Shanna Jacobsen | Sep 20, 2023
The second Tourism Business Council of South Africa (TBCSA) Leadership Conference was held at Sun City from 6-8 September 2023, under the theme βTourism β The Engine of Growthβ. One of the questions tackled was: How do we make Tourism matter? South...
Shanna Jacobsen | Feb 26, 2023
The Stats SAβs December 2022 tourist accommodation report found that accommodation income increased by 46.7% compared to the fourth quarter of 2021, and hotels were the biggest contributors to this growth. Hotels contributed 63.3% to this figure,...
Shanna Jacobsen | Nov 28, 2022
The latest update by Cape Town Air Access shares that air traffic to the Cape Town International Airport is steadily improving. When comparing November 2022 data with the same period in 2019, the domestic terminal saw a 73% two-way passenger...
Shanna Jacobsen | Oct 5, 2022
Rosemary Anderson is the national chairperson of FEDHASA Rosemary Anderson, national chairperson of FEDHASA, shares how the hospitality industry is faring in the aftermath of the pandemic, as well as what is needed to revive it to its former...
Sep 17, 2022
Byline: Sam Nassimov, MD of Premier Hotels Face-to-face conferencing is making a comeback. Sam Nassimov, MD of Premier Hotels In-person is popular Virtual conferencing holds a great many benefits outside of the obvious Covid-19 safety factors. From...
Shanna Jacobsen | Aug 15, 2022
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released its data for passenger air travel in June 2022. Based on Revenue Passenger Kilometres (RPKs) β which is the standard measure for air travel demand β total air traffic in June 2022 was...
Shanna Jacobsen | Nov 1, 2021
Following the HVS and EP Business in Hospitality co-hosted webinar last week, it was revealed that hotel values will likely not make a full return to pre-pandemic levels until 2025. As vaccine rollout programmes gain momentum, with around half the...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jun 5, 2021
Join Tes Proos, President of SITE Africa, and Justin van Wyk, CEO of Big Concerts, for an insightful discussion as they explore the pros and cons of South Africaβs vaccination process and the impact it has on the recovery of the events industry....
