MICE professionals will have the opportunity to meet with over 25 leading international destination management companies at upcoming workshops in Sydney and Melbourne.

The Destination Marketing Services (DMS) annual workshops are among the largest independent MICE events in Australia and an excellent forum for visitors to network with senior executives, update their destination knowledge and source creative ideas for groups.

“Each year, our international business partners make it a priority to come to Australia as they see the value this market provides them,” said DMS managing director, Leila Fiedler. “Due to the current economic situation, the business events industry is looking for overseas operators that can work within their budgets, whilst still providing them with guaranteed professional service. Our portfolio of business partners are well regarded within the industry and have the knowledge and expertise to handle any programme.”

Business partners exhibiting include the Pacific World Network (Asia), IBEROservice Incoming Services (Spain, Costa Rica and Cuba), Travel Russia, Green Route (Southern and Eastern Africa), Shackman Associates New York (USA) and COLTUR Peru.

Door prizes will be drawn throughout the day with international travel prizes offered, courtesy of Emirates, South African Airways, Hawaiian Airlines, LAN Airlines, Singapore Airlines, Malaysia Airlines and Cathay Pacific.

The DMS workshops will be held in Sydney on Feb 12 and in Melbourne on Feb 16. For more information, click here.