Blog – AAVEA

26 May 2020

Visitor #Attractions20: Incorporating increased visible hygiene protocols and communication into your reopening plans

By Fatima Anter During these uncertain times, we’ve seen the closure of attractions for the foreseeable future, and attraction managers have had to familiarise themselves...

25 May 2020

Get IAAPA’s Reopening Guidance: Considerations for the Attractions Industry here!

President Ramaphosa announced on Sunday 24 May 2020 that South Africa will move down to Level 3 of the nationwide lock down on 1 June...

20 May 2020

AAVEA calls for segmented and phased approach to #attractions20 post #COVID19 re-opening

On Monday 11 May 2020, South African Tourism CEO, Sisa Ntshona hosted the CEO of TBCSA, Tshifhiwa Tshivhenga on a webinar to provide an update...

15 May 2020

#AAVEA2020 conference is coming with a new date and new format!

20 August 2020 will see the dawn of a new age for our annual conference – we’re going online! That’s right: your favourite attractions management...

13 May 2020

For Gambit, uShaka Marine World’s lost hero

By Alice Zejglic uShaka Marine World and the South African Association for Marine Biological Research (SAAMBR) has been mourning the death of Gambit, our beloved...

16 Apr 2020

Visitor attractions: incorporating physical distancing and the contactless economy into reopening plans.

By Sabine Lehmann Visitor attractions are an important part of our tourism economy. Museums, national parks, aquaria, and water parks are currently all closed, but...

14 Apr 2020

#Attractions20 : How the Two Oceans Aquarium is staying in touch during lockdown

By Ingrid Sinclair The Two Oceans Aquarium was one of South Africa’s first visitor attractions to temporarily close its doors to the public as a...

20 Mar 2020

AAVEA President’s key takeaways from the IAAPA EMEA Webinar on COVID-19

By Sabine Lehmann IAAPA, the global association for the attractions industry, held a webinar to discuss how European and Middle East attractions are dealing with...