Shanna Jacobsen | Jul 8, 2021
The number of mergers and acquisitions in the event technology space are growing. Earlier this week, it was announced that the virtual events platform company, Hopin has snapped up Attendify to grow its event marketing offering. Hopin celebrated...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jun 9, 2021
The burning question: Will the world ever really return to normality? The world of corporate events and exhibitions has changed forever! The organisers of RESTART 2021 invite you to join them for a full day of rich content, prominent speakers and...
Shanna Jacobsen | May 14, 2021
Cisco has announced that it intends to acquire Socio Labs Inc. This will result in the creation of a potent hybrid eventing solution. On Wednesday, tech conglomerate Cisco announced its intent to acquire Socio Lab Inc. – a four-year-old event...
Shanna Jacobsen | Apr 12, 2021
Africa Travel Week (ATW), which incorporates both World Travel Market Africa (WTM Africa) and International Luxury Travel Market Africa (ILTM Africa), ran from 7 to 9 April. For the first time, the event was held as a fully virtual trade show,...
Shanna Jacobsen | Apr 7, 2021
Anita Mendiratta, Founder & MD of ANITA MENDIRATTA & Associates and the moderator for this session This year, ibtm Africa, the leading African conference for the MICE sector (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions), is running...
Shanna Jacobsen | Mar 31, 2021
IBTM Africa, the leading conference for the Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Events (MICE) industry in Africa, will be running as part of Africa Travel Week Virtual, from 7-9 April 2021. This year’s conference content is focused on inspiring...
Shanna Jacobsen | Mar 23, 2021
OurAfrica.Travel has reported another successful event, with almost 24 000 meetings taking place, connecting 1 177 global buyers to 340 exhibitors from Africa and the Indian Ocean islands. Co-organiser Allie Hunt says travel bookings are slowly...
Shanna Jacobsen | Feb 15, 2021
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 RwandAir’s temporary suspension of flights to 3 African destinations; the announcement by the Canadian Surgery Forum...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jan 28, 2021
Africa Travel Week (ATW) has unveiled its plans for 2021, which includes a new strategy to reignite tourism on the continent while continuing to prioritise the safety of its global community. This involves a blend of both live and virtual events...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jan 14, 2021
Virtual events have been booming as way to safely bring people together during the Covid-19 pandemic. However, one company is offering a solution that is a little different: The Virtual Lab’s virtual reality (VR) platform, Virtuworx, mimics online...
Shanna Jacobsen | Dec 17, 2020
OurAfrica.Travel, a virtual meeting platform which successfully launched in 2020, will be back in 2021 to once again offer the travel trade a safe and affordable Africa-focussed travel show. The show will run from 1 to 12 March 2021 across two...
Shanna Jacobsen | Dec 11, 2020
Mike Lysko Flock Eventing Platform, a local company that offers digital solutions for the events industry, is strategically expanding its international presence and will open its Lisbon, Portugal, office in January 2021. Mike Lysko, Founder and CEO...
