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13th May 2015
Editor: Jill Varleyinfo@businesseventsnews.com.auwww.businesseventsnews.com.au
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Today’s issue ofBEN
Business Events News today
has three pages of news, a
cover page from jito and a page
promong the upcoming Travel
Industry Exhibion.
Timmins resigns from AIMEJACQUI Timmins, who has
been the exhibion director of
Melbourne’s AIME
and CIBTM in China
for 2014 and 2015,
has stepped down.
Timmins became
event director
almost exactly two
years ago (BEN 08
May 13), taking
over from Sallly
de Swart who hadmanaged AIME
since 2011.
She told BEN
that she actually
resigned from the
role in January, but
was commied to seeing AIME
2015 through.
“As much as I adored my
awesome sta and working
for Reed Travel
Exhibions, it was
simply me for a
break,” she said.
“It has been quite
an intense two
years overseeing
both the Australian
and China events
for the ibtm events
porolio.”Melisa Zenicanin
from Reed Travel
Exhibions
conrmed Timmins
had le the
business on 24 Apr.
“The search for her replacement
is already under way...in the
meanme the AIME team are
very much focused on business as
usual,” she said.
Zenicanin said the 2016 strategy
was currently under developmentin response to post-show
feedback and in consultaon with
a wide group of stakeholders.
Reed also plans to conduct a
customer roadshow and solicit
input from focus groups and an
AIME customer advisory board.
Timmins said she had enjoyed
her me with AIME, establishing
a new network of colleagues in
the exhibion industry and the
business events sector.
“But aer much deliberaon it’sme to nd something dierent...
aer having a break with my
family,” she said.
Events frms fnalists
in NTIA 2015SEVERAL events organisers are
among the nalists for this year’s
Naonal Travel Industry Awards,
which are run by the Australian
Federaon of Travel Agents.
Among the 37 categories in
this year’s awards is the “Best
Business Events Travel Agency”
category, with the ve nalists
comprising American Express
Meengs & Events, cievents
(which won in 2014), CPE travel,
Event Travel Management and
Planum Event Soluons.
The winners will be announced
at the NTIA gala dinner taking
place on Sat 18 July at Dockside’s
new Pavilion at Darling Harbour.
To view the full list of NTIA 2015
nalists CLICK HERE.
Budget boost forbusiness events
LAST night’s Federal Budgetlied funding for Tourism
Australia to $137.3 million, which
will enable a small increase in
stang and a connuaon of the
‘There’s Nothing Like Australia’
campaign in all major markets.
The government is also devong
$53 million to aract “vital job-
creang investment” via a range
of promoonal acvies such as
the Australia Week events in key
markets such as China and India.
Australia Week will also run inthe USA, replacing the exisng
trade, investment and tourism
aspects of G’day USA.
The budget statements for
Tourism Australia detail an
“increased focus on business
events and major events” to drive
yield from incoming visitors, with
priority markets including China,
North America and the UK.
There will also be a strong
business events focus on
markeng in New Zealand.A new approach concentrang
on associaons and incenves
will be undertaken from this
year, “including a dierenated
markeng approach for each of
these streams,” the papers said..
Australia at IMEXVISITORS to the Australia stand
at the upcoming IMEX show
in Frankfurt, Germany, will be
able to experience the “relaxed
coastal feel of an Australian beach
house” via a brand new stand.
A 15-strong Aussie delegaon
will join the Business EventsAustralia team on the stand which
will include a hospitality space on
an elevated private second level.
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Dubai business events focusBUSINESS events form
a key pillar of Dubai’s
ambious tourism plans,
with the Middle Eastern
desnaon aiming to boost
visitaon to 20 million
arrivals annually by 2020.
Speaking to BEN last week
at Arabian Travel Market,
Dubai Business Events
Director Steen Jakobsen
(pictured), said business
events visitors were a “very
lucrave part of the market,” witha high daily spend and a strong
propensity for repeat visitaon.
In 2014 business events visitor
numbers into Dubai rose 10%,
with Dubai Business Events
undertaking a three-pronged
strategy to boost its gures.
Firstly the desnaon wants to
increase its global market share
of congresses and associaon
meengs.
There’s also aspiraons to
develop regional events and tradeshows which will take place on a
regular basis in Dubai - such asArabian Travel Market but also
focusing on sectors such as food,
golf and other niche areas.
And nally a focus on major
events within Dubai will help to
boost delegate numbers as well
as create further internaonal
awareness of the desnaon.
Dubai is rmly focused on 2020
when it will host the World Expo,
with this major event expected
to provide a long-term legacy of
infrastructure for the desnaon’sbusiness events sector.
business events news13th May 2015
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Crown swans inCUSTOM-MADE beds
(below) and artwork in theform of the Swan, the Western
Australian state symbol, will
feature in a refurbishment and
modernisaons being undertaken
by Crown Promenade Perth to all
its 291 guest rooms.
The hotel’s lobby is also being
refurbished with led feature
walls and a central skylight as well
as a new business centre.
Due for compleon on 01 Jun,
Peter Crinis, ceo Crown Hotels
said the refurb “will providecorporate and leisure travellers
with a stylish and modern
product oering which is both
luxurious and aordable”.
The upgrade comes a decade
aer the hotel debuted in 2005.
Pacifc World, JTB
form Japan allianceGLOBAL desnaon
management company Pacic
World has conrmed a new
trategic alliance with Japanese
DMC JTB Global Markeng
& Travel, with the combined
businesses to “provide leading
meengs & events services in
apan”.
The move will see Pacic World
howcase Japan as a meengs
and incenve desnaon to its
network of corporate and agencymeeng planners worldwide,
everaging the strength of JTB’s
nbound operaons to oer a
new Japan’ value proposion.
“Japan is known as an inspiring
radional desnaon, but
he country is recently being
ediscovered by corporates
and associaons based in the
Americas and Europe as a
key strategic desnaon for
onferences and events,” said
Herve Joseph-Antoine, global mdof Pacic World.
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the vibrant meengs, incenves, conferences and events sector.
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Street address: 4/41 Rawson St, Epping NSW 2121 Australia
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Publisher: Bruce Piper
Editor: Jill Varley [email protected]
Deputy Editor: Alex Walls
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Business Manager: Jenny Piper [email protected]
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AUSTRIA is celebrating diversityin the lead-up to hosting theEurovision Song Contest thismonth by installing “gay-friendly”trac lights across Vienna.
Authorities in the nation’s
capital have replaced scores of its“gender-neutral” crossing signswith same-sex couples (below)with the aim of boosting roadsafety as well as tolerance.
Austria is hosting Eurovision2015 after its entry in last year’scontest, the cross-dressingConchita Wurst, came out on top.
Thousands of visitors areexpected to ood Vienna for theevent which takes place 19-23May and for the rst time everwill feature an Australian entry, in
the form of Australian Idol winnerand superstar Guy Sebastian.
crumbs!
A truly stellar win for AOGAFTER an intense internaonal
tender process, Adelaide based
professional conference and
event organiser, All Occasions
Group (AOG), has won the right
to manage the upcoming 68th
Internaonal Astronaucal
Congress.
To be held in Adelaide in Sep
2017 with an expected 3000
delegates from around the world,
including a number of astronauts,
it is said to be the largest business
event to ever be held in Adelaide.The Congress is ancipated to
contribute $20m to the state’s
visitor economy, provide 22,000
hotel bed nights and create more
than 170 jobs.
AOG director Anne-Marie Quinn
(pictured) said, “As the largest
event managed by AOG in its
17 year history, it is mely we
are about to move into larger
premises and will be hiring 3-5
new sta to enable us to deliver
this substanal 2.5 year project
to the exceponal standard we
strive for on all campaigns”.
AOG will be inmately involved
in all aspects of the massive
business event, working withthe organising commiee on
budgeng, markeng and
communicaons, venue, event
and exhibion management,
delegate travel arrangements, the
social program and sponsorship
management.
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Starwood appointsAMY Bunng has been named
as Pacic region director ofhuman resources for Starwood.
Bunng’s role will encompass
human resource management at
Sydney’s Sheraton on the Park
hotel, as well as overseeing HR
at 18 operang properes and a
further six under development.
She joins Starwood aer two
years at the Wesn Sydney, and
prior to that was at the Sydney
Shangri-La Hotel.
Stand builder wantedAUSTRALIAN Minerals, a
grouping of state and territory
geological organisaons fromacross Australia, has issued a
tender for the construcon of a
booth at the upcoming annual
China Mining expo which will take
place 20-23 Oct 2015.
The event is at the Tianjin
Meijiang Convenon Centre, with
Australian Minerals taking space
in order to promote Australia
as a preferred desnaon for
investment in mineral exploraon.
The free-standing booth is
required to suit the available oorspace, and Australian Minerals
may elect to use the same booth
design for a further two to three
years with small adjustments to
the design in subsequent use.
China Mining typically hosts
about 5,000 delegates and
around 400 exhibitors.
CLICK HERE for more info on the
tender opportunity.
Fiji ITOs back FTEKEY Fijian inbound operators
will back the upcoming Fijian
Tourism Expo, which will aract
more than 160 overseas buyers to
Nadi next month.
ATS Pacic/Tourism Transport
Fiji will provide transfers and
welcome services; Pacic
Desnaons will host the ocial
welcome ceremony; while Rosie
Holidays will host a morning tea
and a welcome cocktail funcon.And Tour Managers will also
sponsor a morning tea plus set up
the Victoria Wines fesval.
Tourism Fiji events director
Sally Cooper said conferences and
incenves are one of Fiji’s highest
yield growth sectors.
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