This week’s round-up of MICE news includes meetings and events from Australia and across the ditch in New Zealand.
Tourism Australia Events
Destination Australia Conference was recently held with some inspiring speakers. You can watch a recap of the conference here and see all the industry videos here. Everyone who registered to attend the event (virtual and in-person) can view the recordings of the presentations on the virtual platform for the next month. Tourism Australia will also be loading the recordings and presentations onto the corporate website in the coming weeks.
Brisbane Cycling Festival unveils biggest ever program for 2021
Australia’s biggest multi-disciplinary cycling event rolls into town with its biggest program to date, bringing a bumper line-up of rides, races, events, expos and entertainment to Brisbane from 24 March – 12 April 2021. Brisbane Cycling Festival is the hottest thing on two wheels, delivering an action-packed program of events over 20 days for professional and amateur riders of all ages and abilities.
Brisbane cements itself as the home of track cycling when it hosts the AusCycling Track National Championships for Elite, Masters and Juniors at the Anna Meares Velodrome, Chandler from 24 March – 10 April. Spectators from across the country will visit Brisbane to witness some of the nation’s best riders in action in Australia’s biggest domestic track event.
Riders of all abilities can experience the city like never before as the ultimate Sunday ride navigates 110km of fully closed city roads across a variety of course distances. Tour de Brisbane, partnered with Splatt Lawyers, aims to raise $200,000 for The Common Good charity in support of heart and lung transplant research at Prince Charles Hospital. Brisbane Cycling Festival partners with Tour de Office to present the 2021 Corporate Ride Week from 6 – 9 April 2021. View the full program, subscribe for updates and buy tickets at brisbanecyclingfestival.com
Hosted buyers sign up for MEETINGS 2021
Hosted buyer applications have opened for New Zealand’s business events showcase MEETINGS 2021 in Auckland on 2 and 3 June, this year’s first event for the sector. Business Events Industry Aotearoa (BEIA) Chief Executive, Lisa Hopkins says buyers have been keen to sign up online, with many applications already received from New Zealand and Australia event organisers.
MEETINGS is New Zealand’s largest business events trade show and this year it includes a two-day programme, plus eight different regional familiarisation tours. Pre-familiarisations will take place from 30 May to 1 June in Auckland, Northland, Rotorua, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin-Central Otago. After MEETINGS, from 4 to 6 June hosted buyers can choose to visit either Waikato or Queenstown.
Hosted buyer applications for MEETINGS 2021 close on Friday 9 April, and pre -scheduled appointment requests will begin online from Monday, 19 April. To apply now, buyers can go online to www.meetings.co.nz/apply-online
