{"id":19206,"date":"2015-01-28T13:22:00","date_gmt":"2015-01-28T13:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/business-events-to-benefit-from-new-air-deal-with-china\/"},"modified":"2015-12-05T05:54:29","modified_gmt":"2015-12-05T05:54:29","slug":"business-events-to-benefit-from-new-air-deal-with-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/2015\/01\/business-events-to-benefit-from-new-air-deal-with-china\/","title":{"rendered":"Business Events to Benefit from New Air Deal with China"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Association of Australian Convention Bureaux<\/a> (AACB) congratulates Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure & Regional Development Warren Truss and Trade & Investment Minister Andrew Robb on today’s announcement of a new air deal with China.<\/p>\n

The new arrangements allow Australian and Chinese airlines to immediately increase capacity by 18% to 26,500 seats each way per week between Australia’s major gateway cities (Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth) and Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. Both sides can also operate a further 26,500 seats each way per week between all other cities in China and Australia’s major gateways. By October 2016, this will expand to a total of 67,000 weekly seats.<\/p>\n

Airlines will continue to be allowed to offer unlimited services between China and regional Australian convention destinations including Adelaide, Darwin, Gold Coast and Cairns.<\/p>\n

AACB President, Lyn Lewis-Smith stated that, “This announcement builds on other Government initiatives improving Australia’s access to Chinese delegates such as the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement, multiple-entry three year business visitor visas and trial of electronic visa lodgement for Chinese visitors. It also compliments the ‘Attracting Business Events to Australia: Role of Government Agencies’ framework, announced by Minister Robb in November 2014.”<\/p>\n

According to the 2020 Business Events Sector Quarterly Progress Report, year ending September 2014, the Chinese market represented 61,000 business events delegates to Australia with a spend of $238 million. The Chinese market is currently ranked fourth in delegate spend behind the traditional markets of the United States of America, United Kingdom and New Zealand.<\/p>\n

AACB Executive Director, Andrew Hiebl said, “Aviation capacity out of China has been challenging for Australian convention bureaux. This announcement helps our efforts in attracting large groups from this high-yield growth market.”<\/p>\n

Deloitte Access Economics (2014) suggests that delivering more growth from Asia requires deepening our economic understanding and strengthening our economic ties.<\/p>\n

“International business events are a proven mechanism for building professional networks and promoting cultural exchange. Opening up access to Chinese delegates further encourages trade, investment and research collaboration opportunities between the two countries,” Hiebl added.<\/p>\n

Increasing Chinese air rights is also integral to achieving Australia’s Tourism 2020 targets. Overnight spend by business event delegates in Australia is currently worth $13 billion (Tourism Research Australia, 2014), with a target of $16 billion by 2020.<\/p>\n

Many of Australia’s convention bureaux will target the Asian market in partnership with Tourism Australia at IT&CM China and Business Events Australia’s North Asia and South East Asia Showcases across April and May.<\/p>\n

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