Peak Events Australia 2020

When planning and booking your travel for 2020, please consider the following events and block-out dates.  Give your Spencer Travel Consultant a call if you have any questions or if you do need to travel around one or more of the dates below. We’ll work with you to ensure your travel plans run smoothly and at the best rates available. 

       Start Date            Finish Date

Sydney	Chinese New Year	25/01/2020	1/02/2020
	State of Origin	21/06/2020	21/06/2020
	City to Surf	8/08/2022	8/08/2020
	NRL Grand Final	3/10/2020	3/10/2020
	New Year’s Eve	31/12/2020	31/12/2020
Western Sydney	Easter Show	3/04/2020	14/04/2020
	State of Origin	1/07/2020	1/07/2020
	Hillsong Conference	7/07/2020	10/07/2020
	NRL Grand Final	3/10/2020	3/10/2020
Canberra	Federal Budget Night	12/05/2020	12/05/2020
	KANGA cup	7/07/2020	8/07/2020
Melbourne	Australian Open Tennis	20/01/2020	2/02/2020
	Grand Prix	12/03/2020	13/03/2020
	AFL Grand Final	25/09/2020	26/09/2020
	Derby Day	31/10/2020	31/10/2020
	New Year’s Eve	31/12/2020	31/12/2020
Adelaide	Superloop	21/02/2020	22/02/2020
	WOMAD	7/03/2020	7/03/2020
	State of Origin	3/06/2020	3/06/2020
	T20 World Cup / Indigenous Education Convention	3/11/2020	12/11/2020
	New Year’s Eve	31/12/2020	31/12/2020
Perth	AOG Conference	10/03/2020	12/03/2020
Hobart	Taste of Tasmania	1/01/2020	3/01/2020
	Chinese New Year	25/01/2020	1/02/2020
	Sydney to Hobart	26/12/2020	31/12/2020
Brisbane	NRL Magic Round	7/05/2020	9/05/2020
	State of Origin	8/07/2020	8/07/2020
	River Fire	26/09/2020	26/09/2020
	Bledisloe Cup	17/10/2020	17/10/2020
	New Year’s Eve	31/12/2020	31/12/2020

Spotlight on Brisbane’s Hotel Scene

Recently the Spencer Travel team travelled to Brisbane to familiarise themselves further with the Brisbane hotel scene.  Here’s what Louise Brown, Operations Manager at Spencer Travel thought of the properties they visited:   

Ovolo Inchcolm

“I was very impressed with this hotel. It’s a luxury boutique hotel on Wickham Terrace in the CBD. When you walk in, there is a beautiful bar on the left which is also where you check in” says Louise.

The Spencer Team stayed in the loft rooms, very spacious two-level suites. The lounge area is on the ground floor, with the bedroom and bathroom situated on the first floor.  

Salon de co, the hotel’s restaurant, is a small cosy space at the back of the hotel. The team loved the food and the service was outstanding.

Overall Louise was very impressed with the Ovolo concept and would highly recommend this property.

Next Brisbane 

Next Brisbane is located on Queen Street Mall. Burnett Lane – a laneway with cool bars and speakeasys – is right behind the hotel.

“The Standard Queen and a King Deluxe rooms are well appointed, but some look at little tired. The Deluxe King’s can be split into two twins and some can interconnect”, says Louise

In every room there is a Samsung smartphone that controls all appliances in the room. Guests can also take the phone with them and use the WIFI or make local calls. All rooms are equipped with Smart TVs so guests can watch their own Netflix. All rooms have safes with inbuilt power so guests can charge their laptops or tablets when the safe is locked.

The hotel has a so-called Intransit Lounge – this is for early arrivals or late departures. There are 4 sleep pods available and full shower and bathroom facilities. There are also Tesla charging stations available and guests can use one of their Tesla’s as a house car (paid service).

 Louise’s verdict: “The hotel is a good 4.5 star options for both leisure and corporate travel.”

Read for more Spotlights on Brisbane’s Hotel Scene.