Coffee and cricket for AIME buyers
The Asia-Pacific Incentives & Meetings Expo (AIME), and the Melbourne Convention + Visitors Bureau (MCVB) have announced the addition of two new tours to the AIME 2012 pre touring programme.
Pre touring is available to participants of AIME’s Hosted Buyer Programme with tours starting on February 18, prior to the start of the main event.
AIME, a Reed Travel Exhibitions (RTE) event, is approaching its 20th year and will be held on February 21-22, 2012, at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC).
Available in half-day, full-day and two-day options, AIME’s pre touring programme for 2012 comprises of 11 tours in total, including the addition of two new options:
Hume City Council – Full day
Hosted Buyers can choose to sample award-winning wines in the cellars of historic wineries, visit the birthplace of cricket’s ‘The Ashes’ at Rupertswood Mansion, or meet retired racehorse champions at Living Legends.
Melbourne Coffee Tour – Half Day
This tour explores Melbourne’s café culture and visits the city’s oldest roasting houses and challenges all participants to develop ‘cupping skills’ inciting the passion of coffee in all.
In addition, the AIME pre touring programme offers tours to Ballarat; Bendigo, Geelong and the Bellarine; Phillip Island; Southern Grampians; Yarra Valley and the Dandenongs; Mornington Peninsula; Melbourne Golden Mile Walk, and Aboriginal Heritage Walk.
To access AIME’s full Pre Touring Programme, visit: http://www.aime.com.au/en/Hosted-Buyers/pre-touring/
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