TravelMoleTV at AIME 2008…….hot MICE TV news and views TV interviews on line today
With AIME 2008 heading towards being the biggest and the best ever AIME in the event’s 16 year history, TravelMole TV has been out and about, not only at AIME 2008’s opening ceremony, but also at significant media conferences, but also down on the exhibition floor, the real “engine room” at AIME 2008.
You can visit www.travelmole.tv right now or click on the link to the right to get right up to date with what’s hot, new and exciting in the world of MICE, Business Travel or Business Tourism, whatever you want to call it, with interviews including with: –
Today: –
** The AIME 2008 Opening Press Conference;
** Leigh Harry, CEO, Melbourne Convention Exhibition Centre and the building of the largest convention venue in the S hemisphere underway right next door; and
** Jim Walsh and Philip Johnson from the Novotel Crestwick Resort in regional Victoria, an exciting and pretty stunning new MICE resort destination that is as “green” as you ever want a resort to be!
…….and later this week and next week: –
** Paul Kennedy, UK based Group Exhibition Director Meetings and Incentive Events, Reed Travel Exhibitions, setting AIME 2008 in a global MICE context;
** Rosemarie Sama, CEO, AIME 2008, describing what’s new and exciting at AIME 2008;
** Brett Dudley, MD CruiseAgents reveals all about cruising and MICE;
** Rick Allert, Chairman Tourism Australia, speaking about his vision for tourism in Australia and his role as Chairman at Tourism Australia;
** Geoff Buckley, MD, Tourism Australia, speaking about this work at Tourism Australia and where it all fits;
** Nick Baker, Director of Marketing, Tourism Australia, speaking about his fairly recent new role at Tourism Australia;
** Joyce di Mascio, Head of Business Events, Tourism Australia, revealing the new Business Events brand for Australia launched this week;
** Tara Bishop, Marketing Communications Manager at the Grand Hyatt, Melbourne, currently under a multi million $ rebuild – this iconic Melbourne hotel I mean not Tara!
** Joost Heymeijer Hotel Project Manager and General Manager of the currently under construction Emirates Wolgan Valley Resort and Spa in the stunning Blue Mountains of New South Wales;
** Jo Tuamoto of Blue Lagoon Cruises, Fij, with what they offer the MICE sector and it is stunning;
** Helen Wong, talkin about the sleeping MICE giant of Macau;
** Joseph Said and Amanda Wu from Viva Macau, with what they are doing in Australia;
** Bangu Masisi, General Manager Australia, South African Tourism, telling us all about hot MICE opportunties in South Africa;
** Scott Hallsworth, Head Chef of leading international restaurant Nobu, now located in the Crown Entertainment complex in Melbourne and just stunning!
and last but never least……………..
** Orla Saul, recently appointed Manager of Tourism Ireland’s operation in Australia, with one of Europe’s hottest MICE destinations;
Phew!!
………………………and more to come this week and next on www.travelmole.tv – just click to visit TravelMole on location at AIME 2008, Melbourne, Australia.
A special TravelMole TV on location report from AIME 2008, Melbourne, Australia
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