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Luxury hotel for Wellington
Sofitel Wellington is scheduled to open in Bolton Street in 2014. The site was formerly the Apple & Pear Board Office Building, which will be stripped back and have extra floors added. It will...
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Trudi Peet, formally convention bureau manager for Tourism Bay of Plenty, has joined forces with Rochelle Free from Freestyle Events to create a new company called Freestyle Events & Marketing Ltd...
View ArticleConvene - register now
Visitor registrations for Convene 2013 are open now. Buyers of products and services related to meetings, functions, incentives, exhibitions and other business events are welcome to register as hosted...
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Welcome back, says SKYCITY
A sure sign that it’s a new year for Auckland’s business events sector is when SKYCITY Auckland Convention Centre holds its ‘welcome back’ function. This year level 7 of SKYCITY Grand was the place,...
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Bowling at Peek performance
A new year, a new Peek Bowls Tournament and new team of winners… the usual festive atmosphere, sprinkled with just a bit of intra-industry competitive spirit was evident at the Point Chevalier Bowling...
View ArticleBusiness Events Week and other AIME happenings
AIME (Asia-Pacific Incentives and Meetings Expo) is just around the corner and 2013 will mark the inaugural Business Events Week from Monday February 25 to Friday March 1. Organised by the Melbourne...
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Waiheke's zipline heats up C&I scene
With four months of peak season operations under its belt since opening in October 2012, EcoZip Adventures has established itself as a new attraction on the list of ‘things to do’ on Waiheke Island....
View ArticleTime to get on and build
New Zealand cannot afford any more delays to the planned national convention centre at SkyCity in Auckland, according to Conventions and Incentives New Zealand (CINZ). CINZ is hopeful now the Auditor...
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AIME delegates visit Australia's spa country
One of AIME’s 10 regional pre-tours took 13 AIME delegates to Australia’s ‘spa capital’ of Daylesford and Macedon Ranges, 90 minutes northwest of Melbourne. The region is known for its abundance of...
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Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre tech upgrades
Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC) has introduced a variety of upgrades to its technology options available to conferences at the venue, with the installation of new projectors, social...
View ArticleMelbourne ‘needs more space’
The Melbourne Convention and Exhibition space is ‘basically fully utilised’ and needs more space, says chief executive Peter King. King told a media conference at the Asia-Pacific Incentives and...
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Delegates gain advantage
Conference delegates in Cairns, Queensland will be able to simply show their lanyard for discounts and/or special offers in a number of outlets in the city and region. The Cairns Delegate Advantage...
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PCOs discover treasure in Nelson
Nelson Tasman Tourism hosted PCOs from Wellington, Christchurch and Auckland on a two day treasure hunt around the region in March. Day one saw them head out to Happy Valley for swing across the canyon...
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Kiwi a life member
Long time association sector stalwart Barrie Cooper has been made a life member of the Australasian Society of Association Executives (AuSAE). Cooper, now based in Christchurch, joined the New Zealand...
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New Langham space sparkles
The Langham Auckland launched its new Chandelier meeting space with a sparkle. To mark the opening, anyone who books and confirms an event at The Chandelier by May 31 goes into a draw to win a pair of...
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Meetings more than tourism
The meetings practitioners and suppliers start thinking of themselves as part of the knowledge economy, rather than simply a branch of tourism, it will change the way they do business and allow them...
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Bean bag meetings
Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre has taken an unconventional approach with its new TenOnCall Beanie Experience where participants can snuggle up in big bean bags in various set-up configurations (ie...
View Article'Open Space' returns to Melbourne's Business Events Week
Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC) has announced the return of 'Open Space' on Thursday 20 February 2014. The free public event will coincide with Business Events Week and the...
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CQ Quality Hotels turns five
The champagne flowed as Wellington's CQ Quality Hotels celebrated its fifth birthday in style, on April 5. It really did flow; over an impressive champagne fountain as general manager Olivier Lacoua...
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Wild adventures in the Waikato
The second Hamilton and Waikato national mega famil is underway in the region and business event organisers from Auckland and Wellington are sampling a portion of what is available for the conference...
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