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DH pilesit onAN UPDATEon whatis goingon behindthe hoardings that screen thedemolition of the former SydneyConvention & Exhibition Centre,(referred to as the old buildings)is revealed in Darling HarbourLive NEWS.

It reports that the piling, whichinvolves excavation down into

the rock base and the placementof steel cages and concrete intothe ground for the new venues, isnow well underway.

With around 1,000 piles tobe drilled for the three newvenues, the foundation works willcontinue until Q3 2014.

Next month the rst towercranes arrive to build the newexhibition centre and theatre.

On site they report achieving anumber of positive sustainabilityoutcomes, including exceedinga recycling target of 90% of thedemolition materials.

An on-site concrete crusherreduced the number of trucksrequired by over 2,500, cuttingCO2 emissions by around 443tonnes, while around 40% of theconcrete from the old venues willbe used to build the new ones.

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A unique event deserves a unique location

WA Aspire winnersTHE Western Australian winners

of the Perth Convenon Bureau

annual Aspire awards have beenannounced.

There were 55 applicants for the

10 awards, with funding totalling

$57,000 across the 10.

Winners included Dr Kara

Yopak and Winthrop Professor

Shaun Collin from the University

of Western Australia, who will

use the funding to bid for the

internaonal Sharks Conference

to be held in Perth in 2018.

Other winners included Rebecca

Cassells, a community landcareocer, who won the City of

Mandurah scholarship.

For more, CLICK HERE.

Marriott invites youMARRIOTTS Global Sales

Mission 2014 Discover A World

of Opportunity - is heading down

under next month and is inving

everyone to meet and network

with their hotel representaves

from across the world and to win

some luxurious prizes, including

a trip to South Africa for two,

courtesy of Protea Hotels and

South African Airways.

With much to discover, Marrio

will present Creang the Future

of Travel and introduce The

Future of Meengs.

Being held at the Melbourne

Marrio Hotel 29 July and at

the Sydney Harbour Marrio 31

July, the mission kicks o with a

travel agent breakfast followed

by a trade show which runs from

10am to 5pm.

Each day will be followed by an

African inspired cocktail party

to celebrate the recent addion

of Protea Hotels to the Marrio

global porolio.CLICK HEREto register.

Top incentive destinationsMILAN, Monaco and the UAEhave been idened as the most

popular EMEA (Europe, Middle

East and Africa) locaons for

incenves and meengs in the

most recent Desnaon Index

released by DMC Pacic World.

Pacic World says Milans current

popularity is due to improved

infrastructure at the airport as

well as new hotels, while next

years Expo 2015 is also changing

the image of the Italian city.The second top meeng and

event desnaon in the region is

South France-Monaco, followed

by the United Arab Emirates.

More incenves are going to

Dubai due to new air routes,

new gala event venues and the

expansion of Visa on Arrival

facilies, Pacic World said.

The Desnaon Index also for

the rst me gives insight into US

locaons, with Florida idened

as the number one desnaon

requested by the global meengs

industry in the USA.

The number two US desnaon

in the report was Arizona (where

the 2015 Super Bowl will be

held), followed by San Diego.

And in Asia the Pacic Worldindex idened South Korea as

a hot spot, with both Seoul and

Busan achieving prominence.

Pacic World said its idened

a large demand for meengs in

Korea from the pharmaceucal

sector; incenves with meengs

and special events during

internaonal conferences, with

an increasing interest from

Australia, UK, USA and Brazil.

The number two desnaon in

Asia was Indonesia, followed byHong Kong, Pacic World said.

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TWO new skyscrapers to be builtin the central Chinese metropolisof Wuhan will also help purify thecitys polluted environment.

Known as the Phoenix Towers,the project designed by Britishrm Chetwoods Architects

consists of adjacent kilometre-high spires, and ground isexpected to be broken by the endof the year once the project isapproved by the government.

According to its website, theproject will span 47 hectares andcost an estimated 1.2 billion.

The towers have been designedto incorporate elements fromtraditional Chinese culture, whichtogether represent the phoenix feng and huang, a pair ofmythical Chinese birds.

The feng, or male tower,will supply renewable energy tothe huang, or female tower,a softer space with cafs,restaurants and a 100-storeyvertical garden.

The towers will powerthemselves with green energytechnologies such as solarcell cladding, suspended airgardens and waste recycling viabiomass boilers.

The feng tower will be tted

with wind turbines, and it will usesolar power to suck polluted lakewater up through an advancedltration system.

Pooling resourcesAFTER a $250,000

refurbishment, Sheraton Mirage

Resort & Spa Gold Coast has

reopened its Oasis swimming

pool.

The enhancement of the pool

and immediate surrounding

areas follows an extensive

$26m renovaons of the resortand lagoons, which also placed

emphasis on reducing the pools

energy and water consumpon.

Be inspired by the TerritoryNORTHERN

Territory is holding

another Alice

Stampede mega-

amiliarisaon event

rom 10 to 13 Jul in

Alice Springs.

There are up to

20 places for pre-

qualied conference

and event planners

on the famil, which

s a joint iniave

of the Alice Springs ConvenonCentre and the Northern Territory

Convenon Bureau (NTCB),

as well as being supported by

various operators and suppliers.

One highlight would be the

Lasseters Camel Cup with

guests enjoying me in the VIP

Camel Cage area, with other

eatures including a funcon

at the Alice Springs Telegraph

Staon, site inspecons of

business infrastructure and

accommodaon and a gala dinnerat the Centre, NTCB said.

There will be a sneak peek at

he new Recepon area and

Health Centre at Lasseters, which

s scheduled to open in August,

while the famil will also include

networking with local business

event professionals, as well as a

Business Forum to highlight local

ompanies and organisaons of

elevance.

Parcipants will be provided

with ights from their nearest

capital city, accommodaon,special events and experiences,

all meals and an awakening to

the opportunies that this truly

unique region oers.

PCOs, incenve buyers

and event planners from the

corporate, associaon and

government sectors are invited to

parcipate by CLICKING HERE.

Gippslands new lookDESTINATION Gippsland has

developed a new business events

website to meet the growing

demands of the conference

organiser market.

The new website allows users

to search through conference

venues, desnaon highlights,

packages and ineraries, as well

as distances from Melbourne.

The iniave would furthergrowth of its $35 million per year

business events and conference

market, Desnaon Gippsland

said - for more, CLICK HERE.

Sales Manager - Aurora ExpeditionsWe are looking for a talented Sales Manager to:

Join a growing organisation of people extremely passionate about their product Actively drive Sales Strategy development & manage the sales function Lead a small & highly eective team of sales consultants to the next level

Aurora Expeditions is a company specialising in expedition cruises and trekkingadventures to remote and wild destinations such as Antarctica, the Arctic,Alaska, Ecuador, the Kimberley, Nepal, Bhutan and Patagonia.

The Sales Manager role will:

Manage all aspects of the Aurora Expeditions sales function Lead its small team of sales consultants Include a hands-on component with some consultant

responsibilities

This is a permanent, part-time role reporting to the CEOTo obtain a full position description or apply for this role, pleasesend your cover letter and CV via email toannef@auroraexpeditions.com.au

New for ChristchurchVENUE manager Vbase has

opened its newest funcon space

ilex in Christchurch, NZ.

The visually striking $16.4

million centre, located in the

heart of Christchurchs Botanic

Gardens, has a mul-purpose

funcon room ideal for weddings,

cocktail pares, dinners and

meengs.

With its riverside locaon

providing unparalleled indoor

and outdoor entertaining

opportunies, it has seang for

up to 160 people.

A caf with seang for 60

provides an opon for evening

events.

Vbase chairman and

Christchurch City councillor Jamie

Gough described it as a truly a

unique space, saying: To manage

it along with our other venues,

CBS Canterbury Arena, AMIStadium, and Air Force Museum

is a real honour.

CLICK HEREfor details.Picken for Shangri-La

TANE Picken has been

appointed as the new resident

manager of Shangri-La Rasa

Sentosa Resort and Spa in

Singapore.

Picken has more than 13 years

experience in China, Africa, the

Middle East, Malaysia, Singapore

and Thailand and was most

ecently the cluster director forbusiness development for a ve

tar establishment in Thailand.

He will assist general manager

Ben Bousnina in managing daily

operaons at the 454 room Rasa

Sentosa Resort and Spa.

ITE&MICE 2015DETAILS have been released

for next years ITE&MICE Hong

Kong exhibion, which will take

place 11-14 Jun 2015 at the Hong

Kong Convenon and Exhibion

Centre.

The show aims to cover travel

trade, MICE and corporate travel

and auent FIT under a single

roof by running separate streams

of seminars, programs, visitor

promoons and supporng

partner organisaons.

This years ITE&MICE event,

which wrapped up earlier this

month, saw 12,308 trade and

corporate visitors on the trade

days, while more than 75,000

consumers aended on the

public days of the show.

There were 650 exhibitors from

across the globe this year and

around 120 seminars on the trade

and public days, with the show

supported by the China Naonal

Tourism Administraon, Hong

Kong Tourism Board, Macau

Government Tourist Oce and

the Travel Industry Council of

Hong Kong.

Exhibitor space can now be

booked for next years event - for

details see www.itehk.com.

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part of the Travel Dailygroup of publicationswhich also include: TravelDaily, Cruise Weekly andPharmacy Daily.Disclaimer: While every care has been

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THE fact that Vietnam Airlines ies directly into Ho Chi Minh City, more commonly know as Saigon, is moving this intriguing destination into frontline consideration for meeting and event planners.

Here the citys History Museum, built in 1927 has gardens where events for up to 300 can be held, while the imposing Opera House hosts dinners forup to 70. An event held in the French-style Vietnam Museum needs only lighting to bring its gardens and war era features to life, while dinners canalso be held in the former Presidential Palace.

You can sip cocktails in Saigons hippest and highest nightclub, Chill, be entertained in colonial splendor in the Fine Arts Museum and have pre-dinner drinks at the French inspired, 100-year-old Au Manoir De Khai Villa. From Saigon, the Cu Chi Tunnels, once the operational headquarters forthe Vietcong guerillas, are a must see experience.

In Nha Trang, a half hour ight north of Saigon, the InterContinental Nha Trang Resort Hotel is IHGs newest 5-star property in Vietnam, joining theInterContinental Asiana Saigon, the InterContinental Danang Sun Peninsula Resort and the InterContinental Hanoi Westlake Hotel, all with sizeablefunction spaces. From the beach at Nha Trang you can cycle through the Vietnamese countryside, visit mat weavers, call in on a local market and stopfor a traditional breakfast.

Continuing northwards to Danang, drive to the UNESCO recognised town of Hoi An for a market tour and a cooking course with world recognisedfoodie Miss Vy. I guarantee you wont have seen a conference centre like that found at the 5-star+ InterContinental Danang Sun Peninsula or a lead-inroom thats larger than most hotel suites.

A one-hour ight north is Hanoi, the cultural capital of Vietnam, with its broad boulevards and French-inspired architecture. Hold an event at thehistoric Confucian Temple of Literature (youll need to talk to Destination Asia to gain exclusive access).

Halong Bay, with its limestone casts and coastal scenery is another itinerary must and a night spent onboard a Paradise Luxury Cruise boat, visitingcaves and shing villages and holding a dinner on a remote beach, is another aspect of Vietnam s diversity.

Getting to Know: Vietnamby: Jill Varley

InterContinental Sun Peninsula Conference Centre Halong Bay Hoi An

Extreme golf in ZQN

A PARthree golf hole nestled at

4,500 in high country tussocks,

reached by helicopter, has

opened above Queenstown in NZ.

The challenging altude course

with four tees grew from the

extreme golf that the Over the

Top helicopter company has been

oering for some years.Over The Top ceo Louise

Paerson said the business had

been driving using eco balls o

mountain tops and guests oen

suggested a green to aim for

would be ideal, with a range

of packages for individuals and

groups now available - email

heligolf@ynz.co.nz.

Starring roles at Hair Expo

WHEN The Star partnered with

Reed Exhibions to host three

gala events and a wrap party

for Hair Expo 2014, the major

exhibion was held at the Sydney

Exhibion Centre @ Glebe Island,

7 9 June.

For the rst me, these two

venues were ulised to provide

something dierent to previous

years, whilst ensuring ease of

access for the 10,000 naonaland internaonal Expo aendees

who ooded into Sydney.

Over the three nights, The Star

Event Centre hosted 5,400 guests

at their legendary gala evenings

whilst Glebe Island hosted 150

exhibitors with more than $1.6

million spent on hairdressing

supplies during the weekend.

Amelia Coote-Harris, Hair

Expo Australia event director at

Reed Exhibions said Hosng

Hair Expo and the evening gala

events in new venues gave them

an injecon of innovaon that

worked to pique the interest of

exhibitors, aendees and guests

this year.

The opon to use both

properes one ideally suited to

large-scale exhibions and one

perfectly suited to all other stylesof large events the ulmate

result for a successful Hair Expo.

Transport was a key concern,

but the close proximity of The

Star and Sydney Exhibion

Centre @ Glebe Island eased

the transport pressure with

complimentary buses and ferries

to The Stars wharf for the 10,000

aendees.

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