 17, 2017
An estimated 30% increase in Gauteng year-end functions went to outside catering services in the final quarter of 2016. Corporate entities who decided to have a variety of gatherings with catering – did so on their premises coupled with a fun...
Martin HIller | Jan 12, 2017
Durban, Cape Town and Tshwane are the first African cities to be included in the Global Destination Sustainability Index (GDS-Index), an innovative new measure for the level of sustainability that cities can offer to the MICE events (Meetings,...