Conventions & Incentives New Zealand (CINZ) is calling for the NZ government to make a clear distinction between business events and mass gatherings to give domestic events a solid platform to restart under Alert Level 2.

Planning overseas events may not be an option right but once it is safe to do so again, Monaco wants you to be ready – because what better destination could there be to host an automotive event than the Principality itself?

New Zealand’s business events industry association, CINZ, is looking towards post-COVID-19 recovery by launching a new event, BE Reconnected, for 1 December 2020.

Asia Pacific Incentives and Meetings Event (AIME) has revealed insights off the back of an industry-first Associations Round Table. Sponsored by the Melbourne Convention Bureau (MCB), the round table session connected C-suite executives from over 30 global organisations during the AIME Knowledge Program to discuss common challenges and opportunities.

Owners of the Get Global travel trade show have postponed the 2020 event in Sydney due to growing concerns over the implications of coronavirus (COVID-19) and the challenges facing buyer’s capacity to book and spend in the year ahead.

Organisers of Asia Pacific Incentives and Meetings Event (AIME) have reported that last week’s multi-day show “successfully delivered an invigorating industry event”. More than 2,500 visitors and 300 exhibitors descended on the showroom floor between 17-19 February 2020.

Asia Pacific Incentives and Meetings Event (AIME) will open its doors next week to showcase a bigger event in 2020 than seen in its previous year, with an overall growth in exhibitor numbers and pre-registered visitors year-on-year.

In just three editions PROUD Experiences, the event created by Reed Travel Exhibitions to focus on the LGBTQ+ travel sector, has established itself as the voice for international travel brands, destinations and experiences with a growth for 2020 of 100% since year one.

Since 2011, ILTM Latin America has been sanctioning the value of outbound luxury travel business from the continent and now confirms its pivotal role in delivering high-net-worth Latin American travellers to the world with this year’s event in Sao Paulo, 5 to 8 May 2020.

URBNSURF will be making a splash at AIME 2020, which kicks off in a month’s time. Australia’s first surf park will exhibit at its first ever trade show, with event attendees offered an exclusive first look at the $28.3 million development.

Lisa Hopkins has been appointed the new Chief Executive of Conventions and Incentives New Zealand (CINZ). CINZ Board Chair Tony Gardner says he is delighted to announce the appointment of Lisa Hopkins, who has held senior business events leadership positions in New Zealand and offshore for over a decade.

Asia Pacific Incentives and Meetings Event (AIME) will use the 2020 event to launch the Associations Round Table – an industry-first initiative, challenging associations attending the 2020 Event.