BEA research shows promising outlook for domestic business events
Penny Lion told Spice News, “The appetite to hold events is still strong.”
27 August, 2020Posts Tagged: tourism-australia
Business Events Australia closes New Zealand office
Following a global review of Tourism Australia’s strategy, the business events operations will move to the Sydney headquarters.
11 June, 2020
Destination feature: Perth
Luxury hotels, award-winning venues and stunning landscapes make Perth a perfect choice for incentives and events.
31 March, 2020
Australia’s tourism leaders say nation ‘needs to be ready for the recovery’
Tourism Australia boss Phillipa Harrison says we have to keep an eye on the long-term picture in regards to COVID-19.
12 March, 2020
Industry gets behind Event Here This Year campaign
Industry bodies have praised the campaign, saying there’s never been a more important time to host events in Australia.
30 January, 2020
Tourism Australia launches ‘Event Here This Year’
The campaign encourages businesses to keep their events local and support bushfire-affected regions.
28 January, 2020
Dreamtime 2019 kicks off in Perth
The event kicked off with a surprise performance by Christine Anu and a resort-style welcome function.
2 December, 2019
Regional Australia receives competitive boost for events
A relaxation of eligibility criteria in the Business Events Bid Fund Program is expected to improve the bidding prospects for more of Australia’s regional centres.
20 August, 2019
Brisbane lands major Chinese bio-tech incentive group
The Queensland capital will welcome top achievers from two major Chinese biotechnology firms in a major incentive coup for the second half of 2019.
30 July, 2019
How Cairns beat the US to secure major science congress
Cairns Convention Centre’s Janet Hamilton reveals how the bid was won.
9 July, 2019
Bid Fund Program: One year on
We check in with Penny Lion to find out how the program performed in its first year.
4 June, 2019
Tourism Australia boss steps down
John O’Sullivan will leave the organisation to take on a new CEO role.
7 May, 2019
Tourism Australia CMO Lisa Ronson moves on
After four years, Ronson is leaving to pursue a career at another major organisation.
9 January, 2019
New Dundee ad to lure US visitors to Australia
The ‘original’ Hemsworth brother stars in the new ad, which aims to attract more US travellers.
18 October, 2018
TA inks deal with China Southern to boost business events
Tourism Australia and China Southern Airlines have signed a first-ever deal to develop business events.
17 September, 2018
Business events fund is Government’s ‘biggest commitment to date’, says Arinex
The launch of a first ever multi-million dollar fund to attract business events to Australia is the Government’s biggest commitment to the industry to date, says Arinex CEO, Tamara Kavalec.
20 March, 2018
$12m fund will be a “game changer”, says Tourism Australia’s Penny Lion
Executive General Manager Events Tourism Australia Penny Lion has told Spice News that the Government’s newly announced $12m business events fund will be a game changer for the events industry and could help secure international events right up until 2030.
15 March, 2018
Business events fund will reverse decline in Australia’s global ranking, says AACB
Association of Australian Convention Bureaux (AACB) CEO Andrew Hiebl believes the Federal Government’s $12m Bid Fund Program for the business events industry will help reverse Australia’s recent decline in global ranking and market share.
15 March, 2018
Government launches first ever multi-million dollar fund to attract business events
The Turnbull Coalition Government has unveiled plans to launch Australia’s first ever federal government-funded business events bid fund in an attempt to attract more conferences, exhibitions and meetings to the country.
14 March, 2018
Fun idea: Tourism Australia Dundee campaign
Tourism Australia launched a new Crocodile Dundee-inspired campaign at yesterday’s Super Bowl in the US.
6 February, 2018
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