Cairns Convention Centre to provide virtual reality fly throughs of $176m expansion at IMEX Las Vegas

Building on the recent unveiling of its a A$176m expansion, the Cairns Convention Centre will be offering virtual reality (VR) fly through tours of its new facilities at IMEX Las Vegas on stand E1204, 17-19 October. The recent refurbishment and expansion of the Centre, led by ASM Global (Asia Pacific) and Cox Architecture, has added 10,500sqm of meeting, banquet, and exhibition space. The new facilities include an expansive exhibition area accommodating, a 450-seat lecture space, three versatile meeting rooms, a 500-capacity banquet space, an outdoor terrace, and a spacious lobby for pre-event functions. The Trinity Room and Terrace level, offering views over Trinity Inlet, is a highlight of the expansion. “We want to showcase our Centre in person to as many clients as possible, but that is not always possible. The interactive virtual tours allow clients to become immersed in the spaces within the Centre by using headsets or jumping onto our website. The virtual tours at IMEX Las Vegas will allow event professionals and planners to explore the state-of-the-art facility and see the incorporation of Cairns’ lush tropical rainforest into the Centre’s spaces,” said Janet Hamilton, general manager of Cairns Convention Centre, who will be at the Las Vegas show to take organisers on the virtual tour.” The virtual tours were made possible by the support of Tourism Australia via its Business Events Advance Programme which partners with industry on activity that aims to increase the number and value of international business events for Australia.