Shanna Jacobsen | Oct 30, 2022
The Global Business Travel Forecast 2023 estimates that airfares will rise 48.5% over the last few months of 2022 and a further 8.5% in 2023, while hotel prices will also increase by an anticipated 18.5% this year and 8.2% next year. These hefty...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jul 3, 2022
Organising and hosting an event is a costly and resource-intensive affair; during a time when budgets are much tighter, unnecessary expenditure isn’t an option. Join theplanner.guru as we navigate through what essentials and add-ons can be...
Shanna Jacobsen | May 8, 2022
theplanner.guru learns why micro events are an important strategy on the back of the Covid-19 pandemic. Events are an important driver in creating awareness around brands, people and initiatives. The reason for this is that they are designed around...
Shanna Jacobsen | Aug 28, 2021
How do your virtual attendees learn and how do they want to learn? theplanner.guru offers insights into some strategies that are applicable even beyond the virtual experience. As planners and organisers, we are becoming increasingly aware of the...
Shanna Jacobsen | Oct 20, 2020
Oz Desai, GM Flight Centre Business Travel Cost is a critical consideration in our current economic climate. This is especially true when it comes to assessing corporate travel budgets. Remote working and online meetings have become the norm, which...
Mpinane Senkhane | May 30, 2019
Setting the budget for any event is possibly the most critical aspect of event planning. If not properly managed, it can be easy to go over budget, and in some cases under budget for the event, especially when budgeting or planning events is a new...
Heather Hook | Jan 12, 2016
A basic budget template to get you started with your events. Remember to put the name of the event, the date and the venue at the top of your document. This can be done in an excel document, with a page for projected budget and one for actual...
Martin HIller | Dec 29, 2015
There are different types of gatherings that offer sponsorships at various levels with a wide range of benefits, writes Helen Brewer. Be it the annual association’s conference, a public sector gathering initiative or a conference producer’s...
Heather Hook | Dec 21, 2015
Every event needs a budget, even if it is very basic. There is no way that you can keep to the spend amount envisioned by either you or your clients, if you don’t keep track of it. It’s a constant process through the event, from start to finish,...
