NTBE also engages with partners to build awareness and generate new business events opportunities . One example is its work with Tourism Australia to attend global trade events , such as IMEX . It has also leveraged Tourism Australia ’ s Bid Fund Programme to enhance international bidding activity . The World Aquaculture Conference , to be staged at the Darwin Convention Centre in May 2023 , provides a great example of how the partnership with Tourism Australia supported a successful outcome , McCaig notes .
“ We ’ ll also continue to highlight the Northern Territory Business Events Support Fund which is administered by NTBE and which offers a minimum AUD $ 100 per delegate , with priority given to business events which align with the NT ’ s economic and social strengths ,” McCaig adds .
Key sectors NTBE has long recognised the merit in seeking to attract business events from industries for which the Northern Territory offers specific relevance and synergies . Business and industry sectors in which the NT excels or has particular expertise provide scope for technical touring and field trips , access to locally-based expert speakers and research , as well as exhibitor and sponsorship support . The NT Government has identified 13 priority sectors of significance and recognises their relevance when seeking to attract conferences to the NT . These segments include health , in which the NT offers multiple specialisations , agribusiness , land management , energy , resources , maritime industries , space , digital technologies , education , defence , tourism , creative industries and manufacturing sectors . sound and light installation is being created by UK artist Bruce Munro , who is responsible for the spectacular and internationally acclaimed ‘ Field of Light ’ installation near Voyages Ayers Rock Resort at Uluru .
Learning about Aboriginal culture at Top Didj in the NT ( Photo credit - Tourism NT - Charlie Bliss )
The display will encompass 69 two-metre towers which change colour in response to music coming from within them , and the towers themselves comprise hundreds of bottles filled with fibre optic cables . Discovery Kings Canyon Resort is located approximately halfway between Alice Springs and Uluru in the very heart of Australia . The property features resort and spa rooms as well as luxury glamping tents which are ideal for small group incentives .
A new hotel being proposed for the Darwin waterfront will be integrated with the Darwin Convention Centre . It will form part of a major redevelopment of the Waterfront Precinct , with the Northern Territory government calling for Expressions of Interest from the private sector . The hotel is expected to offer up to 250 rooms .
And Crowne Plaza Alice Springs Lasseters , in Central Australia , is due to gain an extra 235 hotel rooms in a $ 70m upgrade . The hotel will sit alongside the existing 205-room hotel which is operated by IHG Hotels & Resorts . The new hotel will have an Aboriginal art theme and will be adjacent to the Alice Springs Convention Centre .
For further information on business events in the NT , visit www . ntbusinessevents . com . au
What ’ s new ? A new NT attraction to be called ‘ Light Towers ’ will be launched in April 2023 at Discovery Kings Canyon Resort in the Watarrka National Park in Central Australia . The immersive
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