About meeting place

What is Meeting Place?

Meeting Place (MP) is ATEC’s annual flagship event which takes place in a different tourism destination within Australia, this year it is being hosted on the Gold Coast. MP is the second largest tourism trade event after Tourism Australia's Australian Tourism Exchange (ATE) and includes business-to-business meetings, conferencing sessions, networking functions, a gala dinner and much more. It also provides the opportunity for Australian-based inbound tourism operators and distributors to experience Queensland's tourism offerings first-hand through pre-event familiarisations.

Who attends Meeting Place?

Attendees are ATEC members who represent the full expanse of the inbound tourism supply chain including product suppliers/sellers (attractions, hotels, transport operators, wineries, activity-based products, etc) and buyers including inbound tour operators (ITOs) and online travel agents (OTAs) who distribute Australian tourism product internationally either via international trade partners or directly as well as providing a support service for international visitors while travelling in Australia.

Meeting Place in 2024 (MP24)

ATEC, in partnership with Tourism and Events Queensland (TEQ) and Experience Gold Coast (EGC) is hosting MP24 on the Gold Coast, a world class tourism destination which offers an amazing diversity of products and experiences for international visitors from a range of markets.

Click here to view the MP23 wrap!

Click here to view the official media release for MP24.

Click here to view the complete MP23 event website.

Destination Photo Credits: Experience Gold Coast and Tourism & Events Queensland