Sydney's business-events bidding body BESydney won 104 events for the city in the past financial year — 61 international incentives, 41 international conferences and two national conferences — expected to draw 77,000 delegates and generate an estimated $345 million in direct expenditure, led by the technology/AI and health and life sciences sectors.
Christchurch's largest hotels ranked by room count — the rebuilt city's biggest properties for conference room blocks and group stays.
The audiovisual and event-production companies serving Nelson and the Tasman region — sound, lighting, staging and vision for conferences and live events.
Wellington's largest hotels ranked by room count — the capital's biggest properties for conference room blocks and delegate stays.
Auckland's largest hotels ranked by room count — the properties best able to house a big conference or incentive group under one roof.
Professional conference organisers and destination management companies based in Queenstown, strong in incentives and high-end events across the Southern Lakes.
Professional conference organisers and destination management companies based in Christchurch, for running conferences and incentives across the city and the wider South Island.