June 4, 2018
Waking up this morning it was nice to know that we did not have to run around for once. Today was a “regular” workday!
I loved waking up to see room service with fresh coffee and breakfast waiting for me. I didn’t even have to get out of bed.
It was a long day though, we had speed meetings with 40 of the top suppliers, attractions, activities, adventure, tourist boards, wineries, hotels, etc., etc. We moved around the room and each one had a table and we sat down and spoke with each of them between 10am and 4pm. Many of them we had already met and experienced their services in Western Australia. The others were very interesting and now I have the contacts and companies with the best reputations to book for my clients!
Thankfully we had some time to relax before the big Gala tonight. We are going to Adelaide Botanical Gardens for a really fun event with all of the agents and suppliers!
Everyone met up in the lobby and looked so nice all dressed up. We had some cocktails and waited for the bus to bring us to the gardens. The cocktail reception was held outside in a beautiful courtyard framed with huge trees. Because it is fall the colors were gorgeous and there were rustling leaves on the ground.
We had local wines and passed hors d’oeuvres while we all chatted excitedly about our adventures all over Australia. Remember, there were 4 groups total and each one explored a different area of Australia.
Dinner was delicious and a very good atmosphere, but the venue and the mood of the guests. Everyone was in a great and excited party mood.
After dinner, the bus took us back to the hotel but most of us went across the street to have another drink. It was a fun night, lots of laughs and too many drinks!