CRUISE Lines International Association (CLIA) has announced its Cruise360 Australasia Conference, which is scheduled to take place in Sydney next year, will take place “on a scale similar to past years”, thanks to the easing of venue capacity restrictions. The highly anticipated conference, which has not taken place for the...
CRUISE Lines International Association (CLIA) has announced its Cruise360 Australasia Conference, which is scheduled to take place in Sydney next year, will take place “on a scale similar to past years”, thanks to the easing of venue capacity restrictions.
The highly anticipated conference, which has not taken place for the last two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, will now be held on Fri 04 Mar at the Hyatt Regency Sydney.
As well as a packed program of keynote presentations, Cruise360 will also see the return of the popular trade show component of the event, allowing cruise lines to showcase their products to the hundreds of travel sellers expected to attend.
All CLIA members are eligible to attend Cruise360, and tickets have gone on sale today at earlybird pricing of $260 per person, valid until the end of the year.
Qatar Tourism has been unveiled as Cruise360’s headline sponsor, while other destinations involved in sponsoring the event include Tourism & Events Queensland, Hong Kong Tourism Board and the Singapore Tourism Board.
A plethora of CLIA member lines have once again thrown their support behind Cruise360 while Cruise Weekly and Travel Daily are also supporting the event as media sponsors.
New for next year will be an industry-wide welcome cocktail party on the night of 03 Mar.
CLIA said the Cruise360 sessions, including industry updates and interactive panel discussions, would be designed to “give travel agents essential insight as the cruise sector forges its path to recovery”.
The event will also see a CLIA ‘Cruise Champion’ named (CW 05 Jul) to highlight a travel advisor who has actively advocated for the sector, with nominations still open until the end of the year.
Entrants lodged for last year’s event will also remain active.
The full Cruise360 Australassia 2022 program line-up will be revealed in the new year, with more information and bookings now available at cruising.org.au.
