A group of New Zealand professional conference and incentive organisers were given the red-carpet treatment when they touredAustralia’s Sunshine Coast in a bid to find opportunities for their clients.
Hosted by Business Events Sunshine Coast (BESC), the group (left) attended the Noosa International Food and Wine Festival and visited several destinations across the Sunshine Coast, including Sir Richard Branson’s Australian home, Makepeace Island.
Following the royal wedding of 2010 and the Diamond Jubilee celebrations of 2012, London, UK has yet another royal event to look forward to in 2013 with the Coronation Festival 11-14 July.
Research by American Express Meetings and Events reveals sizeable gaps in established policy, and also between policy and practice, when companies’ management of meetings and events are not managed through a clear and comprehensive program.
As expected, Australia's Perth Convention Bureau (PCB) has pulled its support for the annual Perth Event Show saying the event does not come under its charter.
Dion Bassett (left) has been appointed London-based operations director at Congrex UK with effect from 01 July. Bassett currently is operations director at Kenes UK and previously worked for CongressWorld and for Concorde Services.
During her 25 years in the conference industry, Bassett has built relationships with the majority of UK venues and convention bureaux and has a worldwide network of contacts in the industry. She is a member of the advisory board of The Barbican, Europe's largest multi-arts and conference venue.
The Mauritius Tourism Promotion Authority (MTPA) will stage a series of destination workshops in June in Perth, Melbourne and a media event in Sydney, all Australia.
More Australians are paying for their accommodation on a domestic holiday rather than visiting friends and relatives (VFR), according to the latest Roy Morgan Single Source Survey.
London-based digital programs company GenieConnect has launched MeetingsConnect, claimed to be the industry’s first multi-platform, one-to-one intelligent meetings management tool.
US-based event management company and professional conference organiser Pacific World has confirmed its expansion into the Middle East, operating in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Oman, servicing MICE clients in the Gulf region.
Hosted by Business Events Sunshine Coast (BESC), the group (left) attended the Noosa International Food and Wine Festival and visited several destinations across the Sunshine Coast, including Sir Richard Branson’s Australian home, Makepeace Island.
Bassett currently is operations director at Kenes UK and previously worked for CongressWorld and for Concorde Services.
During her 25 years in the conference industry, Bassett has built relationships with the majority of UK venues and convention bureaux and has a worldwide network of contacts in the industry. She is a member of the advisory board of The Barbican, Europe's largest multi-arts and conference venue.