Department of Tourism, Sport and Culture
Agroup of specialist business event planners from Singapore, including abusiness events trade journalist, are in Darwin to take part in the inauguralMeet Darwin International program, a partnership between the NT Governments NTConvention Bureau and the Darwin Convention Centre.
Thefour-day program, which began yesterday and ends on Friday, isproviding invaluable insights into what makes Darwin attractive to businessevent planners, from a cultural, cuisine, business and industry perspective.
Delegateswill view Darwins key business event infrastructure and explore the regions offerings,including a trip to Katherine that will showcase the regions capabilities forboth business events and leisure experiences.
TheNT Governments Turbocharging Tourism investment in business events attractionhas, to date, secured 42 business events, many in 2019. They are expected tobring more than 13,000 delegates to the NT, and inject an estimated $31.88million into our economy.
Therecently announced $62.8 million TURBO2 initiative includes a further investmentof $7 million over two years towards attracting more national and internationalbusiness events to the NT, through the NT Business Events Support Fund.Business events deliver significant economic benefits, with delegates oftenstaying longer and spending more on average than other visitors.
As stated by Departmentof Tourism, Sport and Culture Deputy CEO, Andrew Hopper:
"TheNT Government is investing in attracting more national and internationalbusiness events to the Territory, to continue to help grow our tourism sector.
"Programssuch as this, which not only tellbusiness event planners what the Territory has to offer, but actually show them, are vital when it comes topromoting the NT as a business event destination.
"Weare a unique place with unique offerings, including memorable tourismexperiences and a busy calendar of events that planners can organise theirconferences around, providing an unforgettable experience for delegates."
As stated byPeter Savoff, General Manager of the Darwin Convention Centre
"Meet DarwinInternational provides us with the ideal platform for international eventplanners to experience what Darwin has to offer as a destination for businessevents.
"We find thatgiving event planners the opportunity to visit Darwin is the best way to securenew business, because the majority have not been to the Top End before and arepositively surprised by what we have to offer.
"Withclose proximity to Asia, authentic Australian experiences and world-classfacilities, Darwin is an ideal business events destination for internationaldelegates. We aim to attract associations and corporations that are looking fora relaxed atmosphere and unique destination to convene."
