Business Events Australia Industry News December 2018

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Bid Fund Program Progress Report Since its launch on 1 May 2018, Tourism Australia's Business Events Bid Fund Program (BFP) has received over 69 applications for events worth a combined economic impact of over AUD503 million. With ten bids worth over AUD97 million now converted to business for Australia, the BFP is delivering tangible benefits only six months since its launch. Check out the infographic here for more information or visit our website.

LATEST NEWS  Greater China Showcase 2018 The Business Events Australia Greater China Showcase, held in Australia for the first time ever on 26 and 27 November 2018, is already delivering results. Over 20 business leads have been reported by Australian industry to date, and more than 2.3 billion people were reached by international media articles generated by Business Events Australia (BEA) on the Showcase. See BEA's photo gallery from the event here. Business Events Australia Activity Report The Business Events Australia Greater China Showcase was just one of the activities delivered by Business Events Australia since the start of the financial year. With work including marketing communications, partnership marketing, educational visits to Australia by potential clients, hosting Australia's presence at international trade shows and the Business Events Bid Fund it's been a busy six months. Check out our snapshot of activity here.

IMEX America 2018 Snapshot With over 70 leads already reported and a record 29 Australian industry representatives on the Business Events Australia stand, IMEX America 2018 was one of the biggest ever for Australia. A key business events trade show, IMEX America provides the opportunity to meet with international meetings planners and decision makers from around the world. Find out more about the event here or contact us about attending IMEX America 2019. 'Australia Next' launches in NZ New Zealand incentive planners have given a big thumbs up to 'Australia Next', BEA's new bespoke magazine created especially to meet their needs. The magazine focusses on inspiration and practical information on the latest experiences, destinations, products and suppliers in Australia. The first edition of the magazine launched in November and will be distributed quarterly in NZ. Contact us today to find out how you can share your latest news with NZ planners.

Share your images and tell us your news     A picture tells a thousand words. Research suggest tweets with images receive up to 150 percent more retweets than those without. So start snapping and share your shots with us! Tag your tweets with  #MeetinAustralia or @MeetinAustralia so we can share Australia's great business events news, products and experiences with our followers. Keep us in the loop: Got something to share with our international business events audience? Contact the team at bea@tourism.australia.com and let us know your news.           Upcoming distribution development activity     7 - 9 April 2019 | Associations World Congress | Gothenburg, Sweden 21 - 23 May 2019 | IMEX Frankfurt | Frankfurt, Germany 10 - 12 September 2019 | IMEX America | Las Vegas, America 2- 3 December 2019 | Dreamtime 2019 | Perth, Australia For more information on BEA's distribution development activity please refer to the BEA Events Calendar or contact Kelly Maynard.

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