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A former premier of New South Wales will helm the board of the organisation which oversees some of the state’s largest venues.

Air New Zealand has scaled its Auckland-Shanghai route up to daily return flights between the two cities while Air China has resumed flying to New Auckland for the first time in three years.

With the second of New Zealand’s next-gen convention centres, Wellington’s Tākina, holding its first test events this month, including a trans-Tasman psychology symposium for around 500 delegates, New Zealand’s capital city is preparing for its biggest showcase to the business events industry, when MEETINGS is held in Wellington for the first time in June.

With the 2023-2024 territory budget handed down today, the Northern Territory Government has earmarked $35.5 million over two years to support the recovery and growth of the region’s visitor economy and for business events attraction.

It was only in the past three or four weeks that Peter King, former chief executive of Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC), was asked to consider becoming the chairperson of the Australian Business Events Association (ABEA), which seeks to provide a unified voice and unified services for Australia’s business events community.

Auckland will host the fourth iteration of the 7 Experiences Summit over four days in November and December this year, which is expected to bring together 200 delegates from the creative industries as well as the hospitality, tourism and information technology industries.

Since it was announced that Geelong would get its own convention and exhibition centre and would play a major hosting role for the 2026 Commonwealth Games, private developers have expressed keen interest in Victoria’s second city.

Marriott International has promoted from within to fill a new role, BESydney has appointed an association specialist to head up its European presence, TFE Hotels has secured a well-known hotel figure for its board and ASM Global has announced a First Nations ambassador.

Following a collaborative bid, Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre (BCEC) will host the International Congress for Conservation Biology in 2025, which will see 1,500 delegates gather in Queensland’s capital, generating an estimated $4.3 million for the economy

Tourism New Zealand has a new business development manager in its business events team, while luxury hotel in Auckland The Hotel Britomart has appointed a new head of sales.

Western Australia’s capital will host the Asia-Pacific Association for International Education (APAIE) Conference and Exhibition in March 2024, for over 2,000 anticipated delegates.

An ancient Indigenous story is now being told through thoroughly modern means at Uluru in Australia’s spiritual heart, with the launch of Wintjiri Wiru, a drone show taking place twice each evening near Ayers Rock Resort.