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Holiday Inn Express brand debuts in Adelaide

Adelaide gets its first Holiday Inn Express. More details here.

Vivid Sydney opens Expressions of Interest

Got a burning idea for next year’s Vivid program? Get your EOI in now.

Tourism North Queensland scores major sporting event

The three-day car rally will see the field of around 200 cars visit all key regions, including Port Douglas, Innisfail and the Atherton Tablelands.

New study confirms Kiwis are more engaged in events than Aussie counterparts

93 per cent of Kiwis attended at least one live event in the last 12 months, proving to be more socially active than their peers in Australia.

Luxperience acquired by US-owned company

Luxperience has sold to US owned company Diversified Communications Australia for an undisclosed sum.

Moustaches, goatees and beards, oh my!

Auckland has won a hairy bid to host the Beard and Moustache Championships in 2021.

Meriton strikes a deal with Deliveroo

Under the new deal, Meriton suites across Australia will now be stocked with a Deliveroo menu offering. More details here.

Tigerair Australia announces new route between Hobart and Gold Coast

From December Tigerair will operate four weekly return services between the Island state and Gold Coast.

A hostel made of sand is coming to the Gold Coast

Hostelworld has struck a deal with Gold Coast Tourism to bring a hostel made of sand to the iconic Gold Coast foreshore for three days only. Get a sneaky peek here.

Australian Event Awards winners revealed

The Australian Event Awards on Wednesday 13 September on the Sunshine Coast was a night to remember for many. Click here to find out who took out the top prizes.

MCA launches new summer pop up

Circular Quay is getting a pop of colour when the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia (MCA) opens its latest summer bar ‘Colour Fields’ from 3 November 2017.

Event in the spotlight: Four Seasons Ballroom launch

Four Seasons Hotel Sydney welcomed more than 500 guests to the spectacular launch of its newly-transformed ballroom last week.

Hot hotel: Hyatt Regency Sydney

Emma Castle from Spice checked into the Hyatt Regency Sydney to experience first hand all this event hotel has to offer the MICE industry.

Crowne Plaza Hunter Valley and Hyatt Regency Sydney win best MICE hotel at HM Awards

The winners of the 2017 HM Awards for Accommodation Excellence were named in front of a record 730 attendees at Sydney Town Hall last week.

Crowne Plaza Adelaide to rebrand as Pullman from October

AccorHotels has revealed overnight it will take over the management of Crowne Plaza Adelaide and rebrand the hotel to Pullman Adelaide as of 1 October 2017.

AccorHotels confirms six luxurious openings in the APAC region

AccorHotels is strengthening its Asia Pacific presence in the luxury hotel space with six confirmed luxury and upscale openings in the next three months.

Perth hotels granted urgent marketing funds as occupancy rates dive to 67 per cent

Perth’s hotel market is set to be the target of an urgent marketing campaign by Tourism Western Australia as occupancy and room rates hit the lowest levels seen in close to a decade.