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Sofitel Melbourne on Collins
Stay, play and learn. Quality Around the World is your chance to network over three action packed days. QIP and AGPAL are proudly working with the Sofitel Melbourne On Collins to enhance your entire conference experience. This luxury five star hotel will support all your needs while you learn from the best in the world.
Enjoy Melbourne’s many attractions from the comfort of the hotel’s luxurious rooms or suites, which begin from level 36. The Sofitel offers floor-to-ceiling views that stretch out across the city skyline and botanic gardens to the bay and beyond. With a host of other services at your finger tips, discover the Sofitel luxury and elegance at the Paris-end of Collins Street.

Melbourne at your fingertips
From shopping to history and heritage attractions, parks and gardens, galleries and museums and the great outdoors, there's heaps to discover in Melbourne. During the conference there will be opportunity to enjoy some leisure time, you may like to consider some of the following:

  • weaving a maze through the city grid, Melbourne’s laneways contain hidden treasures and a charming, intimate atmosphere including al fresco eateries, unique shops and cosy bars, nestle side-by-side in laneways winding in all directions throughout the city.
  • brace yourself and enter into the realm of 260-plus shopping boutiques set within Melbourne’s historic and ornate arcades, all within walking distance of each other.
  • take a stroll around leafy Lygon Street and be tempted by the rich aromas of Italian home-style cooking, immerse yourself in the bright and buzzing Chinatown atmosphere or Melbourne’s lively Greek precinct is a treasure trove of Grecian cuisine and more.
  • put yourself in the picture at Melbourne’s commercial, public and artist run galleries – scattered throughout town or framed along Flinders Lane, one of Australia’s most popular visual art destinations, or 
  • operas, orchestras, ballet, and bands light up Melbourne’s stages and bring to life its vibrant array of theatres. 

 Why not stay a bit longer after the conference….
Travel one of the world's most scenic roads through the Great Ocean Road region which covers south-west Victoria and is home to the famous 12 Apostles.
Visit the Yarra Valley and Dandenong Ranges, with over 90 wineries in the region visit the birthplace of the Victorian wine industry and sample Australia’s finest region pinot noir and sparkling wines.

Need more ideas?
Check out the Visit Melbourne website at www.visitmelbourne.com . The website lists an array of activities and suggested itineraries to assist in planning a truly memorable trip to Melbourne and Victoria.