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“Taking our conference to Marlborough was a great experience for both us as organisers and our delegates. The close-knit and cooperative events community make planning and logistics incredibly easy, underpinned by fantastic conferencing facilities and infrastructure. Being on the doorstop to such a beautiful part of New Zealand means it really ticks the boxes for all involved!”

Chris Peak

Business Events Industry Aotearoa

"The Holiday Parks industry has held our annual national Conference & Trade Exhibition at the Marlborough Events Centre in 2009, 2014 and 2021.

Our delegates love travelling to Marlborough and enjoy the many attractions and activities that the region has to offer.

We find the destination, the conference centre and the wide range of accommodation works well for our members.

We are looking forward to returning in the near future."

Fergus Brown, Chief Executive

Holiday Parks New Zealand

“I was blown away by the fantastic offering in the Marlborough region.

Working with the Business Events team at Destination Marlborough on the famil program was a breeze, and what they treated us to was outstanding.

We said we wanted to see it all – and I know we didn’t but we did experience a lot!

The Business Events team showcased a huge variety of the region – from luxury amongst the vineyards to rustic in the sounds – I now have an extensive catalogue of ideas, inspiration and contacts for Marlborough, and I can’t wait to be creating an event there soon.”

Victoria Wales, Business Director

HOT Events

"When we put forward the Marlborough region for our customers next conference we reached out to the Business Events team at Destination Marlborough.

The support we received was just incredible from supplier connections, site inspection hosting and overall region support.

The event was an astounding success .

All suppliers were supportive in ensuring our vision was delivered and we really wowed our customers.

I would definitely recommend the region as your next domestic destination!"

Jenny Walsh, Managing Director

Motive Events

“Thank you for everything you did for the conference. The Business Events team at Destination Marlborough were a true partner right from the tender process through to post-event assistance. Their friendliness and willingness to contribute to making our event an experience for delegates was hugely appreciated. We continue to receive glowing feedback referring to the conference as “the best one yet”. Destination Marlborough has been terrific to work with and we are certainly recommending them to others.”

Amanda Boyd, Events Marketing Manager

Local Government New Zealand

"We had done a famil in 2019 and were just so impressed with what was on offer – all the tourism providers and staff were so welcoming that it made Marlborough a very easy choice for 2020. Everything got postponed due to Covid, and we were so thrilled to go ahead in March of this year.

The team at MCTT who are now running the MEC were brilliant – they were great to deal with and delivered a very professional event. They were really easy to work with and worked tirelessly to pull everything together for us. Some of our members commented that it was our best conference yet – and they’ve been running for at least 20 years so that’s very high praise."

Fleur Nicholas, Event & Relationship Manager

Master Plumbers of New Zealand

"On behalf of Local Government New Zealand and Conference Innovators we can’t thank Destination Marlborough and your region enough. The 2021 LGNZ conference was a huge success.

Your team were fantastic in the lead up to the conference, providing multiple famils and endless information and the onsite delivery was seamless. The venues worked perfectly for the scope of the conference and how Stadium 2000 was transformed for the dinner was just stunning!

We look forward to working in your beautiful region again soon."

Terri

Local Government New Zealand