- Business tourism is the highest yielding and one of the fastest growing sectors of the Australian tourism industry
- in the year ended 30 September 2006, 428,900 or 55% of all international business visitors to Australia came to NSW, spending A$614 million
- at least 93 events between 2007 and 2014, worth more than A$779 million, have been secured for Sydney and regional NSW by the Sydney Convention and Visitors Bureau
- Sydney ranked sixth in the Asia Pacific for the number of international meetings held in 2005.
Sydney's status as a global city, together with its beautiful location, friendly hospitality, impressive range of venues and appealing lifestyle, makes it an ideal convention city.
Sydney has consistently ranked highly in the Asia Pacific as a convention location, and globally as a 'must visit' location.
In 2004, 27% of all Australian business events took place in NSW, and they attracted 40% of all conference/convention delegates for the year.
Readers voted on different global cities on a variety of criteria, including ambience, friendliness, culture-sights, restaurants, lodging and shopping.
Business events held recently in Sydney have included:
- World Youth Day (2008)
- XXII International Congress of The Transplantation Society (August 2008)
- Young Presidents' Organisation Conference (2008)
- World Congress of the International Industrial Relations Association (2009)
- Meeting of the World Federation for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology (2009)
- World congress of the International Society for Labour & Social Security Law (2009).
Forthcoming events include:
- 7th International Orthodontic Congress (6 February - 9 February 2010)
- International Federation of Surveyors Congress (11 April - 16 April 2010)
- Lions Clubs International Convention (28 June - 2 July 2010)
- Annual World Congress of the Human Proteome Organisation (19 September - 24 September 2010).
Business Events Sydney promotes Sydney as a meeting, convention, exhibition and special event destination. It works with conference and accommodation venues as well as other service providers to attract business to Sydney and NSW.
For more information see www.businesseventssydney.com.au