Shanna Jacobsen | Sep 15, 2020
The African Travel & Tourism Association (ATTA) has released the results of its survey, Addressing the Future of Terms & Conditions, which reflects the feedback of 339 participants representing Suppliers, DMCs and Tour Operators. The...
Shanna Jacobsen | Aug 20, 2020
Q. I keep hearing about force majeure. What must I do to be covered by it? A: It should be noted at the outset you cannot rely on force majeure (‘FM’) unless you have a clause to that effect in your Terms and Conditions. If that is...
Shanna Jacobsen | Aug 4, 2020
While the slightly relaxed rules of level 3 lockdown means business events of up to 50 people can take place, the reality is that face-to-face events are not being booked. “Our pool of clients are predominately in the ICT (Information and...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jul 30, 2020
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), Department of Tourism, and Tourism Business Council of South Africa (TBCSA) and all its member associations collaborated to produce a survey to quantify the extent of the impact of COVID-19 on the...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jul 29, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic is challenging the way we host events, most obviously through heightened health and safety standards. While the industry welcomes this adaption, there are some concerns that sustainable event practices could be abandoned in...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jul 21, 2020
Everyone in the events industry knows that a well-fed attendee is a happy attendee. So while venues prepare to reopen for business events of up to 50 people, the Food & Beverage divisions have been hard at work designing new menus and ways to...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jul 21, 2020
Wearable devices have been used to enhance safety in workplaces and nursing homes where they can raise the alarm if, for example, a dockworker falls in the water (Rombit) or an elderly resident displays abnormal activity levels (CarePredict). Now...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jul 7, 2020
Robert Dunsmore is a freelance creative events professional. He gave a presentation titled ‘Extreme event design: What is the new normal in extreme times’ during PlanetIMEX’s EduMonday Live event, powered by Cvent, where he unpacked the rules or...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jul 7, 2020
COVID-19 and lockdown has interrupted most businesses, especially in the MICE and travel sector. The solution is not as simple as pressing the pause button and waiting the pandemic out. Most of us need to rethink and possibly reinvent our...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jun 30, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has seen the events industry take a severe hit but if we are united in our efforts, we can weather the storm, writes Richard Downing, CEO of Downings Marquee Rentals. COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, coronavirus – whatever the name used...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jun 15, 2020
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has launched a free-to-use online interactive world map for travellers to access the latest COVID-19 entry regulations by country. The map relies on IATA’s Timatic database, which is currently...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jun 14, 2020
Vanessa Perumal is the founder of JT Communication Solutions, and a leading South African communications specialist and social entrepreneur. Recently, she was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer, the treatment of which necessitated the total...
