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AIME creates a frstComplementingAIMEs already

successful pre-tour

programs, and in

a rst in the trade

shows 21 year history,

internaonal post tour

ineraries are being

oered to hosted

buyers.

Parcipants can

choose one of two

new excing posttour opons to New

Zealand and Singapore.

AIME, in conjuncon with

Auckland Convenon Bureau,

Air New Zealand and partners,

will oer a four-day post tour

inerary that takes in a diverse

mix of Aucklands experiences,

and is designed as an opon for

convenon and incenve buyers

from Australian, European and

North American markets who

want to sample the regionssparkling harbours, nave forests,

outstanding cuisine and the

tranquil islands of the Hauraki

Gulf.

Auckland Convenon Bureau

manager Anna Hayward says the

post tour familiarisaon trip is a

great opportunity to show buyers

rst-hand what makes Auckland a

world-class events desnaon.

Auckland is full of surprises

its a dynamic city set in a natural

paradise with a lifestyle rated

among the Worlds very best.

We look forward to welcoming

buyers from around the world to

our harbour-side city, she says.

The Singapore post-AIME tour

will allow meeng planners and

buyers to experience rst-hand

the diverse experiences andvenues that this cosmopolitan

city-state oers.

While Singapore is oen

acknowledged as a leading

business city, it sll surprises

visitors with its ever-evolving

landscape and new experiences,

comments Jeannie Lim, execuve

director for Convenons &

Meengs at the Singapore

Exhibion and Convenon

Bureau.

Reed Travel Exhibions directorfor AIME, Sally de Swart, said,

Each year at AIME, we take

on board the feedback of our

aendees, evolving the show and

keeping it fresh by bringing new

iniaves to our exhibitors and

buyers.

AIME takes place next year at

the Melbourne Convenon and

Exhibion Centre on 26 and 27

February.

For further info about the post

program or informaon on AIME2013 visit www.aime.com.au.

The dreadedalternateserveIt has longbeen a bone ofcontention, why do we always get

the alternate serve at event dinnersor weddings?

Ok, we get that the need to

swap plates of the chicken or beefwith the sh or vice versa is fordietary reasons, eciency andcost purposes, but for me, and Im

not alone in this, it has no place intodays world of culinary innovationand sophistication.

Its very na to have to ask those

around you, Can I swap with you,especially if you dont know themvery well.

It reminds me of a particularincident when a delegate fromoverseas asked me, What is it withyou Australians and the alternate

serve, is it because the kitchen hasrun out of food?

Hurray then for the MyCEB

dinner at the Sotel Wentworth

on Tuesday night, at which long,elegantly laid tables were set forthe assembled guests.

Masterchef nalist Poh, createda menu that had the guestsverbalising in admiration about herculinary skills.

Dishes that everyone ate withgusto and that had only beenaltered for those with dietary

requirements - Jill.

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Scooping the poolit was a good night all round

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AACTAs starring rolethe rst major

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$100 million

mul-purpose

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events venue is to

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Academy of

Cinema Television

and Arts (AACTA)

Awards.

To be held in The Star's new

Event Centre in January, whichis scheduled for compleon at

the end of the year, The Star's

partnership with the AACTA

Awards was revealed this week

at a media conference at The

Darling hotel.

Also announced were the 2nd

AACTA Awards nominees, as well

as the ocial dates for the AACTA

Awards.

AFI/AACTA ceo, Damian

Trewhella, said: "The newly

established AACTA Awardsare delighted to be the rst

major public event at The Star

Event Centre which is a muchneeded and welcome addion

to Australia's entertainment and

convenon landscape.

"With both The Star and AACTA

bringing some of Australia's and

the world's most celebrated

screen icons to Sydney; this

partnership is the perfect t," he

said.

Pullman Hanoi opensthe rst Pullman hotel in

Vietnam, the Pullman Hanoi

has now opened aer a

omprehensive refurbishment.

Previously known as Hanoi

Horison Hotel, the makeover has

ransformed the hotel into one

of the citys most modern 5-star

properes.

With seven meeng rooms

nd a ballroom that can

ccommodate up to 600 guests,

ll conveniently located on

he same oor, the 242 room

hotel has been ouied with

ontemporary dcor that captures

he inspiraon of the city.

For constant connecvity, there

s free wi- internet access in

ooms and all public areas.

Patrick Basset, senior vice

president of Accor Vietnam,

Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, and

he Philippines says, We are

very proud to introduce the

Pullman brand to Vietnam

with the opening of Pullman

Hanoi, compleng Accors brand

porolio in the country.

With the opening of the hotel,

we now oer a hotel brand for

every market segment including

uxury Sotel, upscale Pullman

nd MGallery, midscale Novotel

nd Mercure, and economy ibis.

This hotel will oer guests a

unique, tailored hotel experience

catering to both business and

eisure guests vising this capital

ity, he added.

Qantas Club expansionWith planning already

commenced and preliminary

works expected to start next

week, Qantas is to expand the

Qantas Club at Perth Airport and

conduct a review of its future

lounge oering in Perth to help

meet the growing demand for

premium air travel parcularly

from corporate clients and

business travellers.

The lounge will open to

customers in February 2013.

IN time for Christmas comesthe scintillating news thatmathematicians in the UK haverevealed the formula for theperfect Christmas tree.

According to the maths society,a tree-topping angel or starshould be a tenth the heightof the tree and the number oflights is found by multiplying pye(3.14) by the height of the tree in

centimetres.In addition, an 183cm tall tree

needs 574cm of lights, 37 baublesand 920cm of tinsel.

Red Centres new GMJaClyn Thorne has been

appointed general manager of

Tourism Central Australia.

As the peak industry body

for tourism in Central Australia,

the execuve commiee and I

would like to welcome Jaclyn, a

tourism professional who brings

with her a wide variety of skills

and experience, and a passion

for regional tourism, said the

chairman for Tourism Central

Australia Je Huyben.

Currently working in the Barossa

Valley, Thorne acknowledged

the big change from the rolling

vineyards and freezing winters of

the Barossa to Alice Springs.

I am coming to the Red Centre

with an open mind and am keen

to connect with the board and

members as soon as I can to help

gain an understanding of the

region, its product, strengths and

challenges.

Thorne starts on 14 January

2013.

Shangri-La looms largea 337-room Shangri-La Hotel,

Haikou on Hainan Island, known

as Chinas Hawaii, ocially

opened this week.

Set amidst sprawling lush

tropical gardens, the luxury hotel

oers spectacular sea views, a full

range of urban resort amenies,

and extensive event and meeng

venues.

To celebrate its debut the resort

hotel has an opening package

from now unl 31 March 2013,

which starts at RMB1,350/night.

It includes a stay in a deluxe sea

view room, daily buet breakfast

for two and a RMB500 food and

beverage credit.

The oer is subject to a two

night minimum stay and a 15%

per cent tax and service charge.

One of the hotels stand-out

venues is the Hall of Splendour,

which is set in the hotels

30,000-square-metre tropical

garden and features dramac

oor-to-ceiling windows

overlooking the sea.

The propertys 986-square-

metre Grand Ballroom is pillar

free and is the largest among the

citys starred hotels.

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nformaon is published in good faith to smulate independent invesgaon of the maers canvassed.

Travel pros gatherthe rst-ever Australasia

Educaon Conference -Traveluon: Evolving Soluons for

the Business, commenced its two

day conference at the Shangri-La

Hotel Sydney on Wednesday.

With more than 250 business

travel professionals registered

from Australia, New Zealand,

Singapore, China, Canada and

the United States in aendance,

over 40% were found to represent

corporate travel buyer companies.

Australasia Board Member

Georgie Farmer, Global ServiceDelivery manager - Travel, Global

Procurement Group, Microso,

who will connue in her role as

ACTE Australasia Board Member

through December 2013, opened

the conference by providing an

overview of how much the ACTE

Australasia region has grown in

the past year.

Were thrilled with the turnout

at the conference, she said.

The success of the conference

is because of a lot of hard workby the leaders in the region, the

Regional Council, Conference

Planning Commiee and all our

sponsors.

We couldnt have done it

without them, she added.

Keynote presentaons

included: Economic Outlook and

Implicaons for Business Travel,

Big Data: The Next Froner for

Innovaon; Compeon and

Producvity; A Year of Crical

Uncertainty: An Assessment &Outlook on the Regional and

Global Airline Industry Travel

Innovaon Unplugged: Whats

Required & Whats Disrupve.

Holiday-free appa new

mobileapp that

helps

nd the

most

onvenient day and me to

chedule an internaonal call,

video conference, event or

meeng has been released by

CWT, (Carlson Wagonlit Travel)

a global leader specialising in

managing business travel as well

as meengs and events.

CWT developed the CWT 78BizDays app in partnership with

Michael Segalla, professor of

management at HEC Paris, who

onducted research in this area.

According to an arcle he

published in Harvard Business

Review, approximately one third

of the days in a year are holiday-

ree days.

Scheduling an internaonal

meeng, face to face or by

onference call, is challenging

n today's global environment,ommented Professor Segalla.

I found very few common working

days available for a meeng aer

accounng for all typical naonal

and religious holidays observed

around the world.

Based on Segallas ndings, CWT

78 BizDays was developed to help

organise internaonal meengs

at the best possible me for

parcipants located in various

ountries.

In addion, the meengorganiser can send parcipants

a meeng nocaon via email

directly from the CWT 78 BizDays

app - www.cwt78bizdays.com/.

Bah, humbug!aV1, the mul-award winning

audio-visual producon company,

isnt sending Christmas cards this

fesve season..and with good

reason.

Instead, as proud supporters of

OzHarvest they are thanking their

clients and supporters by making

a donaon on their behalf from a

large selecon of packaged goods.

Ben has chosen its Christmas

Treat as mince pies.

Its heartening to learn that

meals rescued by OzHarvest (up

unl yesterday) were 15,096,407

with 5,096,407 kgs of food

rescued from landll.

As imitaon is considered the

most sincere form of aery,

AV1s idea is worth copying.

Lilianfels & Hydros new general managerlilianfels in the Blue Mountains has a new general manager, Ralf

Bruegger who started yesterday as group general manager.

Direct from the gm role at Sydneys Observatory

Hotel, and renowned for his innovaon and ability

to achieve targets and consistently high revenue

yields, Bruegger will develop an excing new phasefor Lilianfels and sister property Echoes, both Luxury

Collecon Resorts.

He will also lead the $50 million transformaon of the

landmark Hydro Majesc Hotel.

Bruegger replaces Brian McHenry who fostered posive changes

for Lilianfels and achieved a string of awards and accolades, including

Travel + Leisures Worlds Best Awards in 2011 as a top 5 lodge and

resort in the Oceania region.

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