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Baz Luhrmann's creative style applied for Australia

The Minister for Tourism, Martin Ferguson AM MP, welcomed Tourism Australia’s engagement of Baz Luhrmann and his Bazmark production team to produce an international campaign to promote Australia.  Read more

Tourism Australia undertakes business events CSR audit

Tourism Australia is undertaking a major national audit of the business events sector as part of its commitment to promoting Australia as a sustainable business events destination.  

Tourism Australia announces dates for Dreamtime 2009

Tourism Australia’s Business Events team is pleased to announce the dates for Dreamtime 2009, the premier event for the incentive market.  

Launch of the Meetings & Events Australia and Business Events Australia mentor program

The program will aim to up-skill industry professionals and improve the industry’s overall competitiveness on a domestic and international stage.  

Business Events Australia Cooperative Trade Marketing Opportunities Guide 2008-09

This guide outlines opportunities for bureaux and industry to partner with Business Events Australia to attract high yielding business events from each of our key markets.  

Asia corporates experience Sydney and Northern Territory

22 Asian corporate delegates and media visited Sydney and the Northern Territory as part of Tourism Australia's Asia Corporate Famil Program 2008.  Read more

Australia to Highlight Business Events Credentials at IMEX 2008

Australia’s new business events brand – Business Events Australia - will go on show to the world when IMEX gets underway from 22 to 24 April in Frankfurt.  Read more

Dreamtime to be staged in 2009

Tourism Australia has announced plans to stage its premier event for the incentive market, Dreamtime, in 2009.  Read more

Minister welcomes Amway in Melbourne

Amway Greater China’s decision to choose Australia as the destination to reward 7000 of its top sales people this month is a huge win for the business events sector.  Read more

Tourism Australia in hot pursuit of US corporate business

Tourism Australia has partnered with America’s largest incentive house, Maritz, as part of a major campaign aimed at delivering new corporate meeting and incentive business into Australia.  Read more

Australia targets growth from Business Events in Asia

Australia targets growth from Business Events in Asia with more than 50 Australian products exhibiting in Macau for the Team Australia Business Events Educational 2008.  Read more

New Business Events Australia brand to market Australia as a business events destination

New Business Events Australia brand to underpin all marketing of Australia as a business events destination rolled-out at AIME 2008  Read more

New Business Events Guide For UK / Europe

Tourism Australia UK/Europe has partnered with Conference & Incentive Travel magazine, and Qantas to produce a 20-page Business Events guide for UK and European event planners.   Read more

Business Events research develops

Additional questions will appear on the International Visitor Survey (IVS) and the National Visitor Survey (NVS) in 2008 about Business Events.  Read more

Australia targets Asia for Business Events

Australia will be targeting Asia for the lucrative corporate meetings and incentives market, with a trade forum in Macau next year.  Read more