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10 reasons to hold your business event in the 10-minute city

If you’re seeking a destination to work, connect, or explore without having to travel the distance, we’ve got you covered here with these ten reasons to hold your business event in the 10-minute city of Cairns!

Cairns the 10-minute city

Cairns is a ten-minute city. The International Airport is a ten-minute drive from the CBD, and business events accommodation and conferencing facilities, including the award-winning Cairns Convention Centre, are within an easy 10-minute walk of each other, offering natural social distancing, the health benefit of exercise and a reduction in carbon emissions through the reduced need to contract transport. Additionally, the Cairns Marina is in the CBD, and the city offers a vast range of experiences within a 10-minute walk or drive. Restaurants and bars are all an easy 10-minute, walk, hop, skip or jump, and an incredible selection of offsite venues are a mere 10-minute transfer.

NESTLED BETWEEN TWO NATURAL WONDERS

Host your event in this modern coastal city. Cairns & Great Barrier Reef is the only event destination in the world with two World Heritage areas side by side: the Great Barrier Reef and the Daintree Rainforest.

GET DOWN TO BUSINESS IN 10 MINUTES!

The Cairns International Airport is only 10 minutes from the city centre, so you can start in holiday mode the minute you touch down! Grab lunch along the esplanade boardwalk, jetboat around the shoreline, then enjoy a seafood feast on board a prawn trawler boat—and that’s just the first day!

LEARN FROM OUR INDIGENOUS CULTURES

The only place in Australia home to two indigenous cultures, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander. Immerse yourself in the rich cultural heritage of the region with a variety of Indigenous experiences led by Traditional Owners. Begin your journey with a 10 minute Welcome to Country, or delve into the stories of the Great Barrier Reef, local art, and food.

GO ECO!

Tropical North Queensland is the most eco-certified destination in Australia, with our region being home to over 70 active eco-certified companies and 180 experiences offering Great Barrier Reef and Daintree Rainforest tours, whitewater rafting, wildlife parks, river cruises and immersive indigenous experiences.

OFFSET YOUR BUSINESS EVENT’S CARBON EMISSIONS

Business Events Cairns & Great Barrier Reef is proud to launch our destination carbon offset program in conjunction with Reforest. Reforest will calculate your event’s high-level carbon footprint and work out how your event can partially or wholly offset carbon emissions. It takes less than 10 minutes to activate a tree planting through the app—easy!

CONTRIBUTE TO THE PRESERVATION OF THE GREAT BARRIER REEF

Just a 10-minute walk from your CBD hotel is the departure point to the Great Barrier Reef. But it’s not just a tour; your ticket price includes a contribution to ongoing research and the preservation of this natural wonder. You can also jump on a 10-minute helicopter scenic flight from the reef platforms and see it all from above!

RELIVE DAYS GONE BY AT A SPECTACULAR OFF-SITE EVENT!

Only a 10-minute drive to a working sugar cane farm, inspire and WOW delegates with a spectacular traditional burning of a cane field before enjoying a sumptuous meal under the stars.

GET YOUR DELEGATES MOVING—WALK ALONGSIDE THE CORAL SEA OR THROUGH THE THRIVING CITY!

Cairns is a compact city with over 8,000 accommodation rooms all within easy walking distance of conference venues, the Cairns Esplanade dining precinct, retail, bars, and nightlife.

CONFERENCE WITH AWARD-WINNING CONFIDENCE

One of the most globally awarded Convention Centres, the Cairns Convention Centre has 35 individual event, conference, exhibition, and meeting spaces with capacities to cater for 4 to 5,000 delegates across three levels.

DESTINATION SUPPORT

All this plus the knowledge you will be working with passionate locals, keen for your event to experience and enjoy all our beautiful Cairns & Great Barrier Reef has to offer. Ask our team about how Business Events Cairns & Great Barrier Reef can assist in sourcing financial support while assisting with destination information, bid compilation and itineraries.


Business Events Cairns & Great Barrier Reef is a complimentary service offering support to meeting and event planners looking to bring a business event to our breathtaking location in Australia – get in touch.