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Is it roadshow season? It must be because our inboxes have been flooded with a wide range of cool industry events from tourism forums to new product launches and showcases.

Is it roadshow season? It must be because our inboxes have been flooded with a wide range of cool industry events from tourism forums to new product launches and showcases.

Instead of running them across several posts, we thought we’d combine them all into one section and make it a little easier for you, the Travel Agent, to RSVP.

Here are some upcoming events awaiting your response:

 

1. Attend Wendy Wu Tours’ new product launch & WIN

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Wendy Wu Tours, invites Sydney Travel Agents to join them in an exciting trade technology launch.

The company is launching an innovative new digital instant-booking platform, reducing your booking time to only two minutes.

London based Global CEO Joe Karbo, and Managing Director Australia/New Zealand Andrew Mulholland will be on hand to talk through the technology.

A host of exciting prizes is available on the night, including a trip for two to China!

RSVP before Wednesday 26 July to rsvp@wendywutours.com.au.

 

2. Luxperience registrations are closing

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Those interested in attending Luxperience whether as a buyer or exhibitor only have a few days remaining before registrations close.

The annual event will run this year at Doltone House Australian Technology Park from 17 to 20 September 2017.

Attendees are guaranteed appointment schedule of up to 55 individual meetings between high-end travel and event suppliers and elite travel advisors and meeting organisers. To ensure there is enough time for the pre-arranged appointment preferences to be scheduled and for any attendee special requests to be finalised, the registrations deadline is this 23 July 2017.

Click here to register.

 

3. Music, dancing & prizes at Hawaii’s biggest roadshow

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Cue the dancers, musicians wielding ukuleles and colourful leis – registrations for Australia’s biggest Hawai‘i Roadshow, Aloha Down Under, are now open, and you must, must come down!

Running from 7 to 11 August and visiting Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney, Oceania’s biggest Hawai‘i Roadshow is the chance for Travel Agents across the country to meet 26 of Hawai‘i’s top tourism operators and get their hula on!

Each year, over 600 Travel Agents network with the who’s who of the Hawaiian tourism industry and other agents, getting up to date with the latest Hawai’i product news, taking part in engaging workshops, and enjoying an evening of great food, Hawaiian entertainment and prizes.

Click here for more information.

 

4. Sample Southeast Asia at the ASEAN Tourism Forum

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Thailand will host the 37th ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF) in 2018, under the theme “Sustainable Connectivity, Boundless Prosperity”.

The forum will be held from 22–26 January, 2018, in Chiang Mai province, the ‘Rose of the North’ and aims to bring together ASEAN nations to form a collective voice for the development of tourism within the region.

The theme reflects the Thai government’s awareness of ASEAN as a community of opportunity that takes a people-centric approach to development, with the objective of creating better livelihoods for all, under the mechanism of sustainable development.

The Forum will be held in Chiang Mai International Exhibition and Convention Centre, one of the largest convention centres in Thailand, only 10 minutes from the centre of Chiang Mai city and 15 minutes from the international airport. Hosting the Forum in Chiang Mai, Thailand’s Capital of the North, reflects the government’s national policy to give greater prominence to provincial destinations and highlights Thailand’s linkages with the Greater Mekong Sub-region countries.

Chiang Mai or “Nop Buri Nakorn Pink”, the former capital of the Lanna kingdom, is considered an area of natural beauty and diverse culture. Being a hub of several ancient realms, Chiang Mai has been a centre of exchanging knowledge, religions, architecture and commerce for centuries.

Buyers and sellers are encouraged to complete the online registration process by 30 September 2017 in order to qualify for pre-scheduled appointments and be listed in the ASEAN Tourism Forum Directory.

To register, email: atfthailand2018.com

 

5. Australia International Dive Expo joins Sydney International Boat Show

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Travel trade will have free access to the Australia International Dive Expo this year, which will join the Sydney International Boat Show for the first time this year.

According to the organisers of the Boat Show, the demand for a high quality and reputable dive expo has been growing for years with their records showing that more than 15 percent of visitors to the Boat Show have an expressed interest in underwater activities including diving and snorkelling.

As such, this partnership presents a value added bonus to both suppliers and visitors over the five-day event, where they will enjoy exploring new opportunities, gather new information, useful contacts, skills and even travel inspiration.

Highlights at AIDE2017 include dive try-outs at the on-site pool, a free full day photography course for university students and free dive gear maintenance workshops. Visitors will also meet a host of dive tour operators, chat with tourism representatives from some of the world’s most spectacular dive destinations and check out the latest underwater technology including the world’s smallest dive scooter, dive computers and technically advanced gadgets and gismos.

25 prize giveaways worth just over $20,000 will also be distributed, including five dive holiday experience vouchers and dive equipment and gadgets will be given away over the five-day event.

The Australia International Dive Expo will be running from 3 – 7 August 2017 as part of the Sydney International Boat Show. Opening times will be 10am to 8pm in the halls, with the adjoining marina display closing daily at 7pm.

Admission for travel trade and dive industry is free upon registration. Click here to register.

Are you keen on any of these upcoming events?