Shanna Jacobsen | Mar 29, 2022
Destination South Africa: Your next business travel and event opportunity! From vast economic potential in key sectors such as life sciences and manufacturing to incredible natural and cultural assets, South Africa has it all. Read how the South...
Shanna Jacobsen | Feb 5, 2022
On 3 February 2022, Johannesburg’s design industry flocked to The Leonardo in Sandton for an extraordinary launch of the forthcoming show, Decorex Africa Reimagined. Snaking up through The Leonardo’s parkade to try to find parking for the Aurum...
Shanna Jacobsen | Feb 1, 2022
Following the stepping down of Travelbags’ president and the consequent stepping down of the committee at the end of 2021, a notice has been issued to the industry to be part of the new committee. The below was shared with theplanner.guru....
Shanna Jacobsen | Jan 23, 2022
The new partnership between dmg events and Media 10 aims to create a relevant and connected gathering for the decor, design and hospitality sectors. This past Wednesday saw dmg events, owners and producers of the Hotel & Hospitality Show,...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jan 10, 2022
After the postponement of last year’s show, Meetings Africa is back with registrations now open. The announcement that both Meetings Africa and Africa’s Travel Indaba would be returning in 2022 was welcomed by the industry. Now, the organisers of...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jan 7, 2022
On the back of several successful mergers and acquisitions of companies within the meeting and events software space in 2021, MeetingPlay and Aventri have announced that they will be consolidating their respective offerings into one entity. There...
Shanna Jacobsen | Dec 14, 2021
On 14 December 2021, SITE Africa together with its counterparts from the SA Events Council and other members of the business tourism and MICE industry, hosted the T&Cs and Other Contracting Quagmires webinar to unpack the perils and pitfalls of...
Shanna Jacobsen | Oct 6, 2021
The recently concluded FAME Week Africa was an incredible success – we see why. In an African continent first, RX Africa in partnership with the Host City of Cape Town gathered the Film, Arts, Media and Entertainment (FAME) industries from...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jul 14, 2021
South African speakers have been positioned on an international stage, with two of its local speakers recognised at the Global Speakers Federation. The Professional Speakers Association of Southern Africa (PSASA) has, this past week, celebrated a...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jul 9, 2021
The Planner Guru, a leading source of business intelligence for the MICE industry, has been announced as an official media partner of the FAME Week Africa event, which takes place between 12-14 September 2021. The Planner Guru has...
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 | Jul 4, 2021
Glenton de Kock, CEO of SAACI, on what the association has achieved during lockdown and how it is working to ensure the business events industry is supported in order to recover. RELATED: SAACI signs MoU with the City of Johannesburg
