HM Awards finalists named in 41 categories

Finalists have been revealed in 41 categories for the 2014 HM Awards for Hotel and Accommodation Excellence.

5 August, 2014

Alice Stampede goes off with a bang

Alice Springs Convention Bureau and Northern Territory Convention Bureau recently hosted their annual Alice Stampede.

30 July, 2014

Murray Regional Tourism to develop adventure trail

Murray Regional Tourism (MRT) is planning to develop an adventure trail along the Murray River from Albury to Mildura.

28 July, 2014

IHG’s gorgeous Gold Coast famil

InterContinental Sanctuary Cove Resort and Crowne Plaza Surfers Paradise recently hosted a group of Melbourne and Sydney-based PCO’s.

28 July, 2014

Breaking news: Sydney secures the world’s biggest finance conference

Sydney will host Sibos 2018, the world’s biggest and most influential financial conference, in a coup that will inject $50 million into the NSW visitor economy.

15 July, 2014

Register for China Travel Mission 2014

Registrations are now open for Tourism WA’s 2014 China Travel Mission to Chengdu.

15 July, 2014

ICE to bring Asian business to Australia

Inaugural ICE president Nigel Gaunt said that ICE (Incentives, Conferences and Events) will connect Asian and Australian businesses in a meaningful way.

15 July, 2014

Qantas’ return to the Whitsundays

Qantas has returned to the Sydney-Hamilton Island route after a 10-year absence and the airline’s domestic CEO, Lyell Strambi, is confident of success.

10 July, 2014

Bill Clinton and Bob Geldof to speak at AIDS conference

The 42nd President of the USA and former Boomtown Rat Sir Bob Geldof are confirmed to speak at the 20th International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2014) to be held in Melbourne this month.

1 July, 2014

Convene Q to focus on speaker programs

Delegates at Convene Queensland (Convene Q) on July 29 are set to get the lowdown on ‘The Who, How and Why of your Conference Speaker Program’.

30 June, 2014

Hilton’s Wellington convention hotel edges closer

A new 165-room Hilton hotel and adjacent 2500-capacity convention in Wellington is a step closer to a reality.

26 June, 2014

Gold Coast shines at new business exchange

Forty event planners from Australia, New Zealand, China and Singapore arrived on the Gold Coast last Thursday for the This is Gold Coast Business Exchange.

23 June, 2014

Exclusive video: TNZ on business events

Tourism New Zealand says there has been extensive interest in the GST-back offer for Australian businesses.

19 June, 2014

Meetings 2014 a massive boost for NZ

New Zealand’s business events economy is being given a significant boost this week with Meetings 2014 hosting over 600 PCOs from across Asia-Pacific.

18 June, 2014

Thailand update: Thai curfew dropped

Thailand’s nationwide night-time curfew has been lifted across all provinces, including Bangkok.

16 June, 2014

Hunter Region launches Altogether Perfect MICE campaign

Newcastle, Port Stephens and the Hunter Valley have joined forces to attract business tourism to the region.

16 June, 2014

Wellington secures $500K science symposium

Wellington has won the rights to host the 7th International Symposium on Submarine Mass Movements and Their Consequence in Wellington in November 2015.

11 June, 2014

Millenials, China and more: EY’s hospitality report

EY (formerly Ernst and Young) has released its 2014 global hospitality insights report, one that’s filled with opportunities and challenges for hospitality operators.

10 June, 2014

Melbourne to host to the 15th World Congress on Public Health

Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC) beat London and Barcelona to secure hosting rights to the 2017 World Congress on Public Health (WCPH).

2 June, 2014

Australia pushes hard for South East Asian incentive groups

Sixteen Australian business events industry partners visited Singapore, Malaysia and Jakarta this week on a mission to attract more incentive business into Australia.

29 May, 2014