The harbour city has been named the world's best festival and event city for the fifth consecutive year, as bestowed by…

Sofitel for Darling Harbour
Serial hotel developer, plastic surgeon Dr Jerry Schwartz, has been revealed as the man behind a new 616-room $360 million…

Savouring Canberra with IHG
Move over Sydney and Melbourne, Canberra is pulling rank in the foodie stakes. Determined to change out-dated perceptions of Canberra,…

Canberra: capital cool
A flurry of new hotels, quirky venues and eateries, and a transformative urban renewal project, has elevated Canberra to a…

What comes first, the destination or the message?
The conference message according to Siobhan McCray, HR director of the 3500-strong employee restaurant chain, Nando’s. And she has the…

AIME costs challenging some exhibitors
The cost of exhibiting at AIME in Melbourne could have a negative effect on the show in the years to…

Tax department irons out NZ GST rebate rules
Confusion still lingers over changes made to New Zealand’s GST rules back in April as not all international business events…

Rotary comes to town
One of the world’s largest annual meetings exceeded expectations when it came to Sydney back in June. Sydney blitzed all…

NT sharpens its events focus
Tourism NT is sharpening its business events focus with the appointment of Suzanne Morgan to a key role. Appointed to…

The secret sauce to planning a killer event
How do you create a truly amazing event from beginning to end, and beyond? Lauren Arena attended Vivid Ideas to find…

Seven social media sıns
Felicity Zadro gives her top seven things to avoid in social media for events. The second wave of social media…

Australian War Memorial marks WWI centenary
The Australian War Memorial has a series of redevelopment projects and events lined-up to mark 100 years since The Great…

STOP! Grammar Time.
You can’t touch this guide to using stories instead of cheesy adjectives, writes Ian Whitworth. I had a discussion recently…

City to the lake expansion
The ACT Government’s City to the Lake project is set to transform the bush capital and attract international business events…

Cairns on the rise
The effects of the GFC are now well and truly behind Cairns and the tropical north QLD region, with business…

MEETINGS NZ gets thumbs up
By Brad Foster MEETINGS, New Zealand’s annual trade show for the business event sector, ended in June with plenty of…

Team-building with taste and purpose
Food has been bringing people together for generations, so can we use food to bring communities together and overcome disadvantage?…

Tech trends
American Express Global Business Travel director of technology and platforms, Alejandro Contreras, reflects on IMEX 2014 and the technologies and…

Save, Save, Save in South Africa
There are plenty of reasons to reward your high achievers with a trip to South Africa, and none more so…

There’s no i in TEAM
By Brad Foster You’ve heard it before, maybe even said it yourself in your corporate company role: there’s no i…