More Global recognition for AEG Ogden managed venues

Qatar National Convention Centre (QNCC), which is managed by AEG Ogden, has been judged as ‘Middle East’s Leading Convention and Exhibition Centre’ at the 2012 World Travel Awards in Dubai. The annual World Travel Awards acknowledge, reward and celebrate excellence across all the sectors of global travel and tourism industry.

The QNCC was officially opened in December 2011 and the first event it hosted was the 20th World Petroleum Congress. Since then, the venue has hosted 112 events attended by more than 128,000 visitors, including the delegates of the high profile UN Conference on Trade and Development

In late March, another venue managed by AEG Ogden, the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (KLCC) was named ‘Best Convention Centre in Asia’ in the 2012 MICE Report Awards.

The other venues managed by AEG Ogden which have got global recognition for their services include, Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre (BCEC), Cairns Convention Centre (CCC) and Darwin Convention Centre (DCC).

AEG Ogden is a joint venture between Australian interests and AEG facilities of the United States. It manages venues throughout the Asia Pacific region, including the Qatar, Brisbane, Cairns, Darwin, Kuala Lumpur and Oman (currently under construction) Convention Centres; Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane; Sydney’s Allphones Arena, the Brisbane Entertainment Centre, the Newcastle Entertainment Centre, and the Perth Arena (currently under construction); and live theatres including Perth’s His Majesty’s Theatre and the Perth Concert Hall.