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Hi, It seems that we have the travel bug in our office with visits to venues and destinations far and wide by members of our team since our last Newsletter, including visits to Sydney, Brisbane and Noosa. Conference and meeting venues report a steady start to the year with many venues with high demand for some dates. Looking ahead we see a more consistent level of activity and we expect the latter part of the year to be busy with lead in times remaining short. We are in the final stages of arranging our venue familiarisation and site inspection program for 2010. You can register your interest in joining us, all you have to do is send me an email with "famil program" as the subject. Autumn is a great time of year to be out and about and I recently spent a few days at sea sailing a boat from Sydney to Melbourne - not so smooth but very relaxing and a lot of fun. Our footy tipping competition is well underway but the Hawks have let me down so I'm not doing to well on the tipping front - hopefully I can catch up over the rest of the season. Regards Jim Conway
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MAY'S FEATURED VENUESThe new kid on the Dock - Travelodge Docklands
Travelodge Docklands is a new build hotel located in Melbourne's Docklands precinct. The 290 room hotel is the 16th Travelodge Hotel in the Travelodge portfolio. This newly completed hotel boasts a refreshing style that offers comfortable modern furnishings with each room featuring climate control air conditioning, flat screen TV and radio, internet access, Foxtel and in-room movies. For conferences and meetings Travelodge Docklands has two small conference rooms. Read more detailed information about Travelodge Docklands or contact Sue Wall +613 9870 4611 More options in the Hunter Valley - The Château Élan
The Château Élan is set to be Australia's finest golf and spa resort located just 90 minutes by car from Sydney. The Resort will be the most luxurious conference and incentive venue to be built in the Hunter Valley region. The Resort's features include accommodation for up to 200 guests in a lavish range of different room types including Spa Suites, Spa Kings and One-Bedroom Spa Villas. Premium dining options include The Legends Grill and The Vintage Café. Read more detailed information about The Château Élan or contact Pam Conway +613 9870 4611 Now open - Quay West Resort & Spa Noosa
Now open for business, this magnificent Noosa resort offers a choice of spacious and luxuriously appointed studio, 1, 2 and 3 bedroom apartments, perfect for conferences, meetings and incentive groups. Quay West Resort & Spa Noosa offers world class leisure facilities including a luxurious Mii Spa Day Spa, lagoon swimming pool with man-made beach entry, restaurant and cocktail bar, gymnasium and tennis centre. Catering from 20 to 100 delegates, this resort features the latest in meeting facilities and breakout areas including a dedicated covered terrace area and alfresco lagoon areas. An ideal destination for your next annual conference, board meeting, product launch, incentive program or business event. Read more detailed information about Quay West Resort & Spa Noosa or contact Emma Kabastanakis +613 9870 4611 "When you come to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on"
- Franklin D. Roosevelt HAPPENINGSNew hotel for NewcastleScheduled to open in September, the Sebel Newcastle Beach is built on the old Royal Newcastle Hospital site overlooking the beach, the hotel will have 89 guest rooms and three flexible conference rooms able to accommodate up to 180 guests. Business Event ManagementThe Key Conference Solutions - Business Event Management team offers services including online registrations and payments, sponsor and exhibitor liaison, digital communication campaigns, website development and an ever growing bespoke online software capability including a sophisticated online speaker and abstract management system. To find out more about our full event management capabilities contact Dawn Reid-Martin. Werribee Park MansionSofitel are out of Werribee Park, as from June 7 the hotel will trade as Mansion Hotel & Day Spa at Werribee Park. The new owners also operate Lancemore Hill, Lindenderry at Red Hill and Lindenwarrah at Milawa. The Sheraton Qiandao Lake Resort - Starwood's 1,000th property Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide have announced an important milestone in its history, opening its 1000th hotel and resort. The Sheraton Qiandao Lake Resort is located on the shores of China's famed Qiandao Lake, also, aptly known as the Lake of Thousand Islands. Starwood expects to open 80-100 additional hotels in 2010 - 70% of which will be outside the United States, with the majority in Asia Pacific. In China, Starwood is slated to open more than 20 hotels this year. Outrigger at NoosaAt Noosa the A$350 million Outrigger Little Hastings Street Resort & Spa is nearly complete - amenities include an 11-room day spa, theatrette, private lookout, food and beverage plans and extensive conferencing areas that can cater for up to 500 participants across a range of meeting spaces. Boasting 197 luxurious suites including villas and penthouses, the resort is scheduled to open in August 2010. Meet Dawn Dawn Reid-Martin has joined the team at Key Conference Solutions and heads up our new Queensland office. Dawn, a Southern California native with an MBA from UCLA, as well as a Certified Meeting Planner Accreditation, brings to Key Conference Solutions over 25 years experience in marketing and managing conferences, incentives and events for 50-1,000 people around the world. Dawn's passion is client service along with being a skilled and effective negotiator on behalf of her clients. Dawn has a 'nothing is impossible' attitude and constantly surprises her clients with her resourcefulness, integrity, dedication, creativity and ability to think outside the box. Dawn throughout her career has enjoyed working with industry icons such as Boeing USA, IBM USA, Microsoft, Pirelli Tire USA, Budweiser USA, BMW USA, Pioneer Life USA, Johnson & Johnson, Sandoz Pharmaceutical, Target Publishing, World Assoc of Veteran Athletes to name only a few. We welcome Dawn to the Key Conference Solutions team. "In any contest between power and patience, bet on patience."
- W.B. Prescott SHARING THE KNOWLEDGEOur ongoing schedule of briefing sessions and venue inspections ensures our product knowledge is extensive and current which allows us to offer you professional, authoritative and independent advice on the conference and meeting venue scene throughout Australia and overseas. Having been to visit us here at our office with an update and presentation on the conference side of things have been
"Well-timed silence hath more eloquence than speech"
- Martin Fraquhar Tupper Members of the Key Conference Solutions team have been out visiting venues and visited...
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