CIM NEWS MAGAZINE Issue 6 2017 | Page 4

PUBLISHER’S WORD Beautiful one day, Dreamtime the next W ell another year gone and what better way to cap it than Dreamtime, which was held in Brisbane for the first time this year. As Tourism Australia’s signature international incentive showcase, the Dreamtime team always do an amazing job of highlighting the unique attributes of each host city, and Brisbane was no exception. ‘Brisbane is’ was the tag line, and from what was experienced during Dreamtime you can safely say Brisbane is a world-class city that is brimming with energy. There’s a huge amount of investment being ploughed into Queensland’s capital in the form of new hotels, meeting spaces and venues, not to mention the thriving food scene, which is laying down the foundation for a very rosy future. Brisbane’s growing appeal to an international incentive market also shows how mature the nation is as a destination. Overseas visitors have often been here before and are looking for new horizons, with Brisbane ready to welcome them. Brisbane’s easy access to other regional attractions such as the Gold Coast, Whitsundays and Great Barrier Reef to name but a few also puts it in a winning position. Looking forward to seeing how everything unfolds over the next few years. Published in Australia by Creative Head Media Pty Ltd Suite 202, 80-84 Chandos Street, St Leonards 2065 P.O. Box 189, St Leonards 1590 ACN 147 436 280 ISSN 1039-1029 Website: www.cimmagazine.com PUBLISHER Alexandra Yeomans MANAGING EDITOR  Sheridan Randall JOURNALIST  Brittney Levinson ACCOUNT MANAGER Jon Van Daal DESIGN/PRODUCTION MANAGER Bin Zhou SALES & DIGITAL CO-ORDINATOR Grissel Ritchie ADMINISTRATION ASSISTANT Kate Wilcox HEAD OFFICE – SYDNEY [phone] Creative Head Media Pty Ltd Fax: [phone] Email: [email protected] SUBSCRIPTIONS 1 yr $49; 2 yrs $86; 3 yrs $129 (inc. GST) Alexandra Yeomans, Publisher THIS ISSUE’S TOP STORY Adelaide has supersized its conference capabilities with more on the plate than ever before. See the full story on page 18. 4   Convention & Incentive Marketing, Issue 6, 2017    www.cimmagazine.com Copyright © 2017 Print Post Approved PP100008072 Opinions expressed by the contributors in this magazine are not the opinion of CIM. Letters to the editor are subject to editing. Nielsen Media Research July 2004 Readership 57,936 monthly Exclusive official publication for the PCO Association AMAA, CAB Total Distribution Audit 11,751 March 2017