Pictured above: Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre.

awards & accolades

Brisbane is a city unburdened by pretension. Honesty is in and the hard sell is out. We leave the flashing lights and over-rated hype to others.

Instead we just go about doing what we do best and let the awards and accolades speak for themselves.

From industry …

• In 2007, the Brisbane Marketing Convention Bureau claims the title of Queensland’s best Convention Bureau/Tourist Organisation at the 2006 Meetings and Events Industry Awards (Queensland).

• In 2006, the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre – Australia’s most awarded convention centre – is officially ranked as one of the world’s top three convention centres by the prestigious International Association of Congress Centres.

• In 2007, Brisbane Airport records the second highest number of international arrivals into Australia.

• In 2005 the Brisbane Airport Corporation is recognised as the world’s most customer focused and efficient privatised airport with the awarding of the International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) 2005 Eagle Award. In the same year the Brisbane Airport is also recognised as the Australian Airports Association Major Airport of the Year.

• In 2005 and 2007 Brisbane’s Airtrain is named the best customer service provider at the Australian Service Excellence Awards.

From the press …

• In 2007, the New York Times claims that Brisbane ‘once just a stopover … has emerged as an alluring destination in its own right … the kind of place that you could easily spend several days exploring’.

• In 2007, influential US industry music magazine Billboard reports that Brisbane is one of its ‘best bets’ and a ‘new global hot spot’.

• In 2005, the internationally renowned The Economist rates Brisbane as the world’s sixth best business destination.

• In 2004, Jones Lang LaSalle’s Global Winning Cities Report states that Brisbane is an ‘international rising urban star’.