Accor has appointed four people to senior roles in the Pacific while TFE has promoted three long-standing TFE staff in Australia into newly created global roles. Read more
Appointments: Accor and TFE make senior leadership changes
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New screen facility in Cairns adds new industry credentials and event space
A new $12.6 million screen facility will open in Portsmith in Cairns before the end of 2023, offering production offices, editing suites, a sound recording studio, construction and wardrobe facilities and an events space. Read more
Hotel occupancy in Northern Tasmania at record high in January
Hotel occupancy was at 88.45 per cent in Northern Tasmania in January, beating the pre-pandemic record by almost half a per cent. Read more
Singapore becomes first country to be certified sustainable by global body
Singapore has become the first country in the world to be certified as a sustainable destination by the Global Sustainable Tourism Council. Read more
A new star for Docklands
A bright star has emerged at Docklands in the form of a Nesuto apartment hotel which has opened right next to the faded star that was the 120m tall Melbourne Observation Wheel, which shut down in September 2021. Read more
Construction complete on Wellington’s new convention centre
Owner of Wellington’s new convention and exhibition centre, Tākina, Wellington City Council has officially been given the keys for the new venue this week, marking the end of the construction phase for New Zealand’s second next-gen convention centre. Read more
Cairns to host G’Day Australia in 2023
Cairns will host 300 travel agents in October when G’Day Australia is staged for the first time since 2019. Read more
Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre has full house for the first time since pandemic began
Two international jewellery shows packed out Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in the first five days of March, putting all of the venue’s exhibition halls in use for the first time since the pandemic shut down events and paused global travel in March 2020. Read more