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Business Events News For Fri 12 Jun 2015 - Expertise Wins ATE, MEETINGS, Hala Abu Dhabi, Philippine Airlines and Much More

Business events news TA re-appoints Expertise Events to manage annual Australian Tourism Exchange for a further three years. Expertise has been associated with the annual event since 1991, and has repeatedly won the contract. A campervan tour of smaller and wholly viable NZ destinations could be on the cards for MEETINGS2016.

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Business Events News For Fri 12 Jun 2015 - Expertise Wins ATE, MEETINGS, Hala Abu Dhabi, Philippine Airlines and Much More

Business events news TA re-appoints Expertise Events to manage annual Australian Tourism Exchange for a further three years. Expertise has been associated with the annual event since 1991, and has repeatedly won the contract. A campervan tour of smaller and wholly viable NZ destinations could be on the cards for MEETINGS2016.

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12th June 2015

Editor: Jill Varley

[email protected]
www.businesseventsnews.com.au
1300 799 220

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For their CINZ

DID you know that


most Kiwis have
the Geonet Quakes
app on their mobile
phones?
Apparently,
there are
almost daily rumbles in one part
of NZ or the other.
Although, as one local said with
a wry smile, In Auckland its more
likely to be a volcano!
Meanwhile how about this as a
thought for groups with a sense
of adventure - a campervan tour!
Born of an idea flung around at
Wednesdays media conference
with CINZ chief Sue Sullivan, we
may well see a MEETINGS2016
pre or post famil head off in
caravan of campervans to smaller
and wholly viable NZ destinations
to showcase their unique
attributes.
At this years MEETINGS there
are some outstanding stands and
none more than the Hobbiton
stand - a replica of that found at
Hobbiton outside of Hamilton.
Russell Alexander, on whose
property this extraordinary movie
set sits, said the stand took three
days to build.
Not something you want to do
every day, he said dryly.
On Thursday morning hosted
buyers were invited to a Hobbiton
breakfast prior to the shows
opening. Guests where greeted
with a large table groaning with
a feast of food and invited to rip
into the rustic breads, sausages,
ham on the bone, eggs, fruit,
cheese, muffins and croissants the like of which you can expect if
you hold an event there.
Air New Zealand kept the early
morning diners pepped up with
copious amounts of barista coffee.
Another idea worth considering
for planners looking for not
only a unique venue but a
unique means to getting there
is to consider taking the train to
Chateau Tongariro in the North
Islands World Heritage Tongariro
National Park on the Northern
Explorer which operates between
Auckland and Wellington.
All in all lots of inspiration for
events in NZ! Jill

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TA re-appoints Expertise
EXPERTISE Events has been
awarded a contract to manage
Tourism Australias annual
Australian Tourism Exchange for a
further three years.
The company has been
associated with the event since
1991, and has repeatedly won the
contract which has been put out
to tender every three years.
Expertise Events md Gary FitzRoy said its been an amazing
journey to see a truly home
grown Australian exhibition
evolve and develop to become
one of the most significant
events on the calendar, for both
the exhibition industry and
particularly the tourism sector.
The company last year broke
the mould by staging the event in
Cairns where a temporary facility
was created to accommodate the
500-plus exhibitors - requiring a
new format of stand design.
Fitz-Roy said one of the most

Auckland scores
THETA 2017 event
AFTER a successful joint bid,
Auckland is to host The Higher
Education Technology Agenda
(THETA) conference in 2017.
Auckland Convention Bureau
(ACB) manager Anna Hayward
said around 600 senior decision
makers from Australia and NZ
are expected to attend, with
economic activity estimated to be
worth $826,000 to Auckland.
With the introduction last
month of the Bureaus Business
Events Plan theres even more
focus on growing the Auckland
business events sector and we
aim to double the contribution
to the Auckland economy to $43
million in 2023, Hayward said.
THETA 2015 recently wrapped
up on the Gold Coast, with the
conference supported by a high
speed internet connection now
permanently in place between
the Gold Coast Convention &
Exhibition Centre and Griffith
University (BEN 15 May).

exciting aspects of ATE had been


moving the event and tailoring it
to each location.
Tourism Australia gm Western
Markets & Global Distribution
Development, Katherine Droga,
said the organisation was
delighted to re-appoint Expertise
Events to manage ATE.
They have demonstrated a
commitment to work with us
and evolve the event to meet the
industrys needs, and have forged
relationships with major sponsors
and supporters, Droga said.
ATE 2015 will take place later
this month in Melbourne, while
the 2016 show is scheduled to be
held on the Gold Coast.

Alquemie rebrand
LONGSTANDING luxury
DMC Wilderness Australia has
relaunched as Alquemie, with the
new identity unveiled at a launch
in Sydney earlier this week.
Alquemie, founded by Charles
Carlow in 2001, specialises in high
end experiences and tailor-made
itineraries - alquemie.com.au.

Ingram to TA in LA
CHRIS Ingram, formerly Tourism
Australias Auckland-based
partnership manager responsible
for business events, is set to
relocate to Los Angeles.
He will join the Tourism
Australia team there as a business
events specialist.

Stamford departure
ANDREA Werner is leaving
Stamford Hotels and Resorts after
18 months with the company as
its Group Director of Sales MICE.
Today is her last day, with
Werner moving onto another
exciting opportunity within
the conference, meeting and
incentive market.

ibtm off to Nashville


IBTM America has announced
that its 2016 event will take place
in Nashville, Tennessee.
It will be held 15-17 June at
the Gaylord Opryland Resort &
Convention Centre, a Marriottoperated property showcasing
some of the best meetings
facilities that Nashville has to
offer - for more details see
www.ibtmamerica.com.

HKTB loses Power


MIRYANA Power, long-time
public relations manager for the
Hong Kong Tourism Board, has
left the organisation.
The move, which became
effective as of Tuesday 9th June,
was announced earlier this week
by HKTB regional director Andrew
Clark who wished Miryana all the
best for her future.
Clark said Power was leaving
after 15 years of dedicated
service with the organisation,
with her replacement contact
now HKTB Manager Consumer
Communications, Jane Scribner
on 02 9283 3083.

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Meetings at MEETINGS!

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12th June 2015

crumbs!
WATCH out - the Zombies are
coming!
A one-of-a-kind obstacle
sports event is set to take place
in Sydney for the first time ever
later this year.
Titled Run For Your Lives,
participants apparently undertake
a series of physical challenges,
while at the same time the 5km
course is infested by zombies.
You can choose to be either a
Survivor or a Zombie for the
90-minute competition which
concludes with an Apocalypse
Party featuring dance music,
entertainment and activities.
Run For Your Lives launched
in Baltimore in the USA in 2011,
and is now spreading across Asia
courtesy of SIngapore-based
sports entertainment company
Action X.
The inaugural Australian edition
is set to take place from 6am on
5th September in Abbotsbury in
western Sydney - check it out at
www.runforyourlives.com.au.

Abu Dhabi operator


joins ICCA
HALA Abu Dhabi, the UAE
capitals destination management
company and ground operator,
has become a member of the
International Congress and
Convention Association (ICCA).
Hala joins almost 1000 ICCA
member companies and
organisations in 90 countries,
with Hala Abu Dhabi required to
meet key criteria in order to be a
part of the association - including
the organisation of at least
five international association
meetings.
Membership of ICCA will
strengthen Abu Dhabis position
in the global MICE market, said
Peter Baumgartner, whos chief
commercial officer of Abu Dhabibased Etihad Airways.
He said Hala Abu Dhabi had
managed many events such as
the World Economic Forum, the
World Travel & Tourism Councils
Global Summit and more, offering
a full range of services and
establishing itself as one of the
leading PCOs in the region.

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MEETINGS NZ may be all


about the serious business
of keeping New Zealand
front of mind for meeting
and event planners, but a
good dose of getting to
know you importantly
creates memorable and
lasting relationships too.
These pics show some of
the concerted networking
going on in Auckland this
week.
RIGHT: A couple of
hams: Andrew Whittaker
and Maxine Hale on the
Dunedin stand.

ABOVE: The MEETINGS welcome function took place at the Auckland


Hilton, and pictured there are Carol Rothschild, House of Rothschild;
Susan Ryman-Kierman, Wise Connections; Vivienne Hechenberger, Aria
Technologies; and Christina Cregan of Kentera Events.
LEFT: How
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The
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Christchurch
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their win
as Regional
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ABOVE: Enjoying lunch at the ASB showgrounds courtesy of
Millennium Hotels are Maxine Walsh, Langham Auckland; Rhonda
Norman, Show Plat Productions; Meg Boers, MCI; Ian Andrew, Walsh
GI; and Heidi Heming of CINZ.

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Sitting Pretty

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Philippine Airlines

12th June 2015

Welcome to Sitting Pretty, our review of


experiences up the front of the plane.

NT targets Chinese MICE buyers


REPRESENTATIVES from
several major Chinese companies
are in the Northern Territory this
week as part of a business events
educational hosted by Tourism NT
and Tourism Australia.
NT Chief Minister Adam Giles
said the buyers were from the
medical, pharmaceutical, finance,
IT and manufacturing sectors,
with Top End operators pulling
out all stops to showcase their
business tourism wares.
The visit will include a
tour of the state-of-the-art

facilities available at the Darwin


Convention Centre and will allow
the NT Convention Bureau to
strengthen relationships with
companies from China who are
already looking to host events in
Australia in coming years, Giles
enthused.
The educational will also
see the delegates experience
Wildman Wilderness Lodge and
SKYCITY Resort, as well as some
traditional activities such as an
Outback lunch at Litchfield Pub
and of course Crocosaurus Cove.
Giles said China was an
important emerging market for
the NT, with aspirations to double
visitation to 30,000 by 2020.

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has expanded again, with the
opening of a new office in Hawaii.
Klick has been the PR agency
for Hawaii Tourism Oceania
in Australia since 2009, with
founder Kim McKay saying there
are a wealth of opportunities.
The business, which also
operates in Los Angeles, has
already welcomed 11 Hawaii
partners including the Hawaii
International Film Festival and a
range of hoteliers.

THE SEAT

In the ongoing quest for something different for its premium flyers
at the front of the plane, Philippine Airlines has, rather than just raise
the bar, completely reimagined where the bar is and instead deliver
something different. On the A330 wide-body aircraft, Business Class
is laid out in a 2-2-2 configuration. While this layout effectively only
allows direct aisle access to four of the six seats in a row, the carrier
has sidestepped this hurdle. Each pod of two seats offers a headboard
for privacy in upright mode. But heres where it gets interesting.
When reclining the seat back into lie-flat bed mode, the seat at the
window remains high, while the seat at the aisle goes low, only a little
bit off the floor, to allow the passenger at the window ample space
to step over for easy aisle access as required. Both seats have space
for storing shoes, and passengers are provided a pillow and blanket,
making for a comfortable and undisturbed journey.

ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM

Philippine Airlines offers streaming entertainment inflight. In


Business Class, crew members hand out iPads pre-loaded and ready
to go. In Economy, pax need to download the PAL InAir app free of
charge from the iTunes App Store or Google Play prior to take-off.
This app opens up a decent range of movies - varying from the latest
releases, to classic favourites and foreign language films. A range of
episodes from popular TV shows, sitcoms, comedies and dramas are
also able to be viewed, as well as music, e-books and much more.

SERVICE

While only an eight-hour flight from Manila to Sydney, two meals are
provided. Prior to take-off, crew offer guests a selection of juices or
champagne, with a light dinner service beginning once in the air.
A selection of warm breads and pastries were served once waking
along with some juices and a warm towel to freshen up. On this
occasion, the flight arrived an hour early, yet another pleasant note.

ClubMEA next week


SYDNEYS Crane Bar will
host the next NSW ClubMEA
gathering, taking place on
Thursday 18 June from 6pm.
The event at the Potts Point
venue will feature handcrafted
cocktails, Japanese fusion cuisine
and a live sashimi experience
courtesy of Executive Chef Taichi.
For more information or to
register CLICK HERE.

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Manila-based Philippine Airlines operates two different aircraft types


on 13 services weekly to Sydney, Melbourne, Darwin and Brisbane.
The Airbus A330 wide-body jet flies five times weekly to Sydney and
three weekly to Melbourne. Business Events News enjoyed the PAL
Business Class product on an overnight flight back to Sydney from the
recent Select Travel Group conference in the Filipino capital.

Publisher: Bruce Piper


Editor: Jill Varley [email protected]
Advertising and Marketing: Sean Harrigan and Magda Herdzik [email protected]
Business Manager: Jenny Piper [email protected]

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