Media Releases
Stay informed with the latest news, updates and media releases from Business Events Cairns & Great Barrier Reef, keeping you connected to industry developments and announcements.
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Tropical North Queensland tourism helps conservation
Match your nature with the nature of Cairns & Great Barrier Reef where transformational experiences take incentive groups deeper into the Great Barrier Reef and the world’s oldest rainforest with World Heritage values closely connected to the destination’s First Nations people.
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Incentive group transformational experiences
Match your nature with the nature of Cairns & Great Barrier Reef where transformational experiences take incentive groups deeper into the Great Barrier Reef and the world’s oldest rainforest with World Heritage values closely connected to the destination’s First Nations people.
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Amway Korea Leadership Seminar brings $13m boost to Cairns
Five waves of charter flights, three-hour turnarounds of hotel rooms, and intimate Australian cultural and wildlife experiences were part of a seamless Amway Korea Leadership Seminar which wraps up this week after 22 days in Cairns & Great Barrier Reef.
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Cairns Waterfront Venues a Fit for Franchise Conference
The stunning waterfront location of Cairns and its outdoor venues wowed delegates at the 2025 Body Fit Training (BFT) Conference so much that they will return for their 2026 conference in April.
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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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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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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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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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New event spaces and offsite venues keep Cairns fresh
New event spaces at the Cairns Convention Centre and an array of innovative offsite venue options kept the host destination fresh for the third Cannes in Cairns held in June 2024.
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Delegates can leave Cairns & Great Barrier Reef greater
Incentive delegates can become a Guardian of the Reef with the launch of a new educational platform that will enable them to give back to the Great Barrier Reef.
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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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Sustainability a focus for Cairns & Great Barrier Reef
The introduction of electric buses, community efforts to revegetate rainforest and seagrass beds, and a tourism industry-led push towards Net Zero are among the initiatives cementing ‘Cairns & Great Barrier Reef’s’ reputation as a leader in sustainability.
