Shanna Jacobsen | Jan 29, 2020
If there is one thing that event planners from all over the world love, it’s current trends in event planning. It’s fun to speculate on what the future may look like. But if you have a business or an event to run, you don’t have...
Shanna Jacobsen | Nov 28, 2019
SAACI has announced it’s new executive committee: Kim Roberts is the new chairperson and Jaques Fouché the new deputy chairperson, while Denise Kemp and Glenn van Eck remain in their respective positions as public officer and treasurer. Kim...
Martin Headger | Nov 26, 2018
All the planning and brilliant service provision in the world cannot, and will not, guarantee a successful exhibition without one very key element: the venue. The venue of an exhibition is critical and is as important to the exhibitor as their...
Martin Headger | Nov 12, 2018
kulula.com and British Airways (operated by Comair) were respectively named Best African Low-Cost Airline and Best African Regional Short-Haul Airline at the annual Business Traveller Africa Awards this week. Held in association with Business...
Mpinane Senkhane | Jun 25, 2018
Constitution Hill saw members and affiliates of the Southern African Association for the Conference Industry (SAACI) – particularly SAACI JHB branch, come from far and wide in early June to celebrate 100 years of Nelson Mandela. The crowd was...
Shanna Jacobsen | Feb 27, 2018
It’s that time of the year again and we are gearing up for the SAACI 2018 Congress! SAACI 2018 will be held at Misty Hills in Johannesburg, South Africa, from 29 -31 July 2018. Rudi van der Vyver, chief executive of SAACI said, “We are extremely...
Shanna Jacobsen | Feb 20, 2018
Its official, EventsAIR will be the exclusive event management technology partner for the South African Association for the Conference Industry (SAACI). Part of this new partnership will offer SAACI a technology platform to enhance its member...
Shanna Jacobsen | Feb 10, 2018
The Southern African Association for the Conference Industry (SAACI) will act as the lead association for South Africa’s participation in the newly established BRICS Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions Co-operation Forum. The...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jan 23, 2018
Announcement from Jaques Fouche, SAACI Western Cape Chair: As you are aware by now, the water crisis in Cape Town has worsened dramatically since December. This, despite efforts by residents to lower their water consumption from a peak of...
Shanna Jacobsen | Sep 19, 2017
Tsogo Sun has proudly added yet another award to its growing collection – the Business Traveller Africa Award for the Best South African Hotel Group, which was presented at a ceremony in Sandton. Earlier this year, 11 Tsogo Sun hotels and resorts...
Shanna Jacobsen | Sep 4, 2017
The SAACI Tshwane Branch, in association with the Harvard Club South Africa and with the support of the Tshwane Tourism Association is hosting a 1940’s Fly Boys & Gals Branch Event on Friday, 15 September 2017 at the oldest operational...
Shanna Jacobsen | Aug 14, 2017
We live in a world of increasing information overload. Getting the message across in order to ensure that the receiver of the information in fact gets the actual message takes smart crafting of the spoken and written word. More significant is the...
