Major League Baseball comes to Australia: Well, almost
More than 55 visiting American representatives from tourism bureaus and travel/tourism providers will descend on Sydney, Perth, Melbourne and Brisbane for the February Visit USA’s Australian travel trade expos.
In keeping with the sporting theme of the expos, each is co-sponsored by Major League Baseball, which means travel trade guests can look forward to plenty of ball-slinging fun, designed to recreate the sights, sounds and smells of a baseball game.
Guests will be welcomed by the aroma of buttery popcorn and the sounds of a jazz band before trying their hand in an inflatable pitching cage, on a Wii console, at ping-pong tables or on a mini-field, where a home run hitting competition will test skill.
American Baseball League players and mascots will be on hand as well as costumes and a photo booth, so guests can dress up as their favourite player and capture the moment.
The Visit USA Organisation (Australia) Expos will take place in Perth, Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane from February 13 to 19, 2013.
RSVP online at www.visitusa.travel4trade.com/register
Ian Jarrett
Vegas’s Billion-Dollar Secrets – What They Don’t Want Tourists to Know
Visit Florida’s New CEO Bryan Griffin Shares His Vision for State Tourism with Graham
Chicago’s Tourism Renaissance: Graham Interviews Kristin Reynolds of Choose Chicago
Graham Talks with Cassandra McCauley of MMGY NextFactor About the Latest Industry Research
Destination International’s Andreas Weissenborn: Research, Advocacy, and Destination Impact
Graham and Don Welsh Discuss the Success of Destinations International’s Annual Conference
Graham and CEO Andre Kiwitz on Ventura Travel’s UK Move and Recruitment for the Role
Brett Laiken and Graham Discuss Florida’s Tourism Momentum and Global Appeal
Graham and Elliot Ferguson on Positioning DC as a Cultural and Inclusive Global Destination
Graham Talks to Fraser Last About His England-to-Ireland Trek for Mental Health Awareness
Kathy Nelson Tells Graham About the Honour of Hosting the World Cup and Kansas City’s Future
Graham McKenzie on Sir Richie Richardson’s Dual Passion for Golf and His Homeland, Antigua
ADS PRO 
Global tourism exceeds 1.5 billion travelers announces UN-Tourism
Qatar Airways offers reduced timetable to over 60 destinations
WTTC global tourism reached record economic impact of 11 trillion in 2025
Hands In, UATP join forces for airline multi-card payments
Suspension of all regional trains in Catalonia following two new rail accidents in Spain