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NCC nabs MICE gong AFTER one of its busiest years
to date, the National Convention
Centre (NCC) has taken out the
nations best Meetings and
Business Tourism organisation in
Australia award at the 2012
National Australian Tourism Awards.
The second consecutive year as
Canberras best Meetings and
Business Tourism organisation,
NCC manager Cindy Young said
that the past year had been
particularly successful for thevenue, in terms of securing
and
delivering major events for the
capital region.
During the 2010/11 financial
year, the NCC hosted 375 events
and welcomed more than
270,000 people through its doors,
contributing almost $200 million
to the local economy not bad
for a city of 380,000 people.
Young went on to say that the
NCC is in the thick of a busy year,
with the return of major annualevents including the
Australian
Open Squash championships,
Tony South takes the TAA chair INDUSTRY heavyweight
Tony South (pictured), with a
lengthy pedigree in the
Australian accommodation
industry, has been appointed
the inaugural national chair of
Tourism Accommodation
Australia (TAA) (NSW).
The organisation was
formed last year as an
offshoot of the Australian
Hotels Association, aiming toboost the bodys
representation of the
hospitality sector in addition
to its work with pubs and
gaming.
Well known in the sector,
Souths close relationship with
the Intercontinental Hotels Group
(IHG) saw him spend almost a
decade in Singapore where he
speaheaded IHGs regional Asia
Pacific growth.
Mr South is also a formerSydney-based Chief Executive
Officer of IHGs Australia/New
Zealand/South Pacific business
and has experience on the boards
of Tourism NSW and industry
lobby group TTF Australia.
TAA (NSW) director Carol
Giuseppi today said she
welcomed the announcement.
This is excellent news for our
members in NSW, she said.
Tony is recognised as a leader
in the hotel industry withintimate knowledge of the NSW
market, gained through his time
as managing director of Business
Events Sydney and senior roles
with TAHL, IHG and Horwath &
Horwath.
He will be a great advocate for
TAA, Giuseppi added.
Tourism Accommodation
Australias national managing
director Rodger Powell said Mr
Souths appointment was another
example of the importance of theorganisation to the local
accommodation sector.
service the specific needs of the
accommodation hotels, he said.
This demonstrates once again
that we have the capability to
service the whole sector at the
highest professional level.
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Natadola wows PCOs
Ipswichs expo invite AN invitation to attend a MICE
Expo in Ipswich, to showcase the
regions many products and
services, is being extended to
conference planners and business
event organisers from
Queensland and Northern NSW.
The MICE Expo offer includes
return transfers from Brisbane,
with the days proceedingscommencing at 11am.
During the event a number of
local businesses will provide
displays at the hotel & participants
will have the opportunity to see
much of what Ipswich has to offer.
Being held at the Metro Hotel
Ipswich International on
Wednesday 21st March, the event
is to demonstrate how holding a
business event in Ipswich can
transform it from a routine corporate
function into a memorable and
enjoyable experience.
Following the Expos opening by
Ipswich Mayor Paul Pisasale,
guests will enjoy a complimentary
lunch and a tour of the hotel to
view its conference and event
facilities.
Ipswich is Queenslands oldest
provincial city and both a regional
centre and popular inland tourist
destination, located just 40
minutes west of Brisbane.
Local activities such as hot air
ballooning, helicopter winery
tours, golf, beauty treatments, art
galleries and bo tiq e shopping
Business tourism key for AustraliaFIGURES released by
Tourism
esearch Australia today have
onfirmed record levels of
usiness travel over the last year.
The International Visitor Survey
und that business arrivals rose
%, and corporate travellers are
so staying longer, with
vernights up 10% and business
sitor spending rising 14%.
Federal tourism minister Martin
erguson said the figures were a
ealthy sign - particularly coming
espite the continuing tough
onomic conditions in Europend North America, the high
ustralian dollar and the spate of
atural disasters during 2011.
By staying longer and spending
ore in Australia, international
sitors are increasingly high
elding customers who are
xperiencing Australia not only as
holiday visitor but for business
and work - the changing mix of
visitors is a real opportunity for
the tourism industry, he said.
Although visitor numbers
remained steady Tourism
Australia md Andrew McEvoy said
the results showed the country
was moving closer to its goal of
doubling overnight visitor
expenditure to $140b by 2020.
We continue to see a story of
two worlds - strong growth from
a buoyant near world, helping to
offset declines from our
traditional, far world markets.
He said China remains
Australias most valuable market,
with spending by Chinese visitors
up a healthy 15% to a record $3.8
billion during the year.
Spending was also up from
other Asian markets including
Indonesia which rose 17%, Taiwan
up 7% and Singapore up 5%.
FIJIS stunning Natadola Ba
wowed a group of US profes
conference organisers this w
when they took part in a
signature Destination Natad
Passport to Paradise famil.
Working closely with Touri
Fiji and Rosie Holidays, the
InterContinental Fiji MICE te
were issued with personalise
Discover Natadola passport
each page featuring a visa
of uniquely Fijian experience
that required a stamp at eac
gain access to the next phas
the Discover Natadola adven
This themed famil was des
to showcase all aspects of a
experience on Natadola Bay
unique and memorable way
conference & events manage
Louise Acreman.
During the experience gues
met with local school childre
were treated to a tribalperformance by VOU, Fijis
premier contemporary danc
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cleansing rituals.
Our aim was to reinvent y
typical site inspection so our
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number of cultural experien
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manager.
The US holds a great amoof potential for Fiji tourism a
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Accor welcomes BarangaroJAMES Packers plans to invest
in a major tourism infrastructure
project at Sydneys Barangaroo,
has been welcomed by Accor.
The proposal includes a majorhotel as well as entertainment
and meeting facilities with Accor
Australia COO, Simon McGrath,
saying with Packers proposal and
the redevelopment of the Sydney
Convention & Exhibition Centre,
Sydneys tourism sector was
receiving the investment it requ
compete in the Asia Pacific r
The OFarrell govt & indiv
like Mr Packer should be prafor their commitment & fore
It is too easily forgotten..
tourism is not only one of th
biggest drivers of foreign inc
in Australia; it is also one of
largest employers, he said.
F theres a
essage the
am from
offs Coast
ressed
ost
assionatelyThe Duck
n Pub &
tchen in
hippendale this week, it is that
offs Harbour and indeed Coffs
oast is not under flood.
We want people to know that
e floods have not cut off the
ea and even when the creek
oes rise and blocks the road to
ellingen, the waters subside
thin four hours, emphasised
ad Daymond, gm of Bonvilleolf Resort, winner of best golf
sort for the fourth year running.
The event was held over
ocktails with tourism marketing
anager Glen Caldwell, Bellingen
hire Councils economic
evelopment manager, Stuart
lardice and a host of other
assionate tourism identities.
Having identified more than 120
ings to do in the region, Glen
aldwell, said they were
elighted that Coffs Coastboriginal Discovery had taken
ut an award at the recent 2012
Coffs Coast ducks in
Discovery ranger, spoke about his
role why the award had been won.
Ive been in Coffs all my life
and we love to share our
Aboriginal culture.
When I started in this job it
was something that was just
breathing; now its something
that is alive, he said
Pictured above with Mediapersonality Tracey Spicer is Brad
Daymond, Bonville Golf Resort.
And inset, during Q&A time
fromleft are: Glen Caldwell, Coffs
Coast tourism manager; Mark
Flanders, National Parks and
Wildlife Service and Agnes Low,
Afterglow Cottages.
An intimate dinner with DaviGrays say...Peter Gray, managing
partner of
Motivating People, presents a
new regular Business Events
News feature on current issues
in the MICE market.
Firstthe insurance companies,
now the banks
According to Tourism Research
Australia ...for every dollartourism earns directly in the
Australian economy it value
adds an additional 91 cents to
other parts of the economy.
At 1.91 tourisms total
multiplier is larger than other
important industries such as
mining (1.67), retail trade (1.8)
and education and training (1.38).
And yet other industries that
benefit from the added value
brought to them by tourism
seem reticent, to say the least, tocome to the party when
invited.
Insurance premiums for
tourism operators generally
have gone through the roof over
the past few years putting many
out of business or seriously
compromising their ability to
service their clients
requirements.
Now the banks seem to have
determined that PCOs servicing
the association market are in a
high risk category and, for thosethat dont already have the
facility, are refusing to allow
them to accept payment via
credit cards.
A few PCOs I met at AIME this
year had
been
refused
merchantfacilities
by several
banks on
the basis
that pre
-payment
for services to be provided i
future constitutes a very high
It seems the banks are rel
upon the bad experiences
theyve had with airlines an
travel agents where purcha
of tickets are guaranteed bycredit card companies and t
by the banks.
The fact that responsible
have insurance cover for jus
about everything from
professional indemnity to p
liability and ensure their clie
projects are covered by
appropriate policies seems
make little difference.
Perhaps the banks should
carry out a meaningful risk
assessment of the meetingsindustry and realise just ho
wrong they are.
In the meantime PCOs
affected by this arbitrary ru
should head to PayPal.
Garuda is tops A RECENT independent survey
of major airlines has recognisedGaruda Indonesia, as Best
International Airline for Jan 2012.
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