As restrictions begin to ease in some parts of the country and around the world, the MICE market is making a comeback. Even if the events are being run virtually still, the industry is continuing on with meetings, events, conferences and incentive travel.
Here is the latest MICE news from around the country, and beyond.
Tangalooma Island Resort event and conference in paradise
Tangalooma Island Resort on Queensland’s Moreton Island is open for business, including the MICE offering. It is the event destination for your corporate meeting, conference, team building or incentive day out. Perfect for those seeking a unique adventure, educational or nature-based experience in a truly relaxed environment. Everything for weddings and parties to conferences and team building is available to be packaged up by a dedicated team of coordinators that ensures your event exceeds all expectations and gives a positive experience you won’t forget. All is a tropical island setting.
Tangalooma provides complete conference and event solutions with a unique range of activities and corporate team building programs to add to any conference or social event. It is one of Australia’s most unique destinations for team building events. Tangalooma upholds a proud working partnership with Banana Life Teambuilding for all conference and corporate clients. With Christmas fast approaching, so now is the time to lock in the staff party in paradise.
For those want to tie the knot, there are simply no wedding venues anywhere in South East Queensland, or indeed Australia, that match the stunning locations available for you at Tangalooma Island Resort on beautiful Moreton Island. Just 75 mins from Brisbane, Tangalooma Island Resort offers a beautiful destination wedding with both unique ceremony and reception packages on offer.
Find out more about the packages at https://www.tangalooma.com/conference-events
Aviation conference to discuss COVID impact
The 24th Annual Air Transport Research Society [ATRS] three-day conference, hosted by the UNSW School of Aviation, launched on Friday 27 August to discuss the global impact of COVID-19 on the aircraft industry. The three-day event featured the latest research on airport efficiency, air transport economics and airline management as well as results of the ATRS airport benchmarking report outlining the productivity of the world’s airports. The conference was postponed last year due to COVID-19 and will be held online for more than 400 attendees for the first time in its history.
Head of the UNSW School of Aviation, Professor Gabriel Lodewijks, is an expert in aviation logistics and technology. “Now is the time to discuss how the industry can recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, how to address the environmental impact of aviation and to show the world how this crisis creates opportunities for the next generation in aviation,” Prof. Lodewijks says.
Gold Coast Business Excellence Award recognises year of “dive, survive and thrive” for Paradise Resort Gold Coast
Paradise Resort Gold Coast has won the Gold Coast Business Excellence Award for August 2021 – after surviving yet another lockdown. The Gold Coast Business Excellence Awards are the region’s most comprehensive and prestigious business honours and monthly winners are automatically entered into the overall Business of the Year Award to be presented at the GCBEA Gala Awards Dinner, on 20 November 2021.
Paradise Resort Gold Coast General Manager David Brook was both elated and philosophical about being awarded the Gold Coast’s Business Excellence Award. “Winning the Award in August has provided a fantastic lift for the team because the month before we went from thrive to dive in just a few weeks as lockdown and border closures turned what was going to be a really strong winter into a blizzard of cancellations,” said Mr Brook.
BE Immersed Program to Adapt
Business Events Cairns and Great Barrier Reef are excited to announce a new approach to their educational program, BE Immersed: Cairns & Great Barrier Reef. The bureau will be offering a series of smaller bespoke educational programs throughout the year to allow event planners visiting our region to immerse themselves in the destination alongside like-minded planners. If you are keen to visit the region, visit https://businesseventscairns.org.au/be-immersed-cairns-and-great-barrier-reef/
Register for Reawakening Africa
South African Tourism has announced the Africa Travel & Tourism Summit – Reawakening Africa will take place from 20 to 21 September 2021. The hybrid event will attract a global audience and will be run virtually as well as in limited numbers physically in two South African venues in the cities of Johannesburg and Durban. Venues in Nigeria, Kenya and Zimbabwe (pending lockdown regulations) will also be included.
It is an opportunity for the industry to reflect on the impact of COVID-19, contemplate the present and reimagine the future. It’s also a golden opportunity for the sector to co-create a recovery plan.
Streaming content from Johannesburg’s centre, the summit will feature topics which include addressing barriers, sectoral transformation, the repositioning of Africa’s brand and leisure and business events tourism opportunities. The virtual platform will incorporate opportunities for business networking and pre-scheduled meetings between physical and virtual delegates. A product reintroduction showcase will feature carefully curated products from across the continent.
Australian’s can be part of the action virtually. An incredible virtual platform ensures you experience everything virtually that you would in a physical location. All the speakers will stream in real-time through this platform and real-time chats, polls, surveys and gamification are all on the agenda. Attendees are able to pre-schedule meetings through the exclusive Business Matchmaking™ Program. Meetings will be held both physically and virtually (via video calls). REGISTER FOR THE EVENT.
