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Crowne renovations
Tuesday | Feb 19 2019CROWNE Plaza Terrigal Pacific on the Central Coast is set to undergo a complete refurbishment of its conference and event facilities during Jun and Jul.
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AEG Facilities & SMG merge
Tuesday | Feb 12 2019AEG Facilities, of which venues include ICC Sydney (pictured) Qudos Bank Arena and Brisbane Entertainment Centre managed via the Australian entity AEG Ogden, has signed a deal to merge with SMG to create a new global management company called ASM Global (BEN breaking news).
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The Biz of Events
Tuesday | Feb 12 2019THE inauguaral Business of Events conference, which explored the changed role of the events industry and the impact it’s having on the economy, took place late last week across two days at the Sheraton Grand Sydney.
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NZICC’s milestone
Tuesday | Feb 12 2019CONSTRUCTION of the New Zealand International Convention Centre (NZICC) has reached another milestone, with the installation of the first of the glass art work covering the exterior top of the building (pictured).
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Darwin welcomes record
Tuesday | Feb 5 2019RECENT events hosted in Darwin have seen “record numbers of attendance”, with several conferences hosted at the Darwin Convention Centre (pictured) in 2018 achieving “their highest delegate numbers”.
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Powering growth
Tuesday | Feb 5 2019THE inaugural The Business of Events is set to explore the changing role of the events industry and the impact it’s having on the economy from 07-08 Feb at the Sheraton Grand Sydney.
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Airbnb acquires Gaest.com
Tuesday | Jan 29 2019AIRBNB has shared its plans to acquire Denmark based startup Gaest.com, an online marketplace which offers on-demand meeting venues for short-term use.
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Luxury at AIME 2019
Tuesday | Jan 29 2019ASIA Pacific Incentives and Meetings Event (AIME) will host a series of luxury travel exhibitors who will showcase their venues and destinations from 18 to 20 Feb at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre.
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Cairns Biz events generate $80m
Tuesday | Jan 22 2019CAIRNS Convention Centre (pictured) has released data highlighting that business events during 2018 created 133,784 room nights and contributed around $80m in direct spending to the economy.
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M&OP reveals Rod Laver
Tuesday | Jan 22 2019MELBOURNE & Olympic Parks (M&OP) has announced the completion of Rod Laver Arena’s eastern-facing entrance and new food and beverage facilities (pictured), which are now being enjoyed by more than 700,000 tennis fans at the Australian Open tournament.
