Mercure Gold Coast Resort has unveiled new al fresco entertainment space The Deck. The Deck can cater for up to 80 guests banquet style or 150 guests in a cocktail setting.

June 23rd saw the official opening of AccorHotels 700th hotel in Australia with the Pullman Sydney Airport.

The introduction of a number of seasonal jet services by Qantas to Hobart and Launceston over the summer period has been welcomed by the business events sector in Tasmania.

The $6 billion redevelopment of the Adelaide Riverbank precinct which includes the Bio-Medical City, Adelaide Convention Centre and Adelaide Oval projects is about to enter its next phase with works to commence in August on the 25,000sq metre Festival Plaza development.

The Gold Coast’s Jupiters Hotel & Casino has unveiled the first of its new Superior Deluxe Rooms, as part of the revitalisation of the property’s almost 600 hotel rooms.

Warwick International Hotels has rebranded to Warwick Hotels & Resorts following an initiative that includes a new corporate identity, a new logo and revised visual language.

Air New Zealand has partnered with New Zealand convention bureaux to launch of a new familiarisation program aimed at boosting conference and incentive business travel to regional New Zealand.

The City of Sydney’s event website What’s On is expanding its reach and is calling for more listings for local events of all sizes.

The Darwin Convention Centre is looking at a busy winter with more than 6000 Australian, New Zealand and Asian delegates coming to Darwin from July to November.