{"id":11612,"date":"2013-06-21T09:47:00","date_gmt":"2013-06-21T09:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/amway-india-gives-melbourne-the-thumbs-up\/"},"modified":"2013-06-21T09:47:00","modified_gmt":"2013-06-21T09:47:00","slug":"amway-india-gives-melbourne-the-thumbs-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/2013\/06\/amway-india-gives-melbourne-the-thumbs-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Amway India gives Melbourne the thumbs up"},"content":{"rendered":"
\nA survey of Amway India Leadership Seminar 2012 delegates, conducted by the Melbourne Convention\u00a0Bureau (MCB), has asserted Melbourne\u2019s status as a premier incentive travel destination with 91 per cent\u00a0of respondents expressing satisfaction with the conference facilities, and more than 95 per cent feeling\u00a0welcome and safe in the city.<\/span><\/span>

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In December 2012, just under 4000 delegates descended on Melbourne for the Amway India Leadership\u00a0Seminar – the largest Indian incentive group ever hosted in Australia.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

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Amway is a global leader in direct selling with over three million independent business owners (IBOs) in\u00a0over 80 countries.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

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The Seminar was an incentive for successful Indian IBOs who were rewarded with a\u00a0seven-day itinerary to Victoria, which included a business session at the Melbourne Convention and\u00a0Exhibition Centre, a visit to Sovereign Hill, exclusive access to Phillip Island Nature Parks, and a gala\u00a0dinner at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

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Of the 3891 delegates who attended the Seminar, over 2200 were asked to fill in a survey on their\u00a0experience in Victoria, with a 47 per cent response rate.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

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The survey results also revealed the substantial impact the Seminar had on the local economy; 85 per\u00a0cent of respondents stated they went shopping, while 60 per cent dined out at restaurants. On average,\u00a0each respondent spent $941 on activities such as retail, dining and attractions.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

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The event also boded well for the state\u2019s tourism industry, with 95 per cent of delegates stating they\u00a0would recommend Melbourne as a place to visit to their family and colleagues, and 79 per cent saying\u00a0they would return for a holiday.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

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MCB Chief Executive Officer, Karen Bolinger, said the Amway India Leadership Seminar survey results\u00a0presented a strong case for the value of business events to tourism and the economy.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

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\u201cThe results of the Amway India Leadership Seminar survey provides solid evidence of the flow on\u00a0effects business events have on the wider community, such as local businesses,\u201d Ms Bolinger said.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

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\u201cAlong with direct impact on tourism and the economy, the Seminar will also contribute to Melbourne\u2019s\u00a0profile on the world stage, with delegates speaking highly of Melbourne\u2019s infrastructure,\u00a0accommodation, transport and convention facilities. Thanks to this event, Melbourne now has thousands\u00a0of advocates promoting the city across India.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

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Ms Bolinger went on to say the results validated Amway India\u2019s decision to bring the Seminar to\u00a0Melbourne.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

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\u201cAmway India chose Melbourne to host its Seminar due to its ability to accommodate all its top\u00a0achievers at one time \u2013 a feat never achieved before by the organisation.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

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\u201cMelbourne\u2019s leading business events suppliers worked extremely well together and really stepped up to\u00a0the mark during the Seminar, allowing each delegate to have a truly unique program.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

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\u201cIn a first for a corporate group, Phillip Island Nature Parks and the MCG gave delegates exclusive access\u00a0to their facilities, creating unforgettable, once-in-a-lifetime experiences.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

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\u201cLater this year Melbourne\u2019s reputation as a premier incentive destination is set to be enhanced when\u00a0the city hosts Dreamtime 2013. This event will bring 125 international business events decision makers\u00a0from 11 countries, including India, together with the Australian business events industry to experience the country\u2019s capabilities for hosting events as we continue to promote Melbourne and Australia to the\u00a0world.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

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\u201cOn behalf of Melbourne I would like to thank Tourism Australia for giving us the opportunity to host\u00a0Dreamtime, and we look forward to working with them to make this event a resounding success.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

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For more information on the Amway India Leadership Seminar, view this short clip<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5UnfWFuyw8w<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A survey of Amway India Leadership Seminar 2012 delegates, conducted by the Melbourne Convention\u00a0Bureau (MCB), has asserted Melbourne\u2019s status as a premier incentive travel destination with 91 per cent\u00a0of respondents expressing satisfaction with the conference facilities, and more than 95 per cent feeling\u00a0welcome and safe in the city. In December 2012, just under 4000 delegates […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11612","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11612","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11612"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11612\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11612"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11612"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11612"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}