1. AccorHotels has announced a new 5-star Pullman hotel for Rotorua, New Zealand, expected to welcome guests by early 2019.

2. Parliament House, one of Sydney’s most distinguished heritage-listed buildings, has just launched three brand new spaces to take their collection of event and function offerings to eight.

3. Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre gets tech enhancements. 

4. The Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC) played host to a Starlight Five Chefs Dinner last week, which raised funds for seriously ill children.

5. Melbourne is set for another conference and events facility, with the city’s first Shangri-La Hotel to be built in the CBD. Due for completion in 2022, the five-star Shangri-La Melbourne will feature the city’s second largest ballroom, measuring 1,200m2, and will seat up to a 1,000 people.

6. Four European PCOs gathered in Melbourne last week for five days of immersive experiences. The group learnt about Melbourne’s capabilities as a business events destination.

7. The Cairns Convention Centre (CCC) has completed the installation of two high resolution outdoor displays and two indoor digital signs.

8. Latest figures released by the Union of International Associations (UIA) showed Brussels clinched top spot for the number of international meetings held in 2016 with 906.

9. Australia’s first Hyatt Place hotel opened with fanfare on 15th June, in an all-star event which featured Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews and Aussie pop celebrity Guy Sebastian.