AUSTRALASIA – The Melbourne Convention and Visitors Bureau (MCVB) has been inducted into the RACV Victorian Tourism Awards Hall of Fame after winning the Meetings and Business Tourism Award for the third consecutive year.
CEO of MCVB, Karen Bolinger, said this year’s award, and the consequential Hall of Fame induction, was a major coup for the organisation and for Victoria’s business events industry.
Only seven days into her new role as CEO Bolinger said the win has made for a fantastic welcome to the organisation: “I knew coming into this organisation that MCVB has a strong reputation as a business events powerhouse, and looking back at the organisation’s results over the past few months and the last financial year it’s no surprise we are being recognised at such an elite level.”
Driver Group/Gray Line (Tour and/or Transport Operators), RACV Inverloch Resort (Deluxe Accommodation), Alto Hotel (Qantas Award for Excellence in Sustainable Tourism) and Peninsula Hot Springs (Health and Wellness Tourism) were all awarded as well on the night.
In related news, the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC) and Hilton Melbourne South Wharf have designed South Wharf Meetings and Events (SWME), a unique offering for small- to medium-sized meetings and events using the two venues’ facilities.
MCEC Director of Sales and Marketing Anne Jamieson said: “We’ve created SWME with this in mind and aim to provide organisers flexibility with the variety of meeting rooms available; menu options specially created by our chefs; and Hilton’s range of accommodation.”
Launching the website swme.com.au, SWME offers space for events from 10 to 250 people.
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MCVB inducted into RACV Victorian Tourism Awards Hall of Fame
