According to the latest figures, South Australia posted its highest ever monthly visitor spend in October 2022 – thanks in part to major events – while the Adelaide Hills had its best yearly spend ever to September 2022 and accommodation occupancy in regional South Australia just had its best December on record. Read more
As business sentiments and flight connections pick up, destinations such as Japan and Indonesia may see more MICE interest from Australasian planners and participants. China’s COVID-zero policy reversal holds promise for inbound and outbound recovery this year, albeit at a slow pace. But the Greater Bay Area, comprising Hong Kong, Macau and nine mainland China cities, may pull ahead faster. Read more
Celebrated Melbourne event producer Peter Jones promises a spectacular and memorable AIME welcome event on February 13 at Marvel Stadium where he has about 170m by 140m of turf, plus 53,359 seats and an operable roof to work with, “but to say any more I’d have to shoot you” he laughs. Read more
Qantas is reporting better on-time performance and fewer cancellations than January 2020 and ranked as Australia’s most punctual major domestic airline for the fifth month in a row. And Alan Joyce has plenty to say about it (and other things). Read more
Voyages Indigenous Tourism, which runs Ayers Rock Resort at Uluru in Australia’s red centre, will debut a new nightly light, projection and drone show in the desert in May, telling a local Indigenous story. Read more
Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC) and the Victoria Tourism Industry Council (VTIC) have teamed up to share knowledge, experience, strategy and training. Read more
Applications for Melbourne’s Small and Medium Events Program are open now, while the second round of the Events Funding Program administered by the Northern Territory Major Events Company (NTMEC) opens on Monday, February 6. Read more
As the business events industry looks to increase its advocacy clout, a single industry voice has moved a step closer, with the Association of Australian Convention Bureaux (AACB) voting unanimously yesterday to join forces with Australian convention centres and Australia’s exhibition association. Read more
