[I NDUSTRY NEWS Demand for conferencing in offpeak months will continue in Ōtautahi Christchurch this spring after a strong autumn and winter business events season. The city hosted seven large conferences from late August to late September, welcoming more than 2,600 delegates with an estimated economic impact of over $3 million. They included 1,200 health professionals for three different conferences – paediatricians, physiotherapists and aeromedical specialists – as well as local and international groups of engineers and aerospace experts. The city was humming with conference visitors throughout winter, keeping hotels full and hospitality outlets busy. The ChristchurchNZ business events team helped secure 20 large business events with 9,000 delegates from April to September, valued at $16m. In July, Christchurch hosted one of the world’s biggest communication conferences, the International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) 2024 Conference. It brought 1,300 international delegates from 61 different countries together for five days in the city, worth an estimated $2.8m. ChristchurchNZ head of visitor economy, Kath Low says conferences play an important role in driving off-peak visitation. In 2023, 83 per cent of international delegate arrivals to New Zealand came off-peak, between March and November, compared to 62 per cent of holidaymakers. Tourism New Zealand says the business events sector was worth $403m to the country in 2023. Business events attendees are New Zealand's fourth largest market by visitor spend, with an average spend of $426 per day compared to $304 for holidaymakers. “The wider impacts of successful conferences are incalculable. As well as providing a major boost to the regional Capstone Hotel Management is the newmanagement company for Taipa Beach Resort, a 32-room beachfront resort located in Doubtless Bay, Northland. Ideally located for conferences and events, Taipa Beach Resort is set to undergo significant enhancements under Capstone’s leadership. Plans include the appointment of a new general manager and new chef to revamp the food and beverage offerings. The resort will also undergo a rebranding, launch a new website and undertake extensive operational improvements. Conferences boosting Christchurch year round Punting on the Avon The Asia Pacific Incentives and Meetings Event (AIME) has announced details of its Knowledge Program for the 2025 event to be AIME Knowledge Program Taipa Beach Resort Taipa Beach Resort under Capstone Management economy and increasing off-peak visitation, it gives locals an opportunity to participate in world class events, share knowledge with industry leaders and promote their products and services to a national and international market,” Low says. held at Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC) in Australia in February. The theme for 2025, ‘We Matter!’ seeks to highlight and celebrate the global business events industry as a powerful catalyst for economic growth. Hosted and curated by BEAM founder El Kwang, the Knowledge Program will launch AIME on 10 February 2025, with keynote speakers from AIME’s speaker bureau partners, along with industry business leaders and renowned professionals who will address 1,600 global event professionals attending the first day of AIME 2025. Guiding the development of the Knowledge Program topics and speakers under the 2025 theme is the Knowledge Program Advisory Committee, which consists of eight leaders from the Asia Pacific meetings and events industry. AIME 2025 Knowledge Program released [8] meeting newz [september october] 2024
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