General Cairns Information

Conference Venue

Cairns International Hotel
17 Abbott Street
Cairns, Queensland

Cairns International Hotel is located in the heart of Cairns, within minutes walk to the Cairns Convention Centre, Casino, bustling Esplanade restaurant strip, and beautiful beaches and marina.

General Tourist Information

If you are planning to add on a holiday before or after the BIG4 Conference, you will not be short on things to do and see, or serene locations ideal for relaxing.

Cairns is am adventurer’s paradise, with diving, white water rafting, canoeing, horse riding, skydiving, mountain biking, jet boating, bungee jumping and jungle swing  craze “minjin” all easily available. Tourism operator will bend over backwards to make sure visitors have a great holiday.

Tourism Tropical North Queensland
Cairns International Hotel
Tourism Australia

Airport Transfers

All delegates must make their own arrangements upon arrival to Cairns. No transfer’s will be arranged for delegates to or from their hotels.

Cairns International Airport is only a 15 minute journey to the city centre by Taxi.

Getting Around

Cairns’ CBD is an easy grid of streets to navigate, all between bordering The Esplanade and McLeod Street and Wharf and Aplin Street.

Reef Fleet terminal is the main departure point for reef trips. Trinity Wharf, is where long distance buses arrive and depart, located to the east of the CBD. Cairns train station is hidden inside Cairns Central Shopping Centre on McLeod Street.

Climate

During October Cairns is positively booming with temperatures ranging from:
Low: 20 degrees Celsius
High: 31 degrees Celsius.

What to wear

All Conference Sessions: Smart Casual

Evening functions
Welcome Dinner: Smart Casual
Wednesday Dinner: Dress to Impress
Gala Awards Dinner: Black Tie

People with Special Needs

Every effort is made to ensure people with special needs are catered for. Should you require any specific assistance, please include a notation with your registration form to enable us to make your stay in Cairns a pleasant and comfortable experience.

Child Minding

No official arrangements have been made for child care during the Conference. Please check with your hotel directly as they should be able to assist you with child minding services.