Cairns & Great Barrier Reef
Surrounding your team with great, leaves your business greater.
The Natural Place to Meet
Cairns & Great Barrier Reef is a tropical region encouraging genuine connections to nature and each other. Five-star hotels and resorts line the waterfront of Cairns, Palm Cove, Port Douglas, and our tropical islands. Create great moments in the oldest rainforest, choose your own adventure on the largest coral reef and learn from two indigenous cultures.
Latest News
Latest events news for Cairns, Port Douglas, Palm Cove and the Islands
Delegates Immersed in Cairns & Great Barrier Reef
Business Events Cairns & Great Barrier Reef appoints specialist
Cairns & Great Barrier Reef launches immersive meeting program
Planning underway for Sell TNQ 2021
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Cairns & Great Barrier Reef open for business
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National award for Cairns & Great Barrier Reef incentive
A-Z of GREAT Events: 26 reasons to choose Cairns & Great Barrier Reef!
As a large region with a lot on offer, we’re here to help make your decision simple. Working our way through the alphabet, we’ve taken 26 reasons why Cairns & Great Barrier Reef can be the home of your next GREAT event!
Follow our Instagram and Twitter to watch the rest of our A-Z countdown!
Cairns & Port Douglas Resorts in Top 10 of Hot 100
Two leading five-star resorts from Cairns & Great Barrier Reef have been ranked in the Top 10 of Spice Magazine’s 2020 Hot 100 Hotels & Venues.
Five Ways Business Events Can Contribute to the Conservation of the Great Barrier Reef
Business event planners enjoy taste of Cairns & Great Barrier Reef
Free, simple and useful – the Delegate Advantage Program gives conference delegates exclusive access to local deals and value-adds to help them plan ahead and make the most of their time in Cairns & Great Barrier Reef.
2020 Delegate Advantage Program
Free, simple and useful – the Delegate Advantage Program gives conference delegates exclusive access to local deals and value-adds to help them plan ahead and make the most of their time in Cairns & Great Barrier Reef.
Asia-Pacific Opportunities from AIME 2020
In a time of world-wide change and disruption, AIME 2020 provided some valuable business leads for Cairns & Great Barrier Reef, first-hand insight into challenges that business events may come to face and what current opportunities are available for the taking.
Five Ways to Have a ‘Conference With a Purpose’ in Cairns
Great Barrier Reef a Hot Topic at Dreamtime 2019
The managers from Business Events Cairns & Great Barrier Reef enjoyed a short sea-change last week attending the Dreamtime 2019 trade show held in Perth, Western Australia.
20 Years of Sell TNQ Success
Business Events Cairns & Great Barrier Reef has completed another successful Sell TNQ educational program, marking its 20th anniversary!
Meet the team
Rosie Douglas
General Manager – Partnerships & Events
T: 07 4015 1221
E: [email protected]
Kelsey Andersen
Manager – Events
T: 07 4015 1206
E: [email protected]
Kylie Brand
Business Development Manager
T: 07 4015 1239
E: [email protected]
Kahlia Pepper
Marketing Coordinator – Partnerships & Events
T: 07 4015 1212
E: [email protected]
We are open for business
We are committed to ensuring the ongoing health and wellbeing of visitors to our beautiful world-heritage region by creating a COVID-safe destination.
Business Events Australia COVID-19 Resource
Business Events Council of Australia National Event Industry COVID-19 Framework
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Cairns & Great Barrier Reef is home to the most amount of eco-sustainable accredited tourism operators in Australia, an amazing 61 operators including @mossmangorge.
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@lizardisland Resort has welcomed two new members into their executive team. Industry veteran Leon Pink now leads the team as General Manager, while Executive Chef Winston Fong is at the helm of its ...
Imagine this as your daily commute to your conference. Cairns' many five star hotels line the waterfront, with the Cairns Esplanade connecting venues, accommodation and touring options.
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For the month of October, @crystalbrookcollection celebrated Crystalbrook Sustainability Month. The initiative included bonuses for footprint-free stays, paid leave for staff to advocate for the ...
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@wildlifehabitat newest addition, the CrocArena and the Swim with the Salties experience opened this month. The highly anticipated Queensland first will allow guests, the chance to be submerged into ...
Built in 1984 and reimagined in 2021, @thebensonhotel_cairns has just opened in Cairns 👏
The property previously operated as the Rydges Plaza Hotel and has undergone a 10-week ...
We are excited to announce a new approach to our educational program, BE Immersed: Cairns & Great Barrier Reef. The bureau will be offering a series of smaller bespoke educational programs ...
Two brand new rooftop bars feature in the newly redeveloped Cairns Esplanade Dining Precinct; Oak & Vine at Oaks Hotel Cairns, and Whiskey and Wine by Crystalbrook Flynn 🍹🍻
Both ...
What's new?...the $28 million redeveloped Cairns Esplanade Dining Precinct is completed! 🌴🥂 The engaging layout features new contemporary awnings that offer better weather protection, an ...
