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Harry the hirer is here to help

04/06/2020 0Comments

COVID-19 is having a significant impact on our health, businesses, and economy.

Harry the hirer is constantly developing new initiatives to help organisations get through these difficult times and has produced a detailed brochure to assist.

Some of these initiatives contained can help organisations by illustrating how they can assist meetings & events, exhibitions and venues to begin operating sooner rather than later.

Harry they hirer believes that the more initiatives they can provide will help instil confidence in Australia’s business events industry so that COVID-19 restrictions can be safely lifted and the industry can rapidly restart.

EventsAIR Helps Event Organisers Get Back to Business with OnAIR

01/06/2020 0Comments

Over the last ten weeks, the EventsAIR team has been hard at work developing a virtual and hybrid extension to their 6th generation event management platform (EventsAIR) called OnAIR. Over 8000 attendees have experienced and tested the platform during this time and with its first major live successful virtual event under its belt, OnAIR is here to help get event organizers back to business.

How to Translate your Physical Event into an Online Triumph

29/05/2020 0Comments

Got a conference, workshop or seminar coming up? Now is the time to translate your face-to-face seminar, conference or workshop into a virtual event.

According to Redback Connect, audiences have never been more willing to attend events online, and many organisations are finding their online events out-perform the physical version for attendance and engagement.

BECA Update – COVID-19

27/05/2020 0Comments

COVIDSafe Guidelines and Subcommittee

BECA has delivered a set of strategic principles to Government that instils confidence in Australia’s business events industry so that COVID-19 restrictions can be safely lifted and the industry can rapidly restart.

Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre Coordinates Support to Gold Coast Community

27/04/2020 0Comments

The Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre (GCCEC) is offering support to community organisations and educational institutions as the impact of COVID-19 leads to a spike in demand for services. Forced to temporarily close its doors due to legislation that limits gatherings and imposes social distancing, GCCEC has formed a Community Team tasked with leading initiatives to provide much-needed support.

Coronavirus analysis and insights note

27/04/2020 0Comments

The recent past – 2019 had been a strong year for Australian tourism. Total overnight visitor spend for the year ending September 2019 reached a record $124 billion – up 10% on the year. On these figures, total overnight spend was on track to reach $134 billion by the end of 2020, just short of the $140 billion target set under Tourism 2020.