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DH pilesit onAN UPDATEon whatis goingon behindthe hoardings that screen thedemolition of the former SydneyConvention & Exhibition Centre,(referred to as the old buildings)is revealed in Darling HarbourLive NEWS.
It reports that the piling, whichinvolves excavation down into
the rock base and the placementof steel cages and concrete intothe ground for the new venues, isnow well underway.
With around 1,000 piles tobe drilled for the three newvenues, the foundation works willcontinue until Q3 2014.
Next month the rst towercranes arrive to build the newexhibition centre and theatre.
On site they report achieving anumber of positive sustainabilityoutcomes, including exceedinga recycling target of 90% of thedemolition materials.
An on-site concrete crusherreduced the number of trucksrequired by over 2,500, cuttingCO2 emissions by around 443tonnes, while around 40% of theconcrete from the old venues willbe used to build the new ones.
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WA Aspire winnersTHE Western Australian winners
of the Perth Convenon Bureau
annual Aspire awards have beenannounced.
There were 55 applicants for the
10 awards, with funding totalling
$57,000 across the 10.
Winners included Dr Kara
Yopak and Winthrop Professor
Shaun Collin from the University
of Western Australia, who will
use the funding to bid for the
internaonal Sharks Conference
to be held in Perth in 2018.
Other winners included Rebecca
Cassells, a community landcareocer, who won the City of
Mandurah scholarship.
For more, CLICK HERE.
Marriott invites youMARRIOTTS Global Sales
Mission 2014 Discover A World
of Opportunity - is heading down
under next month and is inving
everyone to meet and network
with their hotel representaves
from across the world and to win
some luxurious prizes, including
a trip to South Africa for two,
courtesy of Protea Hotels and
South African Airways.
With much to discover, Marrio
will present Creang the Future
of Travel and introduce The
Future of Meengs.
Being held at the Melbourne
Marrio Hotel 29 July and at
the Sydney Harbour Marrio 31
July, the mission kicks o with a
travel agent breakfast followed
by a trade show which runs from
10am to 5pm.
Each day will be followed by an
African inspired cocktail party
to celebrate the recent addion
of Protea Hotels to the Marrio
global porolio.CLICK HEREto register.
Top incentive destinationsMILAN, Monaco and the UAEhave been idened as the most
popular EMEA (Europe, Middle
East and Africa) locaons for
incenves and meengs in the
most recent Desnaon Index
released by DMC Pacic World.
Pacic World says Milans current
popularity is due to improved
infrastructure at the airport as
well as new hotels, while next
years Expo 2015 is also changing
the image of the Italian city.The second top meeng and
event desnaon in the region is
South France-Monaco, followed
by the United Arab Emirates.
More incenves are going to
Dubai due to new air routes,
new gala event venues and the
expansion of Visa on Arrival
facilies, Pacic World said.
The Desnaon Index also for
the rst me gives insight into US
locaons, with Florida idened
as the number one desnaon
requested by the global meengs
industry in the USA.
The number two US desnaon
in the report was Arizona (where
the 2015 Super Bowl will be
held), followed by San Diego.
And in Asia the Pacic Worldindex idened South Korea as
a hot spot, with both Seoul and
Busan achieving prominence.
Pacic World said its idened
a large demand for meengs in
Korea from the pharmaceucal
sector; incenves with meengs
and special events during
internaonal conferences, with
an increasing interest from
Australia, UK, USA and Brazil.
The number two desnaon in
Asia was Indonesia, followed byHong Kong, Pacic World said.
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TWO new skyscrapers to be builtin the central Chinese metropolisof Wuhan will also help purify thecitys polluted environment.
Known as the Phoenix Towers,the project designed by Britishrm Chetwoods Architects
consists of adjacent kilometre-high spires, and ground isexpected to be broken by the endof the year once the project isapproved by the government.
According to its website, theproject will span 47 hectares andcost an estimated 1.2 billion.
The towers have been designedto incorporate elements fromtraditional Chinese culture, whichtogether represent the phoenix feng and huang, a pair ofmythical Chinese birds.
The feng, or male tower,will supply renewable energy tothe huang, or female tower,a softer space with cafs,restaurants and a 100-storeyvertical garden.
The towers will powerthemselves with green energytechnologies such as solarcell cladding, suspended airgardens and waste recycling viabiomass boilers.
The feng tower will be tted
with wind turbines, and it will usesolar power to suck polluted lakewater up through an advancedltration system.
Pooling resourcesAFTER a $250,000
refurbishment, Sheraton Mirage
Resort & Spa Gold Coast has
reopened its Oasis swimming
pool.
The enhancement of the pool
and immediate surrounding
areas follows an extensive
$26m renovaons of the resortand lagoons, which also placed
emphasis on reducing the pools
energy and water consumpon.
Be inspired by the TerritoryNORTHERN
Territory is holding
another Alice
Stampede mega-
amiliarisaon event
rom 10 to 13 Jul in
Alice Springs.
There are up to
20 places for pre-
qualied conference
and event planners
on the famil, which
s a joint iniave
of the Alice Springs ConvenonCentre and the Northern Territory
Convenon Bureau (NTCB),
as well as being supported by
various operators and suppliers.
One highlight would be the
Lasseters Camel Cup with
guests enjoying me in the VIP
Camel Cage area, with other
eatures including a funcon
at the Alice Springs Telegraph
Staon, site inspecons of
business infrastructure and
accommodaon and a gala dinnerat the Centre, NTCB said.
There will be a sneak peek at
he new Recepon area and
Health Centre at Lasseters, which
s scheduled to open in August,
while the famil will also include
networking with local business
event professionals, as well as a
Business Forum to highlight local
ompanies and organisaons of
elevance.
Parcipants will be provided
with ights from their nearest
capital city, accommodaon,special events and experiences,
all meals and an awakening to
the opportunies that this truly
unique region oers.
PCOs, incenve buyers
and event planners from the
corporate, associaon and
government sectors are invited to
parcipate by CLICKING HERE.
Gippslands new lookDESTINATION Gippsland has
developed a new business events
website to meet the growing
demands of the conference
organiser market.
The new website allows users
to search through conference
venues, desnaon highlights,
packages and ineraries, as well
as distances from Melbourne.
The iniave would furthergrowth of its $35 million per year
business events and conference
market, Desnaon Gippsland
said - for more, CLICK HERE.
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Aurora Expeditions is a company specialising in expedition cruises and trekkingadventures to remote and wild destinations such as Antarctica, the Arctic,Alaska, Ecuador, the Kimberley, Nepal, Bhutan and Patagonia.
The Sales Manager role will:
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This is a permanent, part-time role reporting to the CEOTo obtain a full position description or apply for this role, pleasesend your cover letter and CV via email [email protected]
New for ChristchurchVENUE manager Vbase has
opened its newest funcon space
ilex in Christchurch, NZ.
The visually striking $16.4
million centre, located in the
heart of Christchurchs Botanic
Gardens, has a mul-purpose
funcon room ideal for weddings,
cocktail pares, dinners and
meengs.
With its riverside locaon
providing unparalleled indoor
and outdoor entertaining
opportunies, it has seang for
up to 160 people.
A caf with seang for 60
provides an opon for evening
events.
Vbase chairman and
Christchurch City councillor Jamie
Gough described it as a truly a
unique space, saying: To manage
it along with our other venues,
CBS Canterbury Arena, AMIStadium, and Air Force Museum
is a real honour.
CLICK HEREfor details.Picken for Shangri-La
TANE Picken has been
appointed as the new resident
manager of Shangri-La Rasa
Sentosa Resort and Spa in
Singapore.
Picken has more than 13 years
experience in China, Africa, the
Middle East, Malaysia, Singapore
and Thailand and was most
ecently the cluster director forbusiness development for a ve
tar establishment in Thailand.
He will assist general manager
Ben Bousnina in managing daily
operaons at the 454 room Rasa
Sentosa Resort and Spa.
ITE&MICE 2015DETAILS have been released
for next years ITE&MICE Hong
Kong exhibion, which will take
place 11-14 Jun 2015 at the Hong
Kong Convenon and Exhibion
Centre.
The show aims to cover travel
trade, MICE and corporate travel
and auent FIT under a single
roof by running separate streams
of seminars, programs, visitor
promoons and supporng
partner organisaons.
This years ITE&MICE event,
which wrapped up earlier this
month, saw 12,308 trade and
corporate visitors on the trade
days, while more than 75,000
consumers aended on the
public days of the show.
There were 650 exhibitors from
across the globe this year and
around 120 seminars on the trade
and public days, with the show
supported by the China Naonal
Tourism Administraon, Hong
Kong Tourism Board, Macau
Government Tourist Oce and
the Travel Industry Council of
Hong Kong.
Exhibitor space can now be
booked for next years event - for
details see www.itehk.com.
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THE fact that Vietnam Airlines ies directly into Ho Chi Minh City, more commonly know as Saigon, is moving this intriguing destination into frontline consideration for meeting and event planners.
Here the citys History Museum, built in 1927 has gardens where events for up to 300 can be held, while the imposing Opera House hosts dinners forup to 70. An event held in the French-style Vietnam Museum needs only lighting to bring its gardens and war era features to life, while dinners canalso be held in the former Presidential Palace.
You can sip cocktails in Saigons hippest and highest nightclub, Chill, be entertained in colonial splendor in the Fine Arts Museum and have pre-dinner drinks at the French inspired, 100-year-old Au Manoir De Khai Villa. From Saigon, the Cu Chi Tunnels, once the operational headquarters forthe Vietcong guerillas, are a must see experience.
In Nha Trang, a half hour ight north of Saigon, the InterContinental Nha Trang Resort Hotel is IHGs newest 5-star property in Vietnam, joining theInterContinental Asiana Saigon, the InterContinental Danang Sun Peninsula Resort and the InterContinental Hanoi Westlake Hotel, all with sizeablefunction spaces. From the beach at Nha Trang you can cycle through the Vietnamese countryside, visit mat weavers, call in on a local market and stopfor a traditional breakfast.
Continuing northwards to Danang, drive to the UNESCO recognised town of Hoi An for a market tour and a cooking course with world recognisedfoodie Miss Vy. I guarantee you wont have seen a conference centre like that found at the 5-star+ InterContinental Danang Sun Peninsula or a lead-inroom thats larger than most hotel suites.
A one-hour ight north is Hanoi, the cultural capital of Vietnam, with its broad boulevards and French-inspired architecture. Hold an event at thehistoric Confucian Temple of Literature (youll need to talk to Destination Asia to gain exclusive access).
Halong Bay, with its limestone casts and coastal scenery is another itinerary must and a night spent onboard a Paradise Luxury Cruise boat, visitingcaves and shing villages and holding a dinner on a remote beach, is another aspect of Vietnam s diversity.
Getting to Know: Vietnamby: Jill Varley
InterContinental Sun Peninsula Conference Centre Halong Bay Hoi An
Extreme golf in ZQN
A PARthree golf hole nestled at
4,500 in high country tussocks,
reached by helicopter, has
opened above Queenstown in NZ.
The challenging altude course
with four tees grew from the
extreme golf that the Over the
Top helicopter company has been
oering for some years.Over The Top ceo Louise
Paerson said the business had
been driving using eco balls o
mountain tops and guests oen
suggested a green to aim for
would be ideal, with a range
of packages for individuals and
groups now available - email
Starring roles at Hair Expo
WHEN The Star partnered with
Reed Exhibions to host three
gala events and a wrap party
for Hair Expo 2014, the major
exhibion was held at the Sydney
Exhibion Centre @ Glebe Island,
7 9 June.
For the rst me, these two
venues were ulised to provide
something dierent to previous
years, whilst ensuring ease of
access for the 10,000 naonaland internaonal Expo aendees
who ooded into Sydney.
Over the three nights, The Star
Event Centre hosted 5,400 guests
at their legendary gala evenings
whilst Glebe Island hosted 150
exhibitors with more than $1.6
million spent on hairdressing
supplies during the weekend.
Amelia Coote-Harris, Hair
Expo Australia event director at
Reed Exhibions said Hosng
Hair Expo and the evening gala
events in new venues gave them
an injecon of innovaon that
worked to pique the interest of
exhibitors, aendees and guests
this year.
The opon to use both
properes one ideally suited to
large-scale exhibions and one
perfectly suited to all other stylesof large events the ulmate
result for a successful Hair Expo.
Transport was a key concern,
but the close proximity of The
Star and Sydney Exhibion
Centre @ Glebe Island eased
the transport pressure with
complimentary buses and ferries
to The Stars wharf for the 10,000
aendees.
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