BECA Media Release - Business Events Meets Parliament
Business Events leaders and members of the Business Events Council of Australia last week met with parliamentarians at the Business Events Meets Parliament bipartisan Friends of Tourism luncheon held at Parliament House.
The event was attended by politicians from both sides of politics who engaged with the industry as they pitched the value of business events to Australia and described the competitiveness of the industry.
read more »Business Events Leadership Descends Upon Canberra
Leaders of the Business Events industry have visited Canberra to engage with Federal Parliamentarians and senior departmental officials as part of the Business Events Council of Australia (BECA) Business Events Meets Parliament program, taking place today.
The event commenced last night with a BECA board dinner with special guest Steven Ciobo MP, Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment.
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Business Events Revealed as Major Driver of Economic Activity in Landmark Report
The first report in a decade on the Australian business events sector confirms that it is a major driver of the Australian economy and has enormous potential for dramatic growth in post-mining boom.
The report proves the value of the business events industry to Australia’s prosperity. In the last financial year, 37 million people attended more than 412,000 business events held across in Australia, and provided 179,357 jobs.
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On the 23rd January, 2015, the Business Events Council of Australia (BECA) welcomed the Australian Government\'s announcement that it had negotiated an expanded air services agreement with China.
read more »BECA Appoints Matt Hingerty As New Chairman
The Business Events Council of Australia (BECA) has announced the appointment of Matt Hingerty as its new independent Chairman.
read more »BECA Board Sets Its Agenda
A major research project will be the cornerstone of the Business Events Council of Australia’s policy development through 2014/15.
read more »BECA Chairman Matt Hingerty Urges Industry To Take Part In Major Study Of Business Events Sector
The independent Chairman of the Business Events Council of Australia, Matt Hingerty, has called on the business events industry to take part in the major study of the sector being undertaken by EY.
read more »Federal Government Scraps the Cap
The government has just confirmed that it will not proceed with the former administration\'s proposed cap on tax deductions for work-related self education expenses.
read more »BECA Welcomes Coalition Support of the Industry
BECA said Coalition plans to include tourism within the Foreign Affairs and Trade portfolio and provide consular support for event bids were good news for the business events sector.
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