In association with its annual industry event staged in Melbourne at this time each year, Melbourne Convention Bureau published a report this year on the impact of business events on the city over the past decade. Graeme Kemlo, who has been covering the business events sector of the tourism industry for the past 20 years or so, attends AIME each year. Hear he spells out the key elements of the report, which say Melbourne has received an economic contribution of more than $2.34 billion over the past 10 years as a result of MCB delivering 1620 business events, the majority of which have been sta ..read more

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We have all heard the saying that food is medicine. Well we have an example here in Adelaide where Food writer and chef Dianne Mattsson prepares special meals for those whose health situations require very special dietary approaches. And it is timely with AFL figure Neale Daniher being named Australian of the Year for raising $100 million to research motor neuron disease (MND) , not for himself but for thousands of other sufferers. Dianne is working with the families and health care advisors to produce special meals for a client with MND and other chronic illnesses. Photo credit: Paige Mattsso ..read more

Helen Hayes pays a visit to Boise, Idaho, the capital of Idaho and one of the fastest growing cities in the US. It is known as the 'City of Trees' and has an interesting Basque history ..read more

Carolyne Jasinski recently spent time on a cruise ship off the coast of South Australia visiting places she never knew existed so close to her home state. One place in particular that captured her imagination was Flinders Island – no not the one off Tasmania’s north coast – buit a private island owned by the Woodford family who are turning from sheep farming to conservation. Carolyne speaks to family member, Jonas Woodford. And yes you can visit. Photo: Carolyne Jasinski ..read more

Carolyne Jasinski, who is a frequent cruiser and often a guest lecturer on cruise ships, gives Part 2 of her tips and traps for cruise newbies. Speaking with Graeme Kemlo, she covers onboard sales, getting the right insurance cover and where to find discount cruises due to relocation of vessels. She provided these links: Each cruise line will list their own deals or you can check sites like cruisecritic.com, bestpricecruises.com, cruiseweb.com or repositioningcruise.com Cunard boldy lists them as the Best repositioning cruises at https://www.celebritycruises.com/popular-cruises/repositioning-c ..read more

On a famil to Japan, Carmen Jenner dived into the tradition of bathing in an onsen and wondered how many other professions promote getting naked with your colleagues. Her interview also revealed how listeners can win free and direct flights with ANA to Japan by following this link: https://www.linkdtourism.com/jnto-ana-flight-competition/. Carmen also shared her experience of visiting the Ehime and Hiroshima prefectures, including Ozu, a historic town in the Ehime Prefecture often known as Little Kyoto, which was saved from destruction until Nipponia/VMG Hotels saved the day with the restorati ..read more

Helen Hayes chats with Lisa Pagotto of Crooked Compass, whose latest offering is a traditional lodge experience in a village in Papua New Guinea ..read more

There’s no business like snow business for Helen Hayes who is in Idaho learning about a small community-owned, not-for-profit ski resort called Bogus Basin. Helen speaks with Susan Saad from the resort which is just 45 minutes from the capital, Boise. Photo: Helen Hayes ..read more

In the lead-up to Australasia’s largest gathering of people in the business events industry – AIME - we discover how helping to protect the Great Barrier Reef and rainforests of Tropical North Queensland can win business from local and international clients. Graeme Kemlo, who will be at AIME, speaks to Tara Bennett from the Cairns and Great Barrier Reef region convention bureau. Tara’s been out planting 1000 trees with her colleagues to restore some of the native habitat of the tree kangaroo. Photo: Tara Bennett tree planting (suppied ..read more