Partnering with Tourism and Events Queensland, the 2026 OMC will take place from June 11 to June 14.
CEO Andrew Burnes announced the destination to the 500 delegates present on the closing day of the 2025 Helloworld OMC that just wrapped up in Vancouver.
“We are delighted to be taking our 2026 OMC to Cairns. As we all know, Queensland is a highly popular travel region for all of Australia, New Zealand and around the world, and we are very pleased to be supporting this region and tourism in the state,” he said.
“Personally, we have a strong connection with Cairns. Dating back to the late 1980s when we started AOT, then the Australian Outback Travel Company, as a safari company running tours out of Cairns to Cape York.
“We spent 10 years in Cairns setting up and growing the AOT business. Now, almost 40 years later we are heading back to where it all began.
“As always, we will put together an amazing program for the OMC and we know our agents will thoroughly enjoy Cairns and all it has to offer.”
Pictured: Andrew Burnes, AO and Cinzia Burnes (HLO) announcing the destination at the 2025 Helloworld Travel OMC in Vancouver.
