It is now well into the festive season and as we start to celebrate the year that was 2019, we look towards the news for 2020. This is the weekly wrap of the MICE news to keep you up to date on what is happening across the industry in Meetings, Incentive, Conference and Events.
If you have any MICE news for 2020, send it to kate@travelmonitor.com.au
CINZ MEETINGS 2020 set to showcase new product
New Zealand’s latest experiences and new venues are set to be launched at the 24th CINZ MEETINGS in 2020. Run by Conventions and Incentives New Zealand (CINZ), MEETINGS 2020 will take place on 22 and 23 April in Auckland, with bigger stands and a raft of new products and regional highlights from across the country. The annual MEETINGS exhibition is New Zealand’s only national business event showcase, with more than 190 exhibitors from 18 regions, who come together on one easy-to-navigate show floor to meet with over 550 event managers from New Zealand, Australia, Asia, China and North America. Online registration is now live for Hosted Buyers ready to sign up for New Zealand’s MEETINGS 2020 in Auckland next April. Exhibitors have until 14 February 2020 to finalise their bookings, and Hosted Buyer applications close on 21 February.
Visit Monaco celebrates MICE offers
Visit Monaco has some extra glamorous gifts in store for the MICE industry making an incentive to this extraordinary destination even more magical. The festive spirit can be felt all around and the beating heart of Monaco, the Place du Casino, is about to transform into an innovative winter wonderland themed all around ‘luck takes us higher’ experiences including majestic hot-air balloons, stunning illuminations and 3D projections. Special offers include Hotel Hermitage Monte-Carlo’s Low Season Offer in conjunction with the new One Monte-Carlo Conference Centre starting from €195* per room per night and the newly launched Riviera Style, a vehicle launch with a new dimension. For more visit https://cvb.visitmonaco.com/en
Table Tennis Festival hits Brisbane
Brisbane will serve up another sports extravaganza when it hosts more than 1000 table tennis competitors and spectators from across Australasia during a new Festival of Table Tennis next year. The 2020 Festival of Table Tennis runs for 16 days next April and will bring national and international championship events together for the first time ever, including an Olympic qualifier. All events will be held at the Brisbane Table Tennis Club in Windsor. Event details will be listed via Table Tennis Australia and International Table Tennis Federation – Oceania websites.