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Opinion: Destination Management is about audience engagement

DMCs work as environmental designers, providing the perfect and holistic platform to engage audiences with the messages our clients want them to hear, writes Rob Frank.

2 April, 2018

Why it’s time for the MICE sector to wake up to accessible tourism

Carolyn Childs, Co-Founder of MyTravelResearch.com, speaks to Spice News about how the MICE sector can make events accessible to everyone.

20 March, 2018

Business events fund is Government’s ‘biggest commitment to date’, says Arinex

The launch of a first ever multi-million dollar fund to attract business events to Australia is the Government’s biggest commitment to the industry to date, says Arinex CEO, Tamara Kavalec.

20 March, 2018

EEAA welcomes Government’s $12m business events fund

The EEAA has welcomed the news that, after years of campaigning by the events industry for greater support from the Federal Government, Australia’s first ever government-funded business events bid fund has been launched.

15 March, 2018

International Women’s Day profile part three: Donna Kessler

Ahead of International Women’s Day on 8 March, Spice News will be running a series of Q+As with inspiring female figureheads from the Australian events industry. Next up, Donna Kessler, Founder and Director, Tourism Portfolio.

6 March, 2018

2018 Leaders Forum: Andrew Heibl, Association of Australian Convention Bureaux

2017 was a good year for Australia’s convention bureaux, but no doubt there will be some challenges ahead as the international market share diminishes due to increased competition, writes Andrew Heibl, CEO, AACB.

1 March, 2018

International Women’s Day profile part one: Lena Malouf

Ahead of International Women’s Day on 8 March, Spice News will be running a series of Q+As with inspiring female figureheads from the Australian events industry. First up is Lena Malouf.

26 February, 2018

Nominate your favourite hotels, resorts and venues now for Spice Hot 100

Nominations for Spice Magazine’s Hot 100 hotels, resorts and venues are now open so get your votes in!

26 February, 2018

Body Language Hack To Reduce Event Planning Stress

Keynote speaker Anthony Laye shares his simple body language hack that will help event planners handle stressful situations and gain trust from others at the same time.

15 February, 2018

Meet the Leader: Jo-Anne Kelleway, CEO, Info Salons Group

Info Salons Group CEO Jo-Anne Kelleway has been asked about the name of her company thousands of times, with the main question being, ‘Is it something to do with hair?’

12 February, 2018

Opinion: True event profs will be honest about what works and what doesn’t

The best event managers will find out from you what you need your event to do. Or, if you don’t know, they’ll help you define the need, writes Rob Frank, Creative Director of Verve Creative.

7 February, 2018

Opinion: The age of the Event Manager is over

Event managers need to be far more than a good organiser with a little black book full of contacts, writes Rob Frank.

29 January, 2018

Five summer styling trends to get in on this season

Make the most of the last months of summer with these on-trend looks.

25 January, 2018

Expert Opinion: Creating the right incentive for your team

When looking at running an incentive program it’s important to get it right the first time, writes Mercedes Trautwein, joint managing director, EVT Incentive Marketing

3 January, 2018