IN MARKET WRAP UP
Happy New Year! We trust you had a joyful and restful holiday season, enjoying quality time with your loved ones.
As we closed out last year, we wrapped up on a high with a successful famil in collaboration with Business Events Australia, Singapore Airlines, and MakeMyTrip.
In early December, we hosted seven corporate and incentive buyers, bringing groups of 100 to 500 delegates to the Gold Coast. During their visit, the buyers explored a range of inspiring destination experiences perfect for incentive groups.
While on the Gold Coast, they enjoyed luxury accommodations at JW Marriott Gold Coast Resort and thrilling water-based activities like Sailing in Paradise and Arro Jet Boat. They also immersed themselves in the local culture with a guided tour of the Jellurgal Aboriginal Culture Centre and met some of our wildlife ambassadors at Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary. The experience was rounded out with a taste of our local food and beverage scene at Miami Marketta, The Tropic, and Village Road Show Theme Parks, including Movie World and TopGolf.
As we step into 2025, we are thrilled to welcome you back for a year full of new opportunities, growth, and exciting collaborations. We’re kicking things off with AIME in Melbourne from February 10 - 12, where we’ll debut a new stand featuring 19 participating members.
Here’s to a fantastic year ahead!
SAVE THE DATE: THIS IS GOLD COAST 2025
Mark your calendars for This is Gold Coast 2025 (TIGC25), taking place from 4 – 7 August 2025! Our signature business events familiarisation is back for another year, with the tradeshow scheduled at RACV Royal Pines Resort on Tuesday, 5 August 2025.
The TIGC25 Partner and Exhibitor Prospectus will be shared soon, offering exciting opportunities to participate. Keep an eye on your inbox for your opportunity to participate.
TRADE ACTIVITY CALENDAR FOR FY25
- Japan Incentive and Education Market Roadshow, Japan: 3 – 7 February 2025
- BE Connected Famil, Gold Coast: 5 - 6 February 2025
- AIME, Melbourne: 10 - 12 February 2025
- BEA North America Showcase, Canada and USA: 10 - 19 March 2025
- BEA Greater China Showcase, China: 23 – 26 March 2025
MEMBER PRODUCT UPDATES
ANNOUNCEMENT
Monthly product updates are back, designed exclusively for our incredible members to connect and update our team. May it be a sneak peek or an insider’s look at upcoming developments, team movements, new products, or special surprises (we love surprises).
The next monthly product update kicks off per the below details:
Date: Monday 3 February 2025
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.
JANUARY AND FEBRUARY BUSINESS EVENTS IN DESTINATION
- Stryker - Sales & Marketing Meeting 2025: 14 - 18 January 2025
- Australian Dairy Conference 2025: 12 - 14 February 2025
- SlipStream Connect 2025: 19 - 21 February 2025
- Team Mak Impact 2025: 21 - 23 February 2025
If you have any exciting news, please share it with us! Content pillars that we wish to feature include sustainability, indigenous, wellness, CSR, products and experiences as well as new and unique venues.
WELCOME NEW MEMBERS
We would like to extend a warm welcome to our new Business Events members who have recently joined:
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.