Shanna Jacobsen | Sep 22, 2020
After six months of not being able to travel, Oz Desai, General Manager at Flight Centre Business Travel (pictured), believes that business travellers are eager to book their next trip; “Research tells us that business travellers are keen to travel...
Shanna Jacobsen | Sep 22, 2020
A message from the SA Events Council: As we enter Alert Level 1 in South Africa, the relaxation of regulations around capacity at events has allowed for a 50% venue capacity capped at 250 pax indoors and 500 outdoors. While not ideal for the...
Shanna Jacobsen | Sep 15, 2020
In May this year, AIPC, the International Association of Convention Centres, ICCA, the International Convention and Congress Association and UFI, the Global Association of the Exhibition Industry, put together a new global guide titled: Good...
Shanna Jacobsen | Aug 30, 2020
The health and wellness of corporate travellers has always been important, as it directly affects their performance. Oz Desai (pictured), General Manager Flight Centre Business Travel (FCBT), says, “If your traveller is feeling unhappy or burned...
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 | Jun 23, 2020
The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NCID) has issued a warning that places of work that have been closed or had restricted use during lockdown – such as hotels, hostels, leisure facilities and offices – face an increased risk for...
Shanna Jacobsen | May 26, 2020
Most countries around the world are starting to relax lockdown rules, and business events are preparing to resume. However, first they need to ensure that they can put adequate measures in place to protect their staff and participants. To help...
Shanna Jacobsen | Mar 30, 2020
At the end of March, AIPC, the International Association of Convention Centres and UFI, the Global Association of the Exhibition industry, released a guide to good practices for venues in the management of health and operational challenges...
Shanna Jacobsen | Nov 26, 2019
You are likely familiar with the many types of indemnities in the events industry, some examples being: contractual clauses that exhibitors must sign; the terms and conditions that delegates must accept when registering to attend a conference; or...
Martin HIller | Dec 31, 2015
1 WHAT TYPE OF EVENT ARE YOU PLANNING? Is it a classical recital or a rock concert? Both events require similar infrastructure, but the intensity of the input varies greatly. You will not necessarily need the same crowd control infrastructure at a...
Martin HIller | Dec 29, 2015
Safety and disaster planning has become the most important aspect in the planning and hosting of any type of event, writes Mike Lord. Nowadays clients are engaging with health and safety specialists far earlier in the event cycle. This ensures that...
Martin HIller | Dec 29, 2015
1 PLAN FROM THE BEGINNING From the get-go, ensure safety is on the agenda of all your planning meetings. 2 APPOINT A SAFETY CONSULTANT TO THE EVENT The Events Act requires you to appoint a safety officer competent to perform this task on...
