Australia looks optimistically to 2022

Australia, 24th November: According to the Melbourne Convention Bureau’s (MCB) 2020/21 Annual Report, the bureau has secured more than 40 new business events worth US$108 million in the past year. A total of 118 business events will be held in Melbourne from 2022 to 2028. The events are expected to attract over 133,000 delegates and filling more than 387,000 hotel room nights across the city. The events will generate an estimated US$579 million for the state of Victoria.

Separately, Western Australia’s (WA) official convention bureau, Business Events Perth, has secured 67 new business events which will be held from 2022 to 2024, generating US$39 million of direct expenditure. A total of 108 business events are scheduled to be held in Western Australia until 2024 which will fill more than 200,000 hotel room nights.