A year on from Australia’s international border reopening, overseas visitor numbers are climbing but they’re still well short of pre-pandemic levels. Read more
The first bridge of the Sky Deck at the $3.6 billion Queen’s Wharf development on the Brisbane River is in place as the Queensland Government, The Star Entertainment Group and the Destination Brisbane Consortium celebrate the city-reshaping project which is set to begin opening before the end of 2023. Read more
Accor has announced four new leadership appointments, ASM Global has promoted key ICC Sydney talent, BESydney has a new high-profile board member, Think Business Events has welcomed a new team member to work on process and training and Great Ocean Road Resort has a new business development manager dedicated to business events. Read more
Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC) and Victorian not-for-profit entrepreneurs network Startup Victoria have joined forces to explore opportunities between the startup world and the events industry. Read more
A storm on Saturday night in Sydney caused significant damage to parts of the high-tech sailing yachts racing in the SailGP event in Sydney this weekend, forcing cancellation of half the event. Read more
CEO Geoff Donaghy has been the steady hand getting ICC Sydney back up to full throttle since pandemic lockdowns became a thing of the past. Read more
Following The Star Sydney being found unsuitable to hold a casino licence in New South Wales last month after an extensive review of its operations, the NSW Independent Casino Commission (NICC) has suspended The Star’s gaming licence and fined the business $100 million. Read more
Air New Zealand has set a 16.3 per cent absolute emissions reduction goal – using a 2019 baseline – for 2030 and is one of just two airlines worldwide to have set such an ambitious carbon target through the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). Read more
