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South Pacific: Tourism Fiji Announces New Tourism Expo for 2014

October 07, 2013· · tags: asia, australia, event planning, Figji, Fijian Tourism Expo, New Zealand, Sheraton Conference Centre

Fiji’s growing tourism industry will receive a boost in the form of Fijian Tourism Expo (FTE), a new major international tourism industry event. Slated to take place at Sheraton Conference Centre in Denarau from May 5 to 8, 2014, the trade event will showcase local tourism operators, Fijian-made products and Fijian culture. Read More
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Emerging markets visiting China

September 12, 2013· · tags: asia, australia, china, Emerging Market, Japan, Korea and Canada, Tourism, United States

Emerging markets are beginning to dominate China’s inbound tourism, according to new research. The National Tourism Administration revealed inbound tourists from emerging markets surged year on year in July 2013, while visitors from developed countries declined, China Daily reported. Visitors from Vietnam (+13.86 percent), Thailand (+11.29 percent), India (+10.78 percent) and Mexico (+6.42 percent) grew year-on-year for July 2013. Read More
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Australia: Industry Groups Welcome Coalition’s Support for Business Events

September 10, 2013· · tags: asia, australia, business events, Business Events Council of Australia, Foreign Affairs and Trade

The Business Events Council of Australia (BECA) has welcomed the Coalition Policy for Tourism, which was released yesterday by the Deputy Leader of the Opposition and Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Julie Bishop, and Opposition Minister for Tourism Bob Baldwin, in the lead up to Saturday’s Federal election. BECA Executive Manager Inge Garofani said that although the industry body was disappointed the Coalition had not supported its call for a National Business Events Fund, it was pleased the Coalition had seen the value of the tourism industry and the potential of business events. Read More
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Novotel Barossa Valley Resort to introduce optimum service standards for Chinese visitors

September 06, 2013· · tags: asia, australia, china, Novotel Barossa Valley Resort, Tourism

The Novotel Barossa Valley Resort is Accor’s 50th hotel in Australia to be accredited to the hotel group’s Optimum Service Standards for Chinese Visitation program, paving the way for the hotel to attract greater numbers of Chinese visitors to South Australia and the Barossa region. Earlier this year, The South Australian Tourism Commission unveiled an ambitious plan to triple the number of Chinese visitors to the state from 18,000 to 57,000 by 2020 and fully capitalise on the emergence of this market said to be worth some $450 million to South Australia. Read More
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Australian business focuses on Chinese travel needs

September 05, 2013· · tags: asia, australia, Business Events Australia, china, China Incentive, Corporate Event Business, Sydney’s Darling Harbour

Business Events Australia, the business events marketing arm of Tourism Australia, will lead a delegation of 13 Australian businesses to the 2013 China Incentive, Business Travel and Meeting (CIBTM) Exhibition in Beijing to showcase the country’s latest developments in meetings, incentives, conferences and corporate events. Highlighting Australia’s ongoing investment in business events infrastructure and services is a key focus for the delegation, including the redevelopment of Sydney’s Darling Harbour precinct, which will be home to Australia’s largest convention and exhibition facility when it opens in 2016. “Incentive trips and corporate meetings have distinct needs that influence the choice of a destination. Australia is well placed to deliver in both respects,” said Penny Lion, head of Business Events Australia. “In addition to infrastructure and service features, Australia’s core strengths as an international business destination include thecapability for innovative team building and for delivering creative events.” In the last financial year, Asia delivered 50 per cent of the tourist market in Sydney and regional New South Wales, with half of that from China. Coming to Sydney in the next 12 months are 11 business events with 30,000 Chinese visitors from industries including direct selling, automotive, pharmaceutical and insurance. Read More
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Bangalore Ranks as Top City in India for Business Travel

August 07, 2013· · tags: australia, Bangalore, Business travel, canada, france, germany, Hong Kong, india, Japan, mumbai, U.K.

In all of India, Banaglore is the top business destination for business out of the top 25 most-visited cities in the world, Times of India is reporting. The city is ranked at No. 12 globally, followed by Mumbai at No. 20 in overnight hotel stays. Bangalore was ranked 11 in 2011, but dropped a spot last year. The average spend also decreased from around $258 to around $227 in terms of lodging ground transport, dining, entertainment, according to a report on corporate travel and entertainment compiled by Concur. The spend data of nine countries, including the U.S., U.K., Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Australia and India, was analyzed. Read More
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Conference wins to inject $16 million into Brisbane economy

August 06, 2013· · tags: australia, Brisbane, Brisbane Marketing and Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre, Convention Bureau

The Brisbane Marketing Convention Bureau has made a flying start to the 2013/14 financial year, helping to secure seven new conferences for the city. Lord Mayor Graham Quirk said the conferences would inject more than $16 million into the city’s economy, while bringing 5,600 delegates to Brisbane. Cr Quirk said some of the wins were the result of bids done in partnership between Brisbane Marketing and Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre (BCEC). He said the winning bids, all secured in July, include: Asia-Pacific Model United Nations Conference (2014) Australian Lung Cancer Conference (2014) Zoonoses Meeting (2014) International Congress on Traffic and Transport Psychology (2016). “These wins confirm that Brisbane is a hotspot for conventions in the Asia-Pacific,” Cr Quirk said. “They’re yet another sign of Brisbane’s emergence as a new world city as we gear up for the G20 Leaders’ Summit in November 2014. “Brisbane’s growing appeal to conference organisers is also reflected in the latest International Congress and Convention Association City (ICCA) Rankings. Read More
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