Minister Ciobo visits Australia stand at IMEX America 2017

The Australian Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment, the Hon. Steven Ciobo MP, will meet with key international business events planners and media on the Australia stand at IMEX America, the USA’s largest meetings industry trade show.

A networking event with international media and business events planners will be hosted on the Australia stand, where Minister Ciobo will also have the opportunity to meet with the 23-strong delegation of Australia’s business events industry representatives who are joining Business Events Australia on the Australia stand at IMEX America.

IMEX America 2017 is being held in Las Vegas this week from 10 to 12 October.

OCTOBER NEWS

New Business Events Market profiles

New Business Events Market Profiles have been released for China, New Zealand, North America and UK/ Europe to give you the latest market trends, key contacts and information to help you plan a successful trip to market. The profiles also contain information on tailoring your product message to meet the needs of business events planners in each market.

TA out and about

In September, John O’Sullivan, Managing Director Tourism Australia provided an update to delegates at the AACB Annual Conference 2017 on developments in destination marketing for the business events sector. If you would like Tourism Australia to attend or present at your next industry event, contact bea@tourism.australia.com

Australia in the news

Business Events Australia’s media relations activities have resulted in Australia being featured in several publications in September including: Boardroom Magazine; Meetings & Conventions; and Meetings Today. Got something to share with the world? Send your news to us today at bea@tourism.australia.com

Australia Innovates

The latest edition of Australia Innovates, Tourism Australia’s bi-annual magazine for the association sector, will be released at IMEX America this week. Available on the Business Events Australia website, the magazine features stories on the achievements of some of Australia’s brightest people who are excelling in their field of expertise.

UPDATES FOR INDUSTRY

Working with TA

From research and market information to social media and marketing resources, the Working with Tourism Australia booklet provides you with details on the wide range of TA resources available for industry.

New image gallery

Tourism Australia’s Image Gallery has moved to a new platform, offering improved search and download functionality. You will need to register or re-register at www.images.australia.com to access the Image Gallery.

WHAT'S TRENDING @MEETINAUSTRALIA

Tag your tweets with #MeetinAustralia or @MeetinAustralia so we can share Australia's great business events news, products and experiences with our followers. Our most popular tweets in September were: