Research
Shanna Jacobsen | Oct 1, 2021
Following its official launch in June this year, the African Perspectives on the MICE Industry Report 2021 aims to provide insights that enable the entirety of the business events value chain to inform their strategic...
Leadership
Shanna Jacobsen | Sep 21, 2021
This past week saw the launch of the Events Industry Council’s first phase of its landmark Equity Acceleration Plan. The Events Industry Council (EIC), a global voice of the business events industry on advocacy, research, professional...
Administration
Shanna Jacobsen | Sep 10, 2021
A key objective for us as event organisers and planners is to deliver ROI for our clients. theplanner.guru explores some of the top strategies we can implement. Return on investment – it’s the sweet spot for any event organiser and marketer, and of...
Covid-19 resources
Pippa Naude | Apr 19, 2021
Recently, davies tanner in partnership with IBTM Events launched its Global Destinations Marketing Report on the IBTM Connect platform. The report looks at what marketing channels destinations have been using to remain engaged with their audiences...
Research
Pippa Naude | Apr 12, 2021
Throughout 2021, ATTA will be taking a “snapshot” at the end of each month from the perspective of accommodation providers, DMCs, tour operators and agents, and private guides. Download the results of the March snapshot survey here. READ: ATTA’s...
Exhibitions and Events
Pippa Naude | Feb 25, 2021
The event landscape is rapidly evolving as new ways to execute events are being established. “But one thing is for sure – event technology and innovation is likely to remain a cornerstone of the ever-changed event engage industry,” says Mike Lysko,...
Covid-19 resources
Pippa Naude | Feb 9, 2021
ATTA, the African Travel & Tourism Association, has released the results of its 2021 Travel Recovery SnapShot survey. The key takeaways from the survey show: The Domestic Market was key for accommodation providers with the bulk of bookings...
Covid-19 resources
Pippa Naude | Feb 2, 2021
The state of the international exhibition industry has been captured in the latest Global Barometer research by UFI, the Global Association of the Exhibition Industry. This includes a look at the impact of Covid-19 during 2020, as well as...
Research
Pippa Naude | Dec 8, 2020
The Euro Fair Statistics 2019 report shares data insights from 643 738 exhibiting companies, 2 416 exhibitions and 70 million registered visitors (both for consumer and trade event) from across 21 European countries. It is compiled by UFI, the...
Covid-19 resources
Pippa Naude | Oct 21, 2020
The International Federation of Exhibition & Event Services – or IFES as most of us know it – has released the results of a survey it ran among its members on the impact their businesses have felt due to COVID-19. The survey ran...
Covid-19 resources
Pippa Naude | Oct 20, 2020
The results of a global study on live exhibitions, which gathered more than 9 000 responses from exhibitors and exhibition visitors in 30 countries, reveals that the COVID-19 pandemic has not caused a shift away from live events. In fact, both...
Research
Londi Khumalo | Oct 20, 2020
The African MICE industry has been hard at work during the lockdown in its bid to consider new ways to collaborate and remain resilient post-pandemic. Two recent conferences focused on Africa working together i.e. the Global MICE Summit and the...
