13 August AAoA VIC State Advisory Board met with The Minister for Tourism, Sport & Major Events August 13, 2019 By Accommodation Association General Victoria 0 The Accommodation Association Victorian State Advisory Board and members met with the Hon Martin Pakula MP, Minister for Tourism, Sport and Major Events at the newly opened Novotel Melbourne Central Hotel signature restaurant “Pretty Boy Italian Steak House”. This presented an excellent opportunity for the accommodation association to discuss issues and opportunities affecting the Victorian Visitor Economy in the lead up to the Victoria Budget. Last month the Accommodation Association held a Visitor Economy Market Update hosted by the Melbourne Convention Exhibition Centre (MCEC). The Chief Executive Officers’ from Visit Victoria, MCEC, and Melbourne Convention Bureau (MCB) and the City of Melbourne, Director City Economy and Activation provided insightful presentations on Brand Melbourne Marketing, forthcoming business events to Melbourne and marketing strategy to drive visitors to Melbourne. Related Articles Queensland State Advisory Board Update The Queensland State Advisory Board (SAB) Chaired by Mark Hodge met on Tuesday 16th July and discussed a number of issues specifically relevant to Queensland. $35 Million cut to state tourism promotion highly disappointing and a false economy Tourism & Transport Forum (TTF) has described a $35 million cut to funding for tourism promotion announced in today's State budget as highly disappointing and puts the State at risk of losing momentum, in an increasingly competitive domestic market for the tourism dollar ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr Officially Opens Quest Canberra City Walk This week, ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr MLA joined Quest General Manager, David Ridgeway, to officially open Quest Canberra City Walk. Qantas confirms it will proceed with Project Sunrise Qantas is now indicating it will proceed with Project Sunrise. The New Modern at Crowne Plaza Melbourne Unveiled in early December as the city opens for visiting locals and interstate guests, Crowne Plaza Melbourne’s extensive transformation is now complete across all 432 guestrooms and suites, new restaurant and bar outlets, public areas, conference and meeting facilities, rooftop pool and fitness centre. Business Events - Event Here This Year On Tuesday, 28 January 2020, Tourism Australia launched a bespoke business events campaign, Event Here This Year. Showing 0 Comment Comments are closed.