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16th February 2015
Editor: Jill Varleyinfo@businesseventsnews.com.auwww.businesseventsnews.com.au
1300 799 220
What’s in aname?DISCUSSING theforthcomingAIME programwith anindustrycolleague, I mentioned I wastaking part in the post-AIMEGreat Ocean Road famil,somewhere I hadn’t been formore than a decade.
Expressing that she had longwanted to see that part of theVictorian coastline, and especiallythe 12 Apostles, she added, “I’dbetter do it soon or there won’t
be any left!”The fact is, even when theselimestone stacks were christenedby Victorian tourism in the 1920s,there were only nine in thecluster.
In 1990, the span known as theLondon Bridge collapsed and isnow known as the London Arch.
Then in July 2005, in the harshand extreme weather conditionsof the Southern Ocean, a 50metre tall stack collapsed, leavingeight remaining.
Forecasts are that this willreduce even further, as the rateof erosion at the base of thelimestone pillars is approximatelytwo centimetres per year.
With a number of excellentvenues in which to conferencealong this great route, aboutwhich you will hear more in anupcoming issue, don’t say youweren’t warned! Jill
Level playing eld forprocurement
ACT Chief Minister Andrew
Barr has created a new LocalIndustry Advocate to ensurelocal businesses get a “fair go”when it comes to governmentprocurement.
The Advocate would look atimprovements to procurementprocesses to make sure ruleswere not designed around theneeds of big players in a waywhich changed the process to thedetriment of local businesses,Barr said.
“Our local businesses tell methey don’t need protec on orany special advantages, they justneed a level playing eld whenthey compete for governmentwork.”
CLICK HERE to read more.
Today’s issue ofBEN
Business Events News todayhas three pages of news plus afull page from: ( click )
• AA Appointments
Industry nods events boostTOURISM industrygroups have welcomedthe NSW government’sannouncement of anaddi onal $123.35mto a ract major eventsto the state, includingbusiness events.
NSW Premier MikeBaird and DeputyPremier Troy Grantcommi ed the 25%budget boost yesterday, bringingthe total tourism and majorevents budget to more than$643m, the Premier’s o ce said.
The funding would comprise$73.25m to a ract events toSydney, with $22m for WesternSydney, as well as $40.6m to growregional tourism.
A spokesperson for the DeputyPremier said business eventswould also be targeted, withfunding used for infrastructure,marke ng and bidding for events.
However the percentage offunding for business eventsspeci cally had not yet beenbroken down, the spokespersonsaid.
The Premier said the funding
boost was es mated to see visitorexpenditure increase by $481m.
More major events, such as theMajor League Baseball OpeningSeries ( pictured ) would a ractmore tourist, who would boostthe state economy throughexpenditure on accommoda on,food and transport, he said.
Tourism and Transport Forumceo Margy Osmond welcomedthe government’s focus onbusiness events, and said theproper funding of BusinessEvents Sydney would ensurethe true economic value of theInterna onal Conven on CentreSydney was realised.
Accor chief opera ng o cerSimon McGrath said thefunding would give Sydney the“compe ve edge” over othermajor event ci es in Asia Paci c.
“Events are no longer op onalextras in tourism, in fact they arethe number one way to s mulatea dynamic tourism market.”
Funding commitment‘encouraging’ - TAA
TOURISM Accommoda onAustralia (TAA) has said thecommitment by the NSWgovernment to addi onal funding
to a ract more events andconferences to regional NSW is“encouraging”.
Ac ng ceo Carol Giuseppi saidwhile Sydney’s hotel and tourismvenues had performed stronglyin recent years, many areas inregional NSW were in need of“considerable s mulus”.
It had taken a long me forgovernment to understand the“substan al” impact that events,conferences and exhibi ons could
deliver to the economy, she said.“The NSW Government
demonstrated their commitmentto the tourism sectorempha cally with the decisionto rebuild Sydney’s conven onand exhibi on centre, and theywill now support that with extrafunds to bid for substan altourist, spor ng and businessevents.”
The funding would par cularlybene t Western Sydney which
had world-class venues, she said.
Creative conferenceREGISTRATION is now open
or the Emergence Crea veConference and Fes val.
To be held from 08 to 11 Mar inMargaret River, the event aims toncourage crea vity.CLICK HERE to read more.
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MANY venues held Valen ne’sDay events over the weekendto celebrate the triumph ofcommercialism that is the 14Feb, but we’re guessing nobodywent with the weirdest gi skindly listed by stuf.co.nz.
These include KlingonBloodwine for the Star Trek fanin your life, to help make the
lms slightly more bearable(BOOM) and chocolates in theform of a certain part of thehuman anatomy.
Our favourite has to be thevarious zoos o ering to namerepulsive creatures a er your ex(or loved one, if you like that).
Bronx Zoo o ered theopportunity to name aMadagascar hissing cockroacha er your boo for the low, lowprice of US$10 and probablya break up, although the tagline does kind of sell it: “Whathas six legs, a surprisingly hightolerance for radia on and isbound to crawl into your lovedone’s heart?”
San Francisco Zoo, on theother hand, allows spurnedlovers to name its GiantHairy Scorpion a er the DevilIncarnate/One Who Got Away,for US$25, saying the creature“just like you-know-who” waitsfor a suitable vic m to wanderby, then s ngs them.
crumbs!BEN ’s calendar details events
at various venues acrossAustralia.
If you have an upcoming eventyou’d like us to feature, email
18-20 FEB
Fundraising Institute AustraliaConference 2015; BrisbaneConvention & Exhibition Centre;visit www.fiaconference.org.au
20 FEB
DMS Workshop; DoltoneHouse Hyde Park, Sydney;enquiries email [email protected]
23 FEB
DMS Workshop; CrownTowers, Melbourne; enquiriesemail [email protected]
23 FEB
Women in Leadership Event;
Crown Towers, Melbourne;enquiries email [email protected]
24 FEB
International Marketingworkshop; NewcastleAirport; for more visit www.portstephenstourism.com.au
24 - 25 FEB
AIME 2015 MelbourneConvention and ExhibitionCentre; for more visitwww.aime.com.au
4 MAR
NT Muster; Ivy Ballroom, Sydney; enquiries email
NT Muster; Park HyattMelbourne Ballroom;
enquiries email [email protected]
16 MAR
Ni hao WA 2015; Aravina Estate,Yallingup; for more visit www.tourism.wa.gov.au
24-26 MAY
MEA Conference 2015; HamiltonIsland; for more visit www.
meetingsevents.com.au/ hamiltonisland/ 17-18 AUG
Inspire EX; Sydney ExhibitionCentre @ Glebe Island; Sydney;for more visit www.inspireex.com.au
EventsCalendarMaking a pass at NYC
WITH Australia the h largestsource of overseas visitors to NewYork, Sydney’s York Trading & Cowas the venue on Friday for anin mate ‘Friends of New York’evening, held by NYC & Company.
Headed by senior vp MakikoMatsuda Healy and accompaniedby representa ves from TheRoosevelt, Marrio Interna onal,New York Hilton Midtown,Wellington Hotel and TheMamara, NYC & Co is currently
touring Sydney, Brisbane andMelbourne for a week ( BEN 13Feb).
Healy said the organisa on hadreceived “great feedback” fromthe business community aboutthe NYC & Co Delegate Passlaunched earlier this year, whichadds value to delegate programs(BEN 14 Jan ) but that as far asresults were concerned, it wastoo early to give gures or saywhat its impact was.
“On this trip which is part of theVisit USA program, we are talkingto Australian tour operators whoorganise corporate events and
we are also keen for anyone whowants to know more to contact uson nycgo.com.”
Pictured from le are JacquiWalshe, Sarah Stevenson andJane Wilson, Walshe Group;Healy; Lucille Yokell, WellingtonHotel; Elio Arrabito, TheRoosevelt Hotel.
MEA webinar regoMEA is holding a webinar on
19 Feb to launch the MEA 2015Sponsorship and Exhibi onopportuni es on Hamilton Island.
MEA ceo Linda Gaunt saidpar cipants would hear ofhe opportuni es available to
businesses.“Those that join the webinar
will have the sponsorshipopportunity available to themwo days ahead of the rest of thendustry.”CLICK HERE to register.
Daydream Island soldSUBJECT to government
approval, Daydream Island Resortand Spa is set to be sold to ChinaCapital Investment Group in mid-March for an “undisclosed sum”.
The new owners intended torefurbish the Resort and con nueopera ng it with the currentmanagement team, Daydreamsaid.
Previous owner VaughanBullivant said the new ownershad the opportunity to developthe southern end of the island.
Ceo Sco Wilkinson said it was“business as usual”, with theconferencing sector having strongforward bookings for this year.
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Face to Face Michael Cottan
General managerShangri-La Hotel, Sydney
What is the rst thing you dowhen you get to work?I have a quick look at my emails,check the sports results (see howNewcastle is faring), then I do alap of the lobby and the meetingrooms before my morning co ee.What analogy best describesbeing gm of a hotel and why?A magician, because you’re oftenbeing asked to produce roomsyou don’t have. Seriously, though,general managers are somewherebetween a host and a businessleader. We have to sit in that weirddivide.You started in food and beverageoperations 30 years ago – whatone thing do you remember aboutservice sta to this day as gm?I started in front desk then movedto service. Life was a lot lesscomplicated and the expectationswere a little less complicated – ingeneral and for me now. Thecustomer has changed a lot. Theyare more demanding, they arealways right.‘Shangri-La’ is a ctional, isolatedparadise in the 1933 novel LostHorizon. Have you read the book?
What’s the most heavenly, andsecret, feature of the Shangri-LaHotel, Sydney?Yes, I read the book a few timesand it’s lovely. I also watched the
lm. The most heavenly thing todo here is to sit in a corner roomon one of those big window ledgeswatching the ships move aboutin the magni cent harbour. It’s
pretty hard to beat that. A realsecret is that sometimes I sneakup to the top of the building andtake in the view from the rooftop,up above Level 36. That’s a realtreat.How can hotels better appeal tothe business events market?We need to adapt our executivesto the di erent requirements ofbusiness events now. We mayeven need to hire execs fromoutside the industry at times. Andwe certainly need to have a betterunderstanding of technology andmodern communications.What are Shangri-La Hotel,Sydney’s plans for the Australianbusiness events sector this year?We are upgrading several of oursmaller meeting rooms to giveus a larger variety of options andupgrading technology in thoserooms and promoting our newHorizon Club executive lounge asa place for high level board andexecutive groups.Where do you stand on free WiFifor guests?I think we can justi ably callourselves pioneers as we were the
rst major deluxe hotel chain tointroduce this to the market. Thatis the case in all Shangri-La hotelsthroughout the world – free WiFiwithout limitation.If you could create any animalhybrid, what would it be and why?A Seal/Lion. It combines my loveof the ocean with the character ofa erce, bold animal.
Business Events News recently caught up withMichael Cottan, vice president and gm of theShangri-La Hotel, Sydney, with more than 30 years’hospitality experience. Previously gm of the hotelfrom 2003 to 2008, Cottan returned in 2014 afterserving as executive vice president for SoutheastAsia and Oceania from 2011.
More Hyatt bene tsHYATT Hotels is enhancing
its Hya Gold Passport loyaltyscheme, adding exclusive bene tsto ‘Diamond’ status members.
From 01 Mar, Diamond guestscan extend their in-hotel bene tssuch as club access, free breakfastand late check-out to family or
friends when they transfer a freenight stay using Hya points.
Diamond Members will receivetwo complimentary UnitedAirlines Club one- me passesannually, valid at over 45 airportsserved by United Airlines.
Diamond and Pla nummembers will have free access topremium WiFi in guestrooms andspaces.
Three pillars of wisdomIT WASN’T an
o cial openingbut a preview andget together onThursday eveningwith the sta andxecu ve chef
Anthony Flowerst The Ternary, the
Novotel SydneyDarling Harbour’snew place to meet,drink wine, taste cheese and dine.
The Ternary’s (the La n meaningof which is ‘three elements’)open-spaced dining concept
mbraces three pillars; Asianuisine, grill and a charcuterie
wine bar, each allowing guestshe opportunity to explore aange of cuisines from East to
West.Within the Ternary is the
Sydney Wine Bar which, unlikehe theatre, colour and ac on ofhe open kitchen, is a place foronversa on and relaxa on.
Commen ng on the concept,Anthony Flowers said of theopen kitchens that diners wereencouraged to sit around and
interact with the chefs.“I choose our chefs and
employ them not only fortheir cooking ability but alsofor their personality.”
Pictured behind the grillis the Novotel team, fromle , Christy Hui, food andbeverage duty manager;Joanna Lewis, businessdevelopment manager; Tim
Chen, and Ruwan Peiris, gm.
FTE reg openREGISTRATIONS for the Fiji
Tourism Expo (FTE) are now open.The event, to be held from 16
o 18 Jun at the Denarau IslandConven on Centre, was expectedo see more than 250 operatorsnd businesses a end, Tourism
Fiji said.CLICK HEREto register.
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