Meeting packages at InterContinental range in price from US$90 to US$105 per person and include coffee, tea and fresh fruit bowl on arrival, morning and afternoon tea, stationery, AV equipment and a variety of lunch options. Sydney’s Royal Botanic Gardens are located across the road from the hotel and can be used for twilight cocktail parties.
Sheraton on the Park has launched new teleconferencing meeting suites that allow virtual, interactive meetings spanning two continents. Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, which owns the hotel, unveiled their first in-hotel Cisco TelePresencemeeting suites in February. Participants sit at a table and can meet “face-to-face”, thanks to high definition video, superior audio and lifesize imagery of all participants.
New venue
The full-day conference package at Star City begins at US$72 per person, including lunch at its new dining venue, Sean’s Tapas. The package includes coffee and tea on arrival, morning tea, hot and cold tapas dishes at Sean’s Tapas, afternoon tea, room hire, stationery and accessories. Star City offers five-star accommodation.
Sofitel Sydney Wentworth offers a US$86 conference package including tea and coffee on arrival, morning tea including a selection of snacks such as pastries, muffins, savoury quiche and fresh fruit, a working buffet lunch, afternoon tea, bottled mineral water and conference stationery.