{"id":19849,"date":"2014-06-26T09:44:00","date_gmt":"2014-06-26T09:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/queenstown-business-community-calls-on-councillors-to-progress-convention-centre\/"},"modified":"2014-06-26T09:44:00","modified_gmt":"2014-06-26T09:44:00","slug":"queenstown-business-community-calls-on-councillors-to-progress-convention-centre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/2014\/06\/queenstown-business-community-calls-on-councillors-to-progress-convention-centre\/","title":{"rendered":"Queenstown business community calls on councillors to progress Convention Centre"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Queenstown_Aerial_View_at_Dusk2\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-487844 alignleft\" data-mce-selected=\"1\" data-mce-src=\"http:\/\/www.eglobaltravelmedia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Queenstown_Aerial_View_at_Dusk2-300x198.jpg\" data-wp-imgselect=\"1\" height=\"198\" src=\"http:\/\/www.eglobaltravelmedia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Queenstown_Aerial_View_at_Dusk2-300x198.jpg\" style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; float: left; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px; line-height: 19px; outline: rgb(119, 119, 119) solid 1px; resize: none;\" width=\"300\" \/><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">Destination Queenstown and the Queenstown Chamber of Commerce are today urging Queenstown Lakes District councillors to vote in favour of the recommendation that the council approve the next steps in the development of a Convention Centre for Queenstown.<\/span><\/span><br \/><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div data-mce-style=\"color: #222222;\" style=\"color: #222222; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">Representing a broad cross section of commercial and industry sectors&nbsp;the two agencies support the resolution to proceed with the development of a world class convention centre for the benefit of the wider community.<\/span><\/div>\n<div data-mce-style=\"color: #222222;\" style=\"color: #222222; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div data-mce-style=\"color: #222222;\" style=\"color: #222222; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">Thursday\u2019s affirmative vote will secure the opportunity to continue weighing up the positive benefits to Queenstown and the wider region, including the creation of jobs, attracting high value visitors, driving year round visitation and the establishment of a multi-purpose facility that the community can be proud of &#8211;&nbsp; all which contributes to the wellbeing of our community.<\/span><\/div>\n<div data-mce-style=\"color: #222222;\" style=\"color: #222222; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div data-mce-style=\"color: #222222;\" style=\"color: #222222; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">Mark Quickfall, Chairman of Destination Queenstown, believes the Convention Centre on the Lakeview site will be a world class, fit for purpose development in the right location.<\/span><\/div>\n<div data-mce-style=\"color: #222222;\" style=\"color: #222222; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div data-mce-style=\"color: #222222;\" style=\"color: #222222; line-height: 19px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Queenstown_Regional_Stand_at_MEETINGS_2014\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-487845\" data-mce-src=\"http:\/\/www.eglobaltravelmedia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Queenstown_Regional_Stand_at_MEETINGS_2014-300x214.jpg\" height=\"214\" src=\"http:\/\/www.eglobaltravelmedia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Queenstown_Regional_Stand_at_MEETINGS_2014-300x214.jpg\" style=\"float: right;\" width=\"300\" \/><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">\u201cIf we fail to keep this project alive now then we will be stealing this opportunity from our future generations.<\/span><\/div>\n<div data-mce-style=\"color: #222222;\" style=\"color: #222222; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div data-mce-style=\"color: #222222;\" style=\"color: #222222; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">Queenstown must strike now and complete full due diligence while central government and the industry are investing in growing the high value convention sector.&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div data-mce-style=\"color: #222222;\" style=\"color: #222222; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div data-mce-style=\"color: #222222;\" style=\"color: #222222; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">Imagine if Queenstown had voted down the Events Centre all those years ago \u2013 it\u2019s hard to believe there was a strong possibility of that happening at the time,\u201d says Mr Quickfall.<\/span><\/div>\n<div data-mce-style=\"color: #222222;\" style=\"color: #222222; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div data-mce-style=\"color: #222222;\" style=\"color: #222222; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">Queenstown Chamber of Commerce Chairman, Charlie Phillips, said support for this proposal is not only from the tourism and hospitality sectors but also a wide range of sectors represented by the Chamber.<\/span><\/div>\n<div data-mce-style=\"color: #222222;\" style=\"color: #222222; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">\u201cWe are confident that the benefits to the region\u2019s businesses and community will far outweigh the rate contribution being considered,\u201d says Mr Phillips.<\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Destination Queenstown and the Queenstown Chamber of Commerce are today urging Queenstown Lakes District councillors to vote in favour of the recommendation that the council approve the next steps in the development of a Convention Centre for Queenstown. 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