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MEETINGS 2025 wraps up in Auckland

After three days of big announcements, thousands of buyer-seller appointments and a gathering of industry leaders, New Zealand’s flagship business events trade show MEETINGS is over for another year....

Ground broken on major Marina Bay Sands expansion in Singapore

An $8 billion new development as part of the Marina Bay Sands footprint in Singapore got underway on Wednesday, July 16....

New summit experience launched for Brisbane’s Story Bridge climb

Brisbane’s bridge climb offering continues to expand in Australia’s relatively crowded bridge climbing market....

Brisbane Olympics: Key appointment announced as $70 billion opportunity flagged

With the countdown clock for Brisbane’s Olympic Games in 2032 ticking over to exactly seven years on Wednesday, the event is making news on several fronts....

BESydney appoints representative in India

With incentive demand from India rising significantly, BESydney has appointed in-market representation there for the first time....

MEETINGS 2025 sees huge rise in buyers

There was a 69 per cent increase in the number of buyers and media attending New Zealand’s largest business events trade show, MEETINGS, last month in Auckland....

Millions allocated to progress new convention centre for Canberra

The ACT Government has detailed how half of the $200 million in joint federal and territory funding will be spent on two key pieces of infrastructure in Canberra....

BCEC’s 30th birthday shines a light on three decades of events

Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre’s (BCEC) 30th anniversary celebration earlier this month was a testament to the venue’s team and culture....

More government support for business events announced at MEETINGS

New Zealand’s tourism minister Louise Upston has announced a further NZ$3 million in funding to support the attraction of business events through Tourism New Zealand’s business events team....

SkyCity to sue builder over NZICC construction delays

The owner of New Zealand’s next convention centre has announced it will seek damages from the venue’s builder Fletchers for delays to the completion of construction on the New Zealand...

Valiant launches carbon calculator

Styling and furniture hire business Valiant has launched a carbon calculator to track the footprint of every piece of furniture it loans out across all three emissions scopes....