 National Business Events Study (NBES) - KEY FINDINGS
The NBES measures activity of business events, including meetings, conferences, exhibitions and corporate incentive travel. Data in the NBES relates to 2003.
Total number of business events in Australia 316,000
Total number of business events participants 22.8 million
Including 19.9 million meeting & conference delegates
- 2.4 million trade visitors
- 256,000 exhibitors
- 274,000 incentive delegates
Total expenditure $17.3 billion
Including $11.5 billion from meetings & convention delegates
- $2.4 billion from meeting organisers
- $2.3 billion from exhibitors
- $540 million from trade visitors
- $585 million from incentive organisers
International Expenditure $1.86 billion
Average Expenditure for International Meeting & Conference Delegate
$3,526 per delegate total trip
$554 per day
Including
- 24% spent on conference registration
- 29% on accommodation
- 13% on shopping
- 15% on ground transport and airfares within Australia
- 11% on restaurants
- 3% on theatres, cinemas
- 6% on tours
Direct Contribution to Employment by Business Events 116,000 jobs
Indirect Contribution to Employment 98,000 jobs
Contribution to Total Employment in Australia 214,000 jobs
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