The 200-room hotel beside Geelong’s forthcoming convention centre has set a January opening date. #eventprofs #businessevents #hotels #Geelong ow.ly/pEC950XwAgW

ITB Asia 2025 in October drew 18,000 attendees, including more than 1,500 buyers – up seven per cent from 2024 – and clocked 60,000 business appointments, a 35 per cent increase. #eventprofs #businessevents #Asia ow.ly/bVjg50XwAji

Melbourne Convention Bureau secured 230 business events for the city during the 2024-2025 financial year. #eventprofs #businessevents #results MelbConventionBureau ow.ly/WINs50XxavN

A $300 million investment in The Star has been cleared by gambling regulators in both New South Wales and Queensland. #eventprofs #businessevents #venues #hotels ow.ly/JQsp50XxcxA

Accor’s Pullman brand is using a business event series to support its brand renewal. #eventprofs #businessevents #hotels Accor Group ow.ly/7yA050XxhRn

The social media network TikTok has chosen ICC Sydney's entertainment theatre as its first venue naming rights partnership globally. #eventprofs #venues #Sydney ICC Sydney ow.ly/386b50XxNLJ

Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre saw 3.2 million visitors through its doors last financial year. #eventprofs #businessevents #venues #Melbourne #results ow.ly/bsSZ50XxT6P

Australian industry legend Jo-Anne Kelleway has been awarded an UFI Medal of Honour from the global exhibitions association. #eventprofs #businessevents #exhibitions UFI ow.ly/6oLP50XxTgl

A new business events industry report has found that while the majority of associations consider sustainability important, their actions are lagging. #eventprofs #businessevents #sustainability ICCA Destination Canada #associations ow.ly/P1wi50Xyp0O

‘Te Haeata’ – the New Zealand Certificate in Business Events – will take on its first students in early 2026. #eventprofs #businessevents #education #NewZealand Business Events Industry Aotearoa ow.ly/nii750XyrKK

Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre has maintained its Master Certification status with EarthCheck. #eventprofs #businessevents #venues #sustainability ow.ly/A19N50XyrPS

Investment in Australia’s visitor economy infrastructure has grown by $11.1 billion over the last financial year, according to the latest report from Tourism Research Australia. #eventprofs #businessevents #venues #hotels #infrastructure #investment ow.ly/4XF350XyNSx

Seven awards were given out at the first iteration of The Bizzies in Auckland on Wednesday night. #eventprofs #businessevents #NewZealand Business Events Industry Aotearoa ow.ly/uMS950XyTtA

Melbourne will host the International Conference on Neural Information Processing (ICONIP) in 2026. #eventprofs #businessevents #Melbourne MelbConventionBureau ow.ly/YoEx50XyU7U

Three quick bites of news from the Northern Territory Government, Nyaal Banyul Geelong Convention and Event Centre and Minor Hotels. #eventprofs #businessevents #hotels #venues #government #Australia ow.ly/An3q50Xzzwb

In the latest hotel performance figures from Accommodation Australia, Perth recorded significant increases in all three key metrics. #eventprofs #businessevents #hotels #performance Accommodation Australia ow.ly/YagI50XzBFw

Business events was one of several sectors targeted for an Experience Gold Coast famil that coincided with the first-ever India-Australia men’s cricket match held on the Gold Coast. #eventprofs #businessevents #GoldCoast #Australia #cricket #India #famil ow.ly/trvX50XzBFS

After a decade-long journey, New Zealand’s largest convention centre has announced what day it will open next February. #eventprofs #businessevents #venues #NewZealand #Auckland #NZICC ow.ly/qAUe50XAkfM

The best business events venues have been declared for New South Wales, Victoria and the Australian Capital Territory, setting up a national battle at the Australian Tourism Awards next March. #eventprofs #businessevents #venues #Australia #awards ow.ly/jEVq50XAqSF

Virgin Australia has announced a collaboration with OpenAI, the company that brought generative artificial intelligence into the public consciousness. #eventprofs #businessevents #aviation #AI Virgin Australia OpenAI ow.ly/paGN50XAqW4