JETTING IN TO MELBOURNE
We’re delighted to welcome Qantas on board as our Official Airline Partner for Golf Business Forum 2020.
To assist our international and interstate guests in getting to Melbourne, Qantas is offering registered delegates, friends & family special discounted airfares of up to 10% off the published rates across all cabins (excludes multiple stopover flights). Discounted rates can be accessed online via our dedicated booking portal (link below).
Qantas is Australia’s largest domestic and international airline and is widely regarded as the world’s leading long distance airline. With a reputation for excellence in safety, operational reliability, and world-class customer service; Qantas offers a truly global network proposition for our guests travelling to Melbourne for the 2020 Golf Business Forum.
Offer applies to Qantas flights for travel to Melbourne for sale between 10 November 2019 to 26 June 2020 for travel between 22 May 2020 to 26 July 2020. Conditions apply.
To book, simply enter the conference specific access code: STM20
WHERE TO STAY
We’ve worked hard to negotiate some sensational rates at a number of hotels within close proximity to the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre. These rates are exclusive to Golf Business Forum delegates and partners. Booking options for each are listed below.
NOVOTEL MELBOURNE SOUTH WHARF
The newly built four-star Novotel Melbourne South Wharf stands proudly in one of Melbourne’s oldest locations, the historic South Wharf promenade. Novotel Melbourne South Wharf is a 3 minute walk from Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre and a 15 minute walk from Southern Cross Station. The shimmering gold tower spans 26 levels and boasts 347 accommodation rooms and suites, with views across the city skyline or towards Port Philip Bay.
Bookable Date Range:
June 21-25, 2020
Discount:
17% off daily rates and breakfast.
PAN PACIFIC MELBOURNE
Pan Pacific Melbourne puts you in the heart of South Wharf, connected to the Convention and Exhibition Centre and within steps of Melbourne’s popular attractions. Highlights at this luxury hotel include a restaurant, 24 hour fitness centre and a bar/lounge.
Bookable Date Range:
June 21-25, 2020
Discount:
10% off best available rate.
CROWN PROMENADE MELBOURNE
Established in 2003, Crown Promenade Melbourne is set in Southbank. Rooms are air-conditioned and have premium amenities. Melbourne’s well-known tourist spots are within close proximity to Crown Promenade, with Melbourne Aquarium, Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre and Collins Street only a brief walk away.
Bookable Date Range:
June 21-25, 2020
Discount:
From $240 per room per night.
See booking link for all options
Discounted breakfast $35.50 per person per day.
CROWN PLAZA MELBOURNE
Experience the beauty, culture and vibrancy that Melbourne is renowned for. Stay in the heart of the city in affordable accommodation near to Melbourne CBD, public transport links and all the best things to see and do. Crown Plaza Melbourne is nestled right on the Yarra River, only steps away from the restaurants and bars of the South Wharf precinct, CBD shopping and South Melbourne with its popular cafes and markets.
Bookable Date Range:
June 21-25, 2020
Discount:
Standard King Room
$220/room/night
Discounted breakfast $25.00 per person per day.
ADINA APARTMENT HOTEL MELBOURNE
Adina Apartment Hotel Melbourne, Northbank is ideally located in Melbourne’s CBD and less than a ten minute walk to the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, Southern Cross Station and the Southbank promenade. The hotel houses 108 one-bedroom and two-bedroom apartments and studio rooms to accommodate guests.
Bookable Date Range:
June 21-25, 2020
Discount:
10% off hotel’s fully flexible rate.
MELBOURNE CONVENTION & EXHIBITION CENTRE
OUR HOME FOR GOLF BUSINESS FORUM 2020 will be THE STATE-OF-THE-ART MELBOURNE CONVENTION AND EXHIBITION CENTRE, LOCATED IN MELBOURNE’S SOUTH WHARF PRECINCT ON THE BANKS OF THE YARRA RIVER. BELOW YOU’LL FIND ALL OF THE KEY INFORMATION TO HELP YOU NAVIGATE YOUR WAY TO, AND AROUND, THE VENUE.
getting there
Address: 1 Convention Centre Pl, South Wharf VIC 3006
Being on the edge of Melbourne’s CBD, there are a number of ways to arrive at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre. Click below for travel maps, detailed information on tram/train/bus routes, and instructions for taxi and Uber drivers.
PARKING
Driving to the event? Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre has a car park located within the Exhibition Centre. Additionally, there are secure car parks located in and around South Wharf including, South Wharf retail car park, Siddeley Street carpark, Freeway carpark and Montague Street carpark.
Earlybird rates ($17 per day) are available at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre carpark. To access earlybird rates, you must enter between 6am and 9am and exit between 3pm and 12am. When entering and exiting outside these times, hourly rates of $14 per hour apply, up to a maximum of $56.
EVENT LOCATIONS
The MCEC is a big place with lots going on, but prominent onsite signage and support staff will help guide you to our neck of the woods.
The main educational sessions for Golf Business Forum 2020 will be held in the Goldfields Theatre, which is accessed via Door 15.
The combined Sports Turf Management and Golf Business Forum exhibition will be accessible directly from Goldfields Theatre, as well as via Doors 11, 16 and 17.
Initial delegate registration will be held adjacent to the main entry (Door 15) to Goldfields Theatre.