Melbourne rolls out e-Guide for meeting planners

The interactive guide offers tips and tools for creating unique business events in the city.

The Melbourne e-Guide features an embedded interactive map with videos, images, and real-time directional features.
The Melbourne e-Guide features an embedded interactive map with videos, images, and real-time directional features.

Melbourne Convention Bureau (MCB) has launched the second edition of the Melbourne e-Guide, an interactive guide that provides event planners with the information, tips, and tools necessary to create a unique and unforgettable event experience for attendees.

Some of the e-Guide's special features include tips on how to create VIP experiences at Melbourne's iconic venues, such as the Melbourne Cricket Ground and Flemington, and how to incorporate major events, like the Australian Formula 1 Rolex Grand Prix, into event itineraries.

The e-Guide also provides insights into the city's unique new venues for major business events, updates on Accor properties, and tips on hotels with excellent twin-share rooms.

One of the e-Guide's key features is its embedded interactive map, which enables users to seamlessly plan their trip and create custom itineraries for site inspections, delegate tours, and pre- and post-conference travel. The map includes videos, images, 360-degree experiences, product descriptors, and hyperlinks to help event planners familiarise themselves with all of Melbourne's MICE offerings.

The map also offers geographic location or category search functions such as Eat, Play, Relax, Conference, and Caffeinate, making it easy for both planners and delegates alike to maximise their time in Melbourne. It even provides real-time directional features accessible via mobile phones to help guide users through the city.

Julia Swanson, CEO of Melbourne Convention Bureau, said, "Melbourne is constantly evolving, innovating and adapting to meet new needs in the business events sector. Since launching the first edition in last year, the e-Guide has become an essential planning tool, encouraging both planners and delegates alike to rethink their next visit to Melbourne.”