Brisbane – Tuesday 28 March 2023

Melbourne – Thursday 20 April 2023

Sydney – Wednesday 26 April 2023

We are also holding optional Training Days (see next question)

You can register to attend the Regional Reunions here

 8.45am –  9.15am  Tea/coffee on arrival / Registration

 9:15am – 10.30am  Welcome session / MTA plenary session

10:30am – 10.50am  Morning tea

10.50am – 12:45pm  MTA plenary session

12:45pm –  1.30pm  Lunch

 1.30pm –  3.00pm  MTA closing session

 3.00pm – 3.05pm  Short ‘grab n go’ afternoon tea*

 3.05pm –  5.00pm Supplier Trade Show

 5.00pm – 5.30pm  Networking drinks with suppliers

 5.30pm – 8.00pm  Networking dinner and drinks with suppliers

 8.00pm                 Bar closes and evening wraps up

*Note – Our Brisbane Reunion will have a slightly longer afternoon tea break of 15 mins to allow for set up of the Supplier Trade Show. 

Yes, to take advantage of some of the Head Office team being in town we’ll also run optional training days on the following dates: 

Brisbane – Monday 27 March 2023

Melbourne – Wednesday 19 April 2023

Sydney – Thursday 27 April 2023

Note – training in Melbourne will finish in time for you to attend the Virtuoso on Tour event held in the evening of Wed 19 April. 

BRISBANE

The Emporium Hotel 

267 Grey St

South Brisbane, QLD 4101

MELBOURNE

Park Hyatt

1 Parliament Square, off Parliament Place

Melbourne, VIC 3002

SYDNEY

Hilton Sydney

488 George St

Sydney, NSW 2000

Our optional Training Days are being held local Helloworld offices: 

BRISBANE

Helloworld Office, Level 5, 125 Margaret St, Brisbane

MELBOURNE

Helloworld Office, 179 Normanby Rd, South Melbourne

SYDNEY

Helloworld Office, Level 10, 338 Pitt St, Sydney

Yes we do:  

BRISBANE

The Emporium Hotel is offering 15% off the best available flexible rate. Use this link and the discount should be automatically applied (once you’ve selected dates). If it’s not you can use the code EV23 to apply the discount. 

MELBOURNE

We have an allocation of room nights for the nights of 19 and 20 April. When you register to attend the Reunion you have the option of selecting whether you’d like accommodation in Melbourne.

Please note – you will be required to pay in full on check in and you must supply a personal credit card on check in.

SYDNEY

The Hilton Sydney is offering 10% off the BAR. Use this link and enter the promo code: GDYN10.

Yes, with the help of our Supplier Sponsor Partners, we’re pleased to offer: 

• Morning tea
• Lunch
• Afternoon tea
• Pre-dinner drinks
• Networking dinner (note this is not a sit-down dinner) – it will be a stand up dinner to allow you to network with suppliers and fellow MTAs. 

Food will be buffet style and we’ll attempt to provide a choice that should cater for the main dietary requirements: 

• gluten free
• vegetarian
• no seafood

If you have any serious allergies we need to be aware of please email thankyou@mtatravel.com.au

Yes we will! Thanks to our coffee cart sponsors Stuba and United Airlines we will have barista staffed coffee carts onsite and serving coffee between 8:45am – 1:45pm. 

We’re excited to be bringing a contingent of staff from Head Office – while ensuring there are enough staff to provide support to those not attending the Reunion. 

Karen & Roy Merricks – MTA Founders / Managing Directors 

Don Beattie – MTA CEO

Clare Kearns / Georgia Traill – One National BDM per event

Neil Robertson – Head of Product

Kerryn Taylor – Marketing & Communicaitons Manager

Kirsty Tate – Training Manager

Kym Ryan – MEL only

Other attendees – TBC

We were overwhelmed with requests from our supplier partners to be part of the Supplier Trade Show. 

PLATINUM SPONSORS: 

• Norweigen Cruise Lines
• Ponant
• The Travel Corporation Tour Brands and AAT Kings
• Viking Cruises

GOLD SPONSORS: 

• Air Canada
• Holland America Line
• Seabourn
• Silversea
• Viva Holidays, Air Tickets and Cruiseco
• Windstar Cruises
• Virgin Voyages
• Expedia TAAP

SILVER SPONSORS:

• G’Day Group (Discovery Parks, El Questro etc)
• Go Insurance
• nib Travel Insurance
• Stuba

BRONZE SPONSORS: 

We’re thrilled to have 40 additional suppliers attend as Bronze Sponsors. 

Yes there will! We’re working on the prizes but we can assure you that there will be prizes to be won locally at each of the Regional Reunions! Make sure you’re there to be in the running to win. 

Yes, due to venue capacities numbers are limited however we hope to be able to accommodate all those that would like to attend.

We are happy to provide these opportunities to you at no cost, but a cancellation penalty of $75 per person will be applied if you cancel less than 48hours prior to the training day, or you no-show. This is to contribute towards the cost of catering.

Please email thankyou@mtatravel.com.au. 

As long as it’s not within 48 hours there will be no charge to cancel.

Our optional Training Days are being held local Helloworld offices: 

BRISBANE

Level 5, 126 Margaret Street

Brisbane

MELBOURNE

179 Normanby Road

South Melbourne

SYDNEY

Level 10, 338 Pitt Street

Sydney

You can register to attend the optional Training Days here

MTA Regional Reunion Training Days:

9.30am – 11.00am        Your Business has changed – have you?          Clare / Georgia

11.00am – 11.30am        Morning Tea

11.30am – 1.00pm         The VO: Working Smarter with the VO          Kirsty

1.00pm – 1.30pm          Lunch

1.30pm – 3.00pm         Airfares & Ticketing – the new world             Prem

3.00pm – 3.30pm        Afternoon Tea

3.30pm – 4.30pm   MTA Systems Masterclass / FAQ                    Kirsty                                                 

OR                          Marketing – how to build your client base   Kerryn

Note – training in Melbourne will finish in time for you to attend the Virtuoso on Tour event held in the evening of Wed 19 April so the last session at 3.30pm will not take place in Melbourne. Melbourne Training Day will finish at 3pm.

Yes, for attendees to get the most value out of the training and due to venue capacities numbers will be limited for each training session. The earlier you register for training the more likely you will get your first choice of session. Once a session is full we will operate a waitlist and let you know if we are able to clear a spot for you. 

Yes, we will arrange for some catering to be brought in for the training days: 

• Morning tea
• Lunch
• Afternoon tea (Brisbane and Sydney only)

Yes. As we have limited capacity in each location, please book using this link so that we can manage registrations.

You can register for individual sessions, through the booking portal. Select the relevant location, and then the session you wish to attend.

If you do not want to attend all sessions, you may want to book a one-on-one session with Clare or Georgia (our BDM’s).

Additional meeting rooms / places to work are available in each location if you have spare time and need to work.

Yes. Clare will be available in Sydney, Georgia in Brisbane, and both in Melbourne.

Please reach out to them directly to organise schedule a time:

Clare: clare@mtratravel.com.au

Georgia: georgia@mtatravel.com.au

We have booked extra meeting rooms in both Sydney & Melbourne, and desks are available in the Brisbane venue.

Not onsite – check out your closest parking station options on Google

We are happy to provide these learning opportunities to you at no cost, but a cancellation penalty of $50 per person will be applied if you cancel less than 48hours prior to the training day, or you no-show. This is to cover the cost of catering.

Please cancel any sessions you can no longer wish to attend at least 48hours prior to the training day. A cancellation penalty of $50 per person will be applied if you cancel your registration within 48hours, or no-show.

To cancel any registered sessions, please email training@mtatravel.com.au