News
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Game on, MCEC
Thursday | Oct 5 2023MELBOURNE Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC) is hosting a series of exciting events this week as part Melbourne International Games Week, kicking off with the Games Connect Asia Pacific (GCAP) conference.
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NZICC adds Ha
Thursday | Oct 5 2023THE New Zealand International Convention Centre (NZICC) has appointed Tracey Ha as its Director of Customer Experience.
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Business events bounceback
Thursday | Sep 28 2023AUSTRALIA holds plenty of appeal as a business events destination, new research from Tourism Australia (TA) reflects.
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TAG snags CCM
Thursday | Sep 28 2023TRAVEL and event management company TAG (formerly known as The Appointment Group) has acquired CCM Travel, one of Sydney’s leading conference and incentive agencies.
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Vale Rodd Craig
Thursday | Sep 28 2023AUSTRALIA’S business events sector is mourning the loss of Queensland-based industry stalwart and “exhibition junkie” Rodd Craig, who passed away last Fri after a battle with poor health.
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TNZ celebrates conference champions
Thursday | Sep 28 2023TOURISM New Zealand (TNZ) recently hosted an awards ceremony to recognise 45 conference champions from across the country who have successfully bid for and won international conferences.
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Opera appoints
Thursday | Sep 28 2023ESTEEMED chef Danielle Alvarez has joined the events team at the Sydney Opera House, where she will develop tailored menus for private functions hosted in the iconic building’s event spaces, including corporate networking and gala dinners.
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Aussies de-prioritise events
Thursday | Sep 21 2023AN increasing number of Australians are forgoing events due to cost barriers, according to new findings from the 2022 National Arts Participation Survey facilitated by new national arts funding body, Creative Australia.
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Budget winner
Thursday | Sep 21 2023THE NSW events sector came out on top in the newly released State Budget 2023/24, with the NSW Govt setting aside $1.2 billion for arts, culture, music and the night-time economy.
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TNZ events upskill
Thursday | Sep 21 2023TOURISM New Zealand has revealed it will host an in-person ICCASkills Training Hub in Sep 2024, which will be open to international business events professionals to take part in.
