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Events Calendar 31 Oct 16
Monday | Oct 31 201627-29 NOV PCOA Conference and Exhibition; Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre; register here: www.pco.asn.au 30 NOV-2…
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Ask a Sommelier 31 Oct 16
Monday | Oct 31 2016
Beverages blooming for SpringFraser Townshend, Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre’s Beverage Coordinator presents a feature on the best drinks…
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Gray’s Say 27 Oct 16: Quality or quantity
Thursday | Oct 27 2016THE hotel booking sites we now see advertised ad nauseam on television were originally conceived as a way to sell ‘last minute’ accommodation that the hotels themselves had not sold. Nowadays the same booking sites are often the mainstay of hotel accommodation sales for many properties. The fact that these booking sites insist on rates of commission far higher than is normally granted to a travel agent – and often on items for which commission is not normally paid – and are accompanied by some very specific conditions which endeavour to insist that the sites cannot be undercut, even by the hotels themselves means that the consumer is not always best served.
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Crumbs! 27 Oct 16
Thursday | Oct 27 2016A BIOMEDICAL researcher in the US has come up with a way to turn the sugar-rich urine of elderly diabetics into a high-end single malt whisky, suitable for export.
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GEMS expansion
Thursday | Oct 27 2016GEMS Event Management is on the look out for a new event coordinator to join its team in Sydney.
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BESC hosts Sunshine Soiree
Thursday | Oct 27 2016BUSINESS Events Sunshine Coast showcased the region’s very best food attractions to some 35 Brisbane-based PCOs and event planners at the annual Sunshine Soiree earlier this week.
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South Bank Concierge partners with PCO
Thursday | Oct 27 2016THE PCO Association is working closely with the South Bank Concierge Program to ensure delegates travelling to Brisbane for the group’s upcoming conference in Nov “have a wonderful time” while exploring the city.
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New appointment
Thursday | Oct 27 2016STEPHEN Ferrigno (pictured) has been named the new general manager of Four Points by Sheraton, Melbourne Docklands, which is due to open in Mar 2017.
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Hilton Brisbane’s revamped function space
Thursday | Oct 27 2016HILTON Brisbane’s events and conference spaces have been completely transformed following a $4 million upgrade.
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World Routes to Adelaide
Thursday | Oct 27 2016ADELAIDE has won a bid to host World Routes 2019, the largest aviation conference in the industry.
