The sell-out is the fifth in a row for the event and came five months ahead of the conference, to be held at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre between 26 and 28 November 2017. Barry Neame, the PCO association president, said the clamour for the 60 booths illustrated the value suppliers placed on being able to build a…
The Brisbane Convention Bureau offers a range of value-added programs and services to support event planners thinking of bringing their next conference or incentive to Brisbane. Brisbane Convention Bureau Acting General Manager Juliet Alabaster said the programs helped delegates and guests feel welcomed and have memorable experiences in Brisbane. “From discounted public transport and pre and post-touring to specialised walking…
‘Technology can make life profoundly better for associations once they address the five most common reasons for resisting it,’ says Lloyd Grosse of Internet Vision Technologies (Association Online) who has worked with dozens of associations to transform their member services. The top three resisters of modern cloud-based solutions are associations who feel their members are not technology savvy, staff or…
Are you Accredited – PCOA President, Barry Neame says the PCO Accreditation program was established in 2009 to provide individuals and businesses with a set of standards that are recognised as the minimum standard level of service and business practices. “The PCO Association offers two types of Accreditation that provide individuals and businesses with a set of standards that are…
Business Events leaders and members of the Business Events Council of Australia last week met with parliamentarians at the Business Events Meets Parliament bipartisan Friends of Tourism luncheon held at Parliament House. The event was attended by politicians from both sides of politics who engaged with the industry as they pitched the value of business events to Australia and described…
Three exciting regional famil options are among the highlights for professional conference organisers and incentive operators who attend a major business events expo at Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre (BCEC) on 18 July. Convene Queensland (Convene Q) will showcase more than 100 venues, accommodation choices, attractions, activities, theme and audio visual companies, speakers and other suppliers in the state. It…
Leaders of the Business Events industry have visited Canberra to engage with Federal Parliamentarians and senior departmental officials as part of the Business Events Council of Australia (BECA) Business Events Meets Parliament program, taking place today. The event commenced last night with a BECA board dinner with special guest Steven Ciobo MP, Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment. Mr Matthew…
New hotel development responds to record occupancies – yet are we building enough? Australia’s tourism industry continues to be a ‘super sector’ for the nation’s economy, with strong growth in both international and domestic visitor numbers. The extreme levels of occupancy we are experiencing in Sydney and Melbourne CBD’s, translates to upwards of 100 nights per year above 95% occupancy.…
Eventbrite, the world’s largest ticketing and event technology platform with nearly three million events each year, and fast-growing Australian event suite, Entegy, have integrated to create the conference and exhibition event sector’s most powerful and broad-reaching, end-to-end event management solution. The integration, which can be accessed through Eventbrite’s open API platform, Eventbrite Spectrum, will launch first in Australia and New…