Tropical North Queensland invites meeting planners to BE Immersed, their are updates to Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC) and Africa Travel may be off the cards for now, but there is an event on to prepare you for when it returns.
All this is covered in this week’s Monday MICE news wrap up. If you have any MICE news, we would love to hear it.
Cairns & Great Barrier Reef launches immersive meeting program
The new-look event ‘BE Immersed: Cairns & Great Barrier Reef’ has evolved from the long-running popular Sell TNQ educational program for Australian meeting planners. Business Events Cairns & Great Barrier Reef General Manager Rosie Douglas said the much-loved Sell TNQ had successfully showcased the region’s business events products and capability for 20 years and BE Immersed: Cairns & Great Barrier Reef has been revolutionised to build on the successful components of Sell TNQ program.
“With meeting planners eager to start work on reactivating the business events industry, it is timely to evolve our key educational program to meet the needs and expectations of our business events clients’ as well as reflecting our leave greater destination brand promise,” Rosie Douglas said.
BE Immersed: Cairns & Great Barrier Reef will be held on 6-9th May, giving participants the opportunity to experience our World Heritage-listed areas after they have been rejuvenated by the summer rain. Registrations to attend BE Immersed: Cairns & Great Barrier Reef are now open and interested planners can submit their application to attend here.
MCEC upgrade of Core Systems
Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC) used its closure period during coronavirus (COVID-19) to start streamlining the employee and customer experience, selecting Ungerboeck as their partner to upgrade their Core Systems. Core Systems at MCEC are the software solutions behind-the-scenes that underpin the day-to-day operation of thousands of events every year in the 70,000 square metre venue. MCEC has worked hard over the past 12 months to pivot their organisational strategy to remain a leader in the changing industry, and an upgrade of Core Systems is part of this.
Following a public expression of interest and tender process involving extensive due diligence and evaluation by a panel of MCEC end users, it was determined that Ungerboeck was best placed to meet MCEC’s functional, technical and efficiency requirements. Ungerboeck has served as the event industry’s technology leader, driving innovation and helping organisations adapt to emerging trends for over 35 years.
Reignite African Travel
Ready to reignite tourism to Africa and reconnect with your favourite products and destinations on the continent and beyond? Get ready for Africa Travel Week Virtual, taking place from 07 – 09 April, 06h00 to 19h00 CAT. Set your clocks! In just over a month, Africa Travel Week Virtual kicks off and you’ll want to put your best foot forward to connect with your favourite destinations and experiences, perhaps forging relationships with some new ones #MakingTravelHappenAgain.
The registration portal will be open in the coming weeks so stay tuned! And in case you’ve forgotten, there are plenty of additional opportunities to connect and learn about Africa with a Speed Networking session and content programme featuring over 40 panel discussions and presentations.
