Melbourne wins two Awards at World Travel Awards
6 September 2018 - Incentive Travel
Melbourne Convention Bureau (MCB) Chief Executive Officer, Karen
Bolinger, said the MCB is proud to play in a role in establishing
Melbourne as a leading business events city.
“This award demonstrates the states ongoing commitment and excellence in
the business events sector, by acknowledging our intellectual capital,
excellent infrastructure, professional services and our collaborative
and innovative approach to securing impactful business events.
“Conference organisers choose Melbourne because it has Australia’s
highest concentration of conference facilities located in the city
centre and it’s the nation’s knowledge capital, home to preeminent
researchers and academics. This enables conference organisers to create
rich content and attract speakers from our pool of local intellects to
ultimately drive delegate attendance.
“In partnership with MCEC we are able to showcase Melbourne’s expertise
in business events on a world-stage to drive the acquisition of
world-class conferences to Melbourne,” Ms Bolinger said.
MCEC’s Chief Executive, Peter King said it was a terrific outcome for
the venue to once again be recognised as Australasia's leading venue.
“Everything we do at MCEC is based around the fact that we are here to connect and inspire.
“Our people are the difference and this is another great recognition of the part they play in keeping us at the top.
“This year we’ve opened the doors to our new expansion, which increases
our venue size to 70,000 square metres, heralding MCEC as Australia’s
largest convention and exhibition space.
“We’re incredibly proud of our expansion and the benefits it will bring
for our customers, our city and our state,” Mr King said.
The World Travel Awards have been acknowledging and celebrating
excellence across all sectors of the tourism industry for 25 years. The
awards are selected via votes cast by travel professionals and high-end
tourism consumers.
Source: Incentive Travel