The benefits of business events goes beyond the traditional measurements of the direct financial return in terms of room nights, venue hire, attendee spend, transport, retail, food and beverage, tourism attractions, and other ancillary spend in the local economy. Bruce Redor delves into the crucial role convention bureaux play in economic development.
Video: GainingEdge’s Mike Williams looks back at the history of Meetings and Events Association of Australia
A look back at he history of MEA, the Meetings and Events Association of Australia, with Anthony Vallario from Business Events TV and Mike Williams, Senior Partner at Gainingedge.
BESTCITIES AIMS TO IMPROVE MEETINGS ACCESSIBILITY THROUGH REHABILITATION INTERNATIONAL-GAININGEDGE PARTNERSHIP
PRESS RELEASE 15 May 2018 BESTCITIES AIMS TO IMPROVE MEETINGS ACCESSIBILITY THROUGH REHABILITATION INTERNATIONAL-GAININGEDGE PARTNERSHIP BestCities Global Alliance is proud to announce a joint study project with Rehabilitation International and GainingEdge. With the goal of producing a reference for meetings organizers and the supplier community,…
AfSAE, representing Africa’s Civil Society Leaders, Endorse the African Union’s Plans for Continental Free Trade Area and Africa’s Open Skies
PRESS RELEASE 11 May 2018 AfSAE, representing Africa’s Civil Society Leaders, Endorse the African Union’s Plans for Continental Free Trade Area and Africa’s Open Skies The Board of the African Society of Association Executives met and discussed the two AU decisions and their impact on…
GainingEdge assists in Operator search for Christchurch Convention and Exhibition Centre
PRESS RELEASE 10 May 2018, Melbourne GainingEdge assists in Operator search for Christchurch Convention and Exhibition Centre GainingEdge is providing pre-opening support to Ōtākaro Limited ahead of the opening of the Christchurch Convention and Exhibition Centre (CCEC). With capacity for up to 2000 delegates and 28,000m2…
GainingInsights into Event Support & Subvention Programs
Event Support & Subvention Programs are seen as advanced marketing tools, which are often used to attract international conventions and incentive groups to a destination. In this edition Milos Milovanovic delves deeper into these programs.
Video: Change Agents or Travel Agents?
In this video from The Iceberg our CEO, Gary Grimmer, and Gregg Talley, President & CEO of Talley Management Group Inc discuss how our industry should be agents of change as opposed to ‘travel agents’.
GainingEdge Scholars: “Learning. Contributing. Building the Future.”
PRESS RELEASE GainingEdge Scholars: “Learning. Contributing. Building the Future.” 21 March 2018, Melbourne: Two young, inspiring future leaders – Mercy Cherono Too and Stalin Tawanda Mau Mau – are the first recipients of GainingEdge’s Scholar Programme which debuted in January this year. As part of…
“Cooking Up New Ideas”
PRESS RELEASE 5 March 2018, Melbourne: Cooking Up New Ideas There is a Japanese saying: “Even sea bream is not delicious when eaten in loneliness”. Meaning that it is not what you eat that matters, but who you eat with.” Holding on to this…
GainingInsights into Technology in Convention & Exhibition Centers
The role of Technology in enhancing event experience as well improving operational efficiency continues to grow rapidly. Convention & exhibition centers across the globe claim to have leading technology on offer at their venues. But what does it all really mean? How does a customer validate statements like “most technologically advanced” or “industry leading technology”?