Six industry events link for Megameet 2014

AccomNews Wednesday, February 5, 2014

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Six leading accommodation industry events will participate in Megameet 2014, a suite of co-located events for senior industry executives, investors, lenders, suppliers and professionals in Australia and New Zealand.

Held in Sydney over three days between 16 and 18 July, the partnering events at Megameet 2014 will provide attendees with diverse insight into the state of the accommodation industry and where it is heading, whilst also providing a unique “all industry” networking opportunity. Topics covered over the three days will range from investment and finance issues, through to development, ownership, technology, management and operational issues. Industry excellence will be recognised through the announcement of major awards and attention will also be directed towards future industry leaders.

Megameet 2014 will comprise:

HotelsWorld Australia New Zealand – the pre-eminent event for CEOs and other industry leaders, with the highest level of decision-maker support for any event in the region. HotelsWorld 2013 attracted 400 delegates and over 50 sponsors, exhibitors and supporters;

Hotels Investment World – a first ever event for the region, designed for accommodation industry owners, investors, operators and lenders, that will provide insight into the world of hotel investment in Australia and New Zealand;
Luxury Hotels World – another first ever event for the region, designed to explore the exciting and rapidly evolving world of luxury accommodation and travel;
Ted’s Conference – the region’s leading technology event for industry leaders, created by industry IT guru, Ted Horner;
Tourism Accommodation Australia (NSW) Awards for Excellence 2014 – honouring the achievement of excellence in accommodation, dining, entertainment, marketing, training, community service and talented employees; and
Future Leader’s Forum – an inspiring event for up and coming, under 35 year old future industry leaders, that will provide career related topics and unique access to industry leaders.

The creator of Megameet 2014, Horwath HTL Australia CEO John Smith said that it was a concept that provides busy senior executives with a practical means of knowledge sharing and networking. “In 2014, Megameet will again enable executives to efficiently and selectively participate in leading industry events over only a three day period, whilst also being able to meet up with peers and colleagues from other Megameet events in the same city, during the same week.” he said.

He added, “Our participating event goals are “Insight, Ideas and Networking” and Megameet will deliver on those goals as no other events in the region can.”

Commenting on the initiative, Carol Giuseppi, NSW director of Tourism Accommodation Australia, said “TAA is again delighted to be involved with Megameet, the premier series of accommodation industry conferences. Positioning the TAA (NSW) Awards for Excellence under the Megameet umbrella will ensure that industry leaders have the opportunity to attend the most prestigious accommodation awards in this market and support excellence in product, staff and service delivery”.

Ted Horner, managing director of E Horner & Associates said, “Helping hoteliers to get a handle on where technology is headed and what is needed to stay ahead is the focus of Ted’s Conference, where CEO’s talk tech and we are delighted to again be part of Megameet.”

Bryon Merzeo, the founder of Future Leader’s Forum added “Our event will again focus on the issues most important to identifying and developing future industry leaders, as well as providing a forum for them to meet during Megameet 2014, the industry’s pre-eminent executive gathering.”