Event Planner's Guide to Africa

18/11/2025

JUST IN: Congratulations to Corne Koch, who has been appointed South African Tourism's new Chief Convention Bureau Officer. Corne will head the South African National Convention Bureau (SANCB) business unit, effective 1 December 2025.

She joins SA Tourism bringing more than 20 years of experience in tourism destination marketing and promotion across South Africa. Most recently, she served as Head of the Cape Town and Western Cape Convention Bureau at Wesgro, where she led a high-performing team responsible for positioning the Western Cape as Africa’s top business-events destination.

Corne, we wish you all the best in your new and exciting role!

Read more: https://lnkd.in/dFvvgYip
https://solamedia.co.za/sa-tourism-announces-the-appointment-of-chief-convention-bureau-officer/

05/06/2024

Happy Global Exhibitions Day! According to the UFI - The Global Association of the Exhibition Industry, four key messages underpin this year’s theme, “Exhibitions are catalysts to sustainable futures”:

* Exhibitions drive progress: Exhibitions are platforms to discuss, create and showcase solutions to our universal challenges.
* Exhibitions facilitate economic growth: Exhibitions are engines of economic growth, connecting industries and driving job creation.
* Exhibitions are sustainable: Exhibitions are a sustainable way to drive business and development, gathering communities in one place and managing our environmental impact.
* Exhibitions connect people: Exhibitions are community builders, bringing people together face-to-face to connect, collaborate and contribute.

We celebrate this as we continue to play our part in the events industry.

22/04/2024

In the dynamic world of Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, and Exhibitions (MICE), there’s a growing buzz around sustainability. The global push for net-zero carbon events is gaining traction, and it goes beyond simply reducing our carbon footprint. Event Planner's Guide to Africa 2024 breaks down the jargon and sees how embracing sustainability in the events industry impacts both the environment and society. Read it here

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18/04/2024

African hotel giant Rainbow Tourism Group has announced a partnership with Grand Metropolitan Hotels. The collaboration between RTG, one of the largest tourism companies in Zimbabwe, and GMH, a leading European hotel company, could potentially be transformational for Africa’s hospitality industry.

By partnering with Grand Metropolitan Hotels, RTG will leverage their expertise, resources, and international network to expand its operations and capitalize on the projected growth potential in Africa's hospitality industry.

The partnership involves various aspects, including management contracts in hotels across , sharing of best practices in hotel management, marketing collaboration, cross-promotion of properties, as well as the establishment of a hospitality school in collaboration with Swiss Hotel School Lucerne, known for its global excellence in hospitality education.

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17/04/2024

Africa's events industry is on the brink of a significant transformation, highlighted by extraordinary growth, cutting-edge technological innovations, and an amplified global footprint. Devi Paulsen-Abbott, Chairperson of AAXO - Association of African Exhibition Organisers and CEO of Energy Capital & Power, shares the trends she believes will turn the continent into an exhibition sector powerhouse. Read more in the 2024 edition of Event Planner's Guide to Africa:

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17/06/2021

We at Film and Event Media are so excited to bring you the ninth edition of the Event Planner’s Guide to Africa! This premier annual publication showcases the business events industry on the African continent; promotes Africa's meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions; provides information on regions, organisers and suppliers for business events; and in this special edition, we also unpack the post-pandemic state of the industry.

Read it here: view.publitas.com/film-event-media/the-event-planners-guide-to-africa-2021

On the cover: The Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) continues to push boundaries and innovate despite our industry's current climate. Pictured is their latest addition, CTICC 2, which was opened just a few years ago.

23/06/2020

Weekly business events and association development update from Event Africa. Shifting Perspectives: local event profs are finding new ways to survive, SACIA launches industry protocols, Leading during a pandemic: the need for steady governance, and more:
https://mailchi.mp/e3912db9a0cc/your-weekly-african-business-events-and-association-development-update

15/06/2020

Andrew Pledge has been crowned David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation’s Wildlife Artist of the Year 2020 for his remarkably detailed and strikingly beautiful ‘Wood Stork’ created from oils and gold leaf.

Read more about it on the link
http://www.theevent.co.za/2020/06/golden-oil-painting-emerges-from-the-woodwork/

15/06/2020

Union of International Associations (UIA) Round Table Asia-Pacific goes Virtual – Hosted and Powered by Seoul Tourism Organization

Read more on the link below
http://www.theevent.co.za/2020/06/union-of-international-associations-uia-round-table-asia-pacific-goes-virtual-hosted-and-powered-by-seoul-tourism-organization/

15/06/2020

Airlines and airports are readying for the lifting of some travel restrictions under Level 3 of the lockdown – but, according to FlySafair, not many travellers are expected at airports.

Read more on the link below
http://www.theevent.co.za/2020/06/level-3-lockdown-airports-and-airlines-gear-up-for-opening/