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Keep up-to-date with the latest news, articles and media releases from the Business Events Cairns and Great Barrier Reef Industry.

Media Release
7 Aug 2025
Global Aviation Leaders meet in Cairns & Great Barrier Reef

Cairns has become the first non-capital city to host the CAPA Airline Leader Summit Australia Pacific with more than 350 delegates gathering at the Cairns Convention Centre to discuss the future of aviation on July 30 to August 1.

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Media Release
4 Aug 2025
New Funding Announced to Drive Business Events Growth in TNQ

Business Events Cairns & Great Barrier Reef has launched a new funding program to attract and secure business events to the region over the next four years, with the initiative projected to deliver a $54 million direct economic impact.

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Blog post
13 Jun 2025
Connect with yourself, nature and local life

Embrace the unique DNA of Tropical North Queensland, where work-life balance is not just a concept but a way of life. Here, amidst the natural beauty, you can connect with the sea, the land, yourself, others, and ancient culture, offering a wellness experience like no other.

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Blog post
2 Apr 2025
Delegates after dark

Soak up panoramic views and tropical breezes from rooftop cocktail bars or relax in a tucked away wine bar before burning off the day’s energy with live music and late-night dancing. 

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Blog post
28 Mar 2025
Fly in for Business, Stay to Discover

Trade your laptop for the lap pool, spreadsheets for sunglasses and coffee for cocktails and spend a few “bleisure” days in Cairns & Great Barrier Reef!

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Media Release
3 Feb 2025
Tourism industry digs in to restore tree kangaroo habitat

A second hectare of tree kangaroo habitat has been planted today by the tourism industry as part of Tourism Tropical North Queensland’s partnership with Reforest to connect the industry with local carbon removal and ecosystem restoration.

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Media Release
4 Dec 2024
Cairns secures lucrative international business event

Tourism Tropical North Queensland (TTNQ) has beaten destinations around Australia to secure an international business event that will inject $11.68 million into the Cairns regional economy.

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Media Release
11 Sep 2024
History and nature define Cairns off-site venues

Repurposed historical venues and stunning natural spaces with a World Heritage backdrop are among the off-site venues in ‘Cairns & Great Barrier Reef’.

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Media Release
6 Aug 2024
Business events showcase promotes Tropical North Queensland

Business event leads from across Australia have been secured for Tropical North Queensland following the annual Business Events Cairns & Great Barrier Reef Showcase.

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Media Release
11 Sep 2024
Investment in Cairns attracts incentives

New direct international aviation routes, the $240 million redevelopment of the Cairns Airport, and the $176 million expansion of the Cairns Convention Centre ensure ‘Cairns & Great Barrier Reef’ is well positioned for international business events.

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Media Release
11 Mar 2024
Palm Cove Tops List of ‘Best Beaches in the World’

Described as the ‘epitome of a tropical paradise’ Tropical North Queensland’s Palm Cove has been crowned best beach in the world by Conde Nast Traveller magazine.

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Media Release
6 Dec 2023
Content grants to showcase business event offerings

Fifteen business event suppliers of Business Events Cairns & Great Barrier Reef have received grants of up to $5,000 each to produce new content or update their website performance as part of the Create Great Program.

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Media Release
10 Nov 2023
Cairns announced as host city for incentive showcase

Tourism Australia’s signature incentive showcase will return in 2024 with the event, normally held every two years, to be held in Tropical North Queensland, as Australia continues to rebuild a strong pipeline of international business events.

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Blog post
6 Nov 2023
10 Tips for Delivering Sustainable Events in Cairns & GBR

If you are an event organiser planning an event in Cairns & Great Barrier Reef, lighten your footprint with these ten tips for delivering sustainable events in our region.

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Media Release
11 Oct 2023
Delegates keen to return to Cannes in Cairns

The highly successful Cannes in Cairns event for the advertising, marketing and media industry is expected to attract 2000 delegates in 2024 after numbers doubled this year from the 650 who attended the inaugural Cairns event in 2022.

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Media Release
13 Feb 2023
Sustainable events made easier in Cairns & Great Barrier Reef

A carbon offset program for business events and online hubs designed to make sustainable and accessible travel easy to access are among the new initiatives to be revealed by Business Events Cairns & Great Barrier Reef at AIME 2023.

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Media Release
26 Sep 2023
Sustainable events a focus in Cairns & Great Barrier Reef

Connect Great and Leave Greater in Cairns and Great Barrier Reef where two World Heritage Areas are a natural delegate booster for business events.

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Media Release
25 Sep 2023
Travel for good on a Tropical North Queensland expedition

Expeditions exploring the World Heritage-listed reef and rainforest in Tropical North Queensland are giving travellers the opportunity to understand the global importance of these ecosystems and help the organisations caring for their future.

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Media Release
3 Aug 2023
Planners introduced to sustainable Cairns events

Australia’s leading event planners have been gifted a tree to increase the habitat of tree kangaroos on the Atherton Tablelands in Tropical North Queensland as a thank you for attending the Cairns & Great Barrier Reef Business Events Regional Showcase in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne this week.

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Media Release
23 Mar 2023
Cairns showcases a week of business events

A conference for one of Australia’s leading event management companies is kicking off a bumper week of business event activities in Cairns from Monday (March 27) showcasing the destination’s capability to host sustainable meetings, conferences and incentives.

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