Melbourne celebrates growth year for business events

Melbourne Convention Bureau is revelling in a boom period for business events in Victoria, with the sector experiencing significant growth in the 2023-2024 financial year.

3 December, 2024

Spotlight on Melbourne: A city with events in its DNA

Melbourne prides itself on being an events city, and its bustling CBD and surrounds are tailor-made for hosting global spectacles and selling itself as a destination where business thrives.

8 August, 2024

AIME expands team ahead of 2025 event

The Asia Pacific Incentives and Meetings Event (AIME) has bolstered its production team ahead of AIME 2025, to be held at Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre on 10-12 February.

30 July, 2024

New Melbourne eGuide released for event planners

Melbourne Convention Bureau has unveiled its latest interactive Melbourne eGuide for event planners and delegates, featuring the Victorian capital’s sustainable suppliers, products and experiences.

16 May, 2024

Melbourne’s business events scene booming with nearly $1b booked

Business events from around the world are choosing to come to Victoria, with Melbourne celebrating ‘mega May’ of events.

4 July, 2023

Melbourne Ambassadors honoured for attracting international business events

The Club Melbourne Ambassador Program Awards recognise those who have helped showcase Melbourne on the global stage by securing future international business events.

15 June, 2023

New must-do luxury incentive experiences in Melbourne

As the culture capital of Australia, Melbourne knows how to rock a lux incentive itinerary. And the Melbourne Convention Bureau (MCB) knows how to pull one together for your client or organisation free of charge.

31 May, 2023

Rotary International Convention expected to bring in $91m

With less than four weeks to go, excitement is building in Melbourne as the city prepares to welcome more than 14,000 delegates from around the world.

3 May, 2023

First Nations Melbourne Itinerary for your next Incentive day out in Melbourne

Enrich your colleague’s cultural knowledge by exploring Melbourne’s diverse urban Indigenous experiences on a day filled with art, culture, food and nature.

30 April, 2023

Melbourne cements reputation as top global city for medical conferences

Having secured a whopping 48 conferences in the medical and healthcare sectors for the next five years, the city is in high demand.

26 April, 2023

MCB launches second edition Melbourne e-Guide

Featuring easy-to-read layout and accessible design, the e-Guide highlights the city’s capabilities for business events with plenty of useful information and inspiration.

21 March, 2023

AIME makes stellar comeback in 30th anniversary event

Asia Pacific’s biggest meetings and events trade show returned to Melbourne last week, welcoming more than 3,000 from Australia and beyond to the MCEC.

23 February, 2023

AIME’s 30th anniversary event kicks off

Marking its 30-year legacy with a spectacular launch party, AIME has welcomed delegates from 25 countries who will turn the event’s showfloor into a hive of activity over the next two days.

13 February, 2023

Three major Melbourne venues team up to lure business events

CENTREPIECE, MCG and Pullman Melbourne on The Park have struck up a strategic partnership to drive national and international business events to the precinct.

5 December, 2022

MCB secures $203 million worth of business events for Victoria

Melbourne Convention Bureau has secured 110 business events for the 2021-2022 financial year with a strong pipeline of business up until 2028.

1 December, 2022

Melbourne hosts 400+ for Global Botanic Gardens Congress

This week’s Congress sees the continued return of international business events and delegates to MCEC from around the world as regular international business events return to Victoria’s capital.

27 September, 2022

Applications open for Victoria’s National Business Event Program

The third round of the funding initiative is open until 30 September, offering eligible event organisers cash grants to offset costs for hosting events anywhere in Victoria.

13 September, 2022

MCB launches Melbourne e-guide

The newly launched e-guide is an interactive tool designed to help events planners make the most of their upcoming business event in Melbourne.

5 July, 2022

Melbourne on show at IMEX 2022

Demand for business events in Australia’s events capital has bounced back, as MCB and MCEC present the city to more than 5,000 global decision-makers at Europe’s largest business events trade show.

2 June, 2022

Choose your own adventure with MCB’s Ready. Set. Melbourne

Digital savvy MCB continues to push the frontiers of destination marketing and events planning with the launch of its new interactive destination video planning tool.

2 May, 2022