News: Events
Qantas gets Australia grand prix naming rights
Australian airline Qantas, has become the title sponsor of Formula One's Australian grand prix. The deal comes just four weeks ahead of the race at Melbourne's Albert Park....
Feb 25, 2010
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MICE Sector Needs Bigger Federal Boost
The Business Events Council of Australia (BECA) has called for an immediate injection of $20 million in Federal funding to arrest an alarming decline in the number of...
Feb 19, 2010
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Crown Conference Centre Opens
Victoria's reputation as a leading destination for business events continues to grow with the recent opening of the expanded $33 million Crown Conference Centre at Southbank....
Feb 18, 2010
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Al-Qaeda threat to Indian events
A leading member of terrorist group al-Qaeda has warned foreigners to stay away from the Commonwealth Games, the Indian Premier League and the Hockey World Cup, all due to take...
Feb 18, 2010
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Record sales for Rugby World Cup hospitality
Corporate hospitality packages for next year's Rugby World Cup in New Zealand have totalled just under NZ $25 million in sales a week after launching, according to Rugby Travel...
Feb 17, 2010
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Record Crowds for Australian Open
Record crowds of more than 650,000 people flocked to Melbourne Park during this year's Australian Open, making the event the most successful in its 105-year history. Victorian...
Feb 17, 2010
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Mt Smart Stadium 'not for sale'
The Auckland Regional Council (ARC) has confirmed that Mount Smart Stadium will not be sold to raise funds to cover Eden Park's development shortfall. Councillor Michael...
Feb 16, 2010
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TicketServ to offer ticketing solutions across Asia Pacific
TicketServ Asia Pacific has launched a range of technologies and services that will deliver greater flexibility and ownership of the sales process and customer data. With the...
Feb 16, 2010
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First Olympics ticket sell-out expected at Vancouver
All 1.6 million tickets for the 86 events of the Vancouver Winter Olympics are expected to sell out, according to organisers. If this transpires it will be the first time an...
Feb 16, 2010
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Nanjing awarded 2014 Youth Olympics
The Chinese city of Nanjing has been awarded the right to host the Summer Youth Olympic Games in 2014. Poznan in Poland, the only other candidate, was defeated by a vote of...
Feb 12, 2010
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Auckland Transport Prepared for Rugby World Cup
Following media criticism over its readiness for the expected influx of tens of thousands of Rugby World Cup visitors in 2011, the Auckland Regional Transport Authority (ARTA)...
Feb 12, 2010
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World Leisure Congress Heads to Korea
ChunCheon City and the Korean Society of Leisure and Culture Studies have announced details of this year's 11th World Leisure Congress. To be held at the Kangwon National...
Feb 11, 2010
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Education
SA Ahead of National Tourism Trends
South Australia's tourism industry fared better than the national average throughout the global financial crisis, according to new research from the Tourism & Transport Forum...
Feb 11, 2010
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Spotless to Buy Cleanevent
The Spotless Group has signed a conditional agreement to acquire the privately owned international cleaning and related services company, CE Property Services Group (widely...
Feb 10, 2010
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Gold Coast Welcomes High Profile Sports Stars
The Gold Coast's reputation for sporting excellence is set to be enhanced with the arrival of another high profile sporting team. The Australian womenâs water polo team will...
Feb 10, 2010
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Claudelands Development to enhance the 'event city'
Hamilton is set to continue to grow its reputation as an events city, with the $68.4 million development of Claudelands events centre considered key to attracting new, diverse...
Feb 10, 2010
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Fitness & Health Expo Retains Gymlink Sponsorship
The Australian Fitness & Health Expo has announced the signing of GymLink Australia as its major sponsor for the second consecutive year. Exhibition Manager, Ashley Robertson,...
Feb 9, 2010
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Brown To Head Wellington City Services
Neville Brown, General Manager of the Wellington Convention Centre, is to take up the role of Director - City Services for the Wellington City Council. During 11 years leading...
Feb 8, 2010
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David Beckham fiasco at Mt Smart Stadium: 'tension' in the public sector operating commercially
The LA Galaxy/Oceania All Stars football match in December 2008 was the "wrong event, at the wrong time" according to a report by the New Zealand Auditor-General's Office....
Feb 8, 2010
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Final Asian Franchise Announced for World Series of Boxing
Baku in Azerbaijan has been named the fourth and final Asian franchise for this year's inaugural World Series of Boxing, the international city-based series aimed at bridging...
Feb 5, 2010
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Olympians Fight to Keep 'Boxing Kangaroo'
Australia has defied "ridiculous" orders to tear down a large 'Boxing Kangaroo' flag at the Winter Olympics athletes village in Vancouver over trademark rules. Australian...
Feb 5, 2010
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Non-sponsor Solo launches South African Football competition
Soft drink brand Solo has launched a major South Africa themed football promotion featuring Socceroo Harry Kewell, despite sponsorship rights to the FIFA World Cup being held by...
Feb 3, 2010
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Police Detain Top Chinese football officials
Chinese state media has reported that the former head of China's scandal-ridden football association and other executives have been detained as part of a police probe into...
Feb 2, 2010
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Thompson forced out in Swimming Australia restructure
Australian swimming's National Head Coach Alan Thompson has been forced out of his position by the board of Swimming Australia. The sport's national ruling body announced in a...
Feb 1, 2010
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