Business Events in Tasmania Up 33 Percent

The latest Tasmanian Visitor Survey (TVS), covering the 08/09 financial year, shows that visitors to the state for business events have increased by 33 percent from the same time last year, bucking the national trend through the Global Financial Crisis.

Business events consisting of conventions, exhibitions, conferences, seminars, corporate meetings and incentive group travel, are a significant contributor to the Tasmanian economy and social capital.

“Business events bring millions of dollars into the state each year, generate jobs for the local community and bring thousands of visiting delegates to Tasmania with new ideas and skills to share” said Tasmanian Convention Bureau CEO Denise Bradley.

The Tasmanian Convention Bureau is Tasmania’s peak marketing organisation for business events with the charter of promoting Tasmania nationally and internationally as a business events destination and securing business events for the state.

One such initiative is the ‘Local Host Development Program’. This is a program designed to encourage locals that are members of an association or corporation to bid for their national of international conference, meeting or incentive event to be hosted in Tasmania.