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CEI Asia Magazine - January 2002
Cairns
Convention Centre Delivers for Top Achievers
Cairns
showed last December it can readily compete with more established
locations like Hawaii and South East Asia resort destinations for
the delivery of spectacular incentive conferences.
Over
a 17-day period, nearly 4,000 top achievers and staff from a leading
Korean multi-level marketing and distribution company had the time
of their lives in Cairns in four back-to-back waves, which saw chartered
Korean Air aircraft arriving and departing Cairns International
Airport every four days.
Integral
to the delivery of this top flight event was the Cairns Convention
Centre, which was recently selected as 'One of World's Top 10 International
Convention Centres' by Beyond Borders Survey, an authoritative annual
listing voted
by North American meeting planners.
“Cumulatively,
this was the biggest event we have undertaken and meeting the group’s
very exacting catering requirements presented extra challenges for
the Centre” said Geoff Donaghy, Managing Director of the Cairns
Convention Centre.
The
Cairns Convention Centre kitchens provided all the Korean meal content
(breakfast, lunch &
dinners) to the four hotels where the delegates were housed.
The Centre's Executive Chef, Perry
Stevens and his team worked in close liaison with three Korean chefs
who were flown in to supervise the preparation of over 50,000 meals,
which were garnished with over 8 tonnes of Korean pickle especially
imported for the event.
The
highlight of the program was each Farewell Party at the Cairns Convention
Centre, designed and produced by Cairns event company, Stageworks
Australia.
An Australian
bush band and animal handlers, complete with cockatoos, snakes and
koalas entertained during cocktails before the delegates were led
through to the non-stop carnival atmosphere of the dinner. A five
course Western style gala banquet had singers descending from the
ceiling, generating “Ricky Martin-style” energy that had the crowd
on their feet every time.
Geoff
Donaghy: “We now host a growing number of international conferences
and this event has shown that the Cairns Convention Centre and the
local tourism industry are also capable of providing a world class
incentive experience for the largest of groups.”
January 2002
For More Information:
Geoff Donaghy
Managing Director
Cairns Convention Centre
Telephone: 07-4042 4200
Facsimile: 07-4052 1152
Email: gdonaghy@cairnsconvention.com.au
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