4 September 2025
A LOOK BACK ON THIS IS GOLD COAST 2025 (TIGC25)
The official wrap video from This is Gold Coast 2025 is now live! Relive the energy, moments and magic from our signature business events program, held last month. A big thank you to our partners and delegates for helping make TIGC25 such a success - your support continues to reinforce the Gold Coast’s place as an in-demand business events destination.
Enjoy the highlights, and we look forward to seeing you again next year!
AIME 2026
Experience Gold Coast (EGC) will be exhibiting at Asia Pacific Incentive and Meetings Event (AIME) from 9 - 11 February 2026. AIME is Asia Pacific’s largest and longest running business events exhibition connecting a global community of business event professionals with industry suppliers.
We invite our Business Events Partner level and above to join us as a trade partner. Expressions of interest emails have been sent; space is limited and completing an EOI does not guarantee participation. Priority will be given on a first-in basis as well as partnership level. For consideration, please complete by COB Friday 12 September 2025.
T20 CRICKET INDIA CORPORATE FAMIL OPPORTUNITY
Experience Gold Coast Business Events has secured a famil with Business Events Australia (BEA) with support from SOTC India. Attendees for this famil are hosted corporate buyers from India who will also be attending the T20 Cricket.
The visit will provide an opportunity for attendees to engage with experiences firsthand and to network with industry, offering a valuable platform to showcase their product directly to qualified buyers. It’s also a great opportunity to highlight new product and reinforce Australia is open for business to buyers with strong potential.
GROUP INFORMATION
Group size: up to 12 pax (including 8 buyers, 1 airline, 1 BEA rep + 1 EGC rep)
Market: India
Type: Corporate
Dates (TBC): Tuesday 4 – Friday 7 November 2025
Please keep an eye out for an email that will be sent next week to express your interest for our business events partners.
EOI'S CLOSE FOR GOLD COAST CONNECT - MELBOURNE & SYDNEY
Expressions of Interest have closed for our 2025 Gold Coast Connect events in Melbourne and Sydney. Keep your eyes on your inbox for an official approval to be communicated directly via email.
This year’s events will take place at two premium city venues:
• Gold Coast Connect, Melbourne: 29 October 2025
Society Restaurant - 80 Collins Street, Melbourne VIC 3000
• Gold Coast Connect, Sydney: 30 October 2025
The International - 25 Martin Place, Sydney NSW 2000
TRADE ACTIVITY CALENDAR FOR FY26
- AuSae ACE 25, Melbourne: 10-12 September 2025
- Gold Coast Connect, Melbourne: 29 October 2025
- Gold Coast Connect, Sydney: 30 October 2025
- International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA) Congress, Porto: 9-12 November
- IBTM World: Meetings & Events Industry Expo, Barcelona: 18-20 November
PARTNER PRODUCT UPDATES
WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU
Monthly product updates are designed exclusively for our incredible partners to connect and update our team. May it be a sneak peek or an insider’s look at upcoming developments, team movements, new products, in market and trade event insights or special surprises (we love surprises) – we want to hear from you.
The next monthly product update kicks off per the below details:
Date: Monday 13th October
Time: 30 – 45 mins per update
Where: Experience Gold Coast office in Broadbeach or online via Teams
How: Email the team at businessevents@experiencegoldcoast.com to allocate a time.
UNIQUELY GOLD COAST
CLIENT NEWSLETTER
We’re excited to share that we have a refreshed edition of our client newsletter Uniquely Gold Coast — a quarterly connection to all things Gold Coast. From local supplier updates and inspiring city stories to thought leadership and insightful case studies, our newsletter is designed to keep clients informed and engaged.
If you have any new products, services, or case studies you'd like us to feature, please send them our way — we’d love to include them in an upcoming issue.
SEPTEMBER EVENTS IN DESTINATION
CONNECT25: 2-4 September
Super Liquor Annual Conference 2025: 4-8 September
14th World Curling Congress 2025: 5-8 September
ANZI 2025: 5-7 September
Gartner Australasia Symposium 2025: 7-11 September
Pharmaceutical Conference: 12 September
Master Electricians Conference 2025: 17-20 September
National Farmers’ Federation National Conference: 24-25 September
ACCPA National Conference 2025 30 September: – 2 October
QUICK SNIPPETS
EXPERT GUIDE TO GOLD COAST BUSINESS EVENTS
The Experience Gold Coast Meeting Planners Guide provides you with an overview of the region, including information on venues, accommodation, attractions and the specialist services available to help you plan your event.
CALENDAR OF CONFIRMED EVENTS
To access the calendar of confirmed events via EGCnet, please navigate through the following options.
EGCnet ➝ Resources ➝ Business Events Resources ➝ BE Calendar of Confirmed Events
VIEW THE 21 AUG 2025 BUSINESS EVENTS UPDATE
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY
Experience Gold Coast acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we are situated, the Kombumerri families of the Yugambeh Language Region.
We pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging, and recognise their continuing connections to the lands, waters and their extended communities throughout Southeast Queensland.