Business Events Sydney CEO Lyn Lewis-SmithAt its Annual General Meeting (AGM) held this week (Oct 22), BESydney reported outstanding results for Sydney and NSW between 1 January 2014 and 30 June 2015, despite challenging times with the convention centre redevelopment…
The Domestic Tourism Working Group met again this week to further the development of a Domestic Travel Strategy.The aim of this work is to ensure New Zealand’s tourism industry retains a strong focus on domestic travel and to ensure opportunities…
The film invites viewers to experience the world class features, design and capacity of Australia’s first fully-integrated convention, exhibition and entertainment destination, while showcasing the new venue’s integration with its immediate environment and surrounding precincts in the heart of Australia’s…
The New Zealand Government will impose a travel tax of $21.57 (incl. GST) per air passenger and $26.22 (incl. GST) per cruise passenger, with the money collected replacing the current Crown funding of border services provided by Customs and Ministry…
Qatar Airways group chief executive Akbar Al BakerThis is in addition to the recent announcement that the airline will fly into Sydney from 1 March, 2016.Adelaide will be the first Australian port to receive Qatar Airways’ new A350 aircraft. Flying…
“We are sorry to be saying goodbye to MANZ – which is a long established association representing an important and distinct sector of New Zealand accommodation. However, wealready have a close working relationship with HNZ and we expect that to…
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has thrown the book at AirBnbThe ACCC found that Airbnb failed to adequately disclose a mandatory Service Fee and also a Cleaning Fee, where applied by an accommodation host, on Search Results pages…
The agreed consideration and anticipated effect on profit are not material. HLO CEO Elizabeth Gaines said the acquisition would support the strategic growth of HLO’s operations in New Zealand.“The intended acquisition of up to 10 retail travel stores from Air…
Air New Zealand’s CEO Christopher Luxon has spoken exclusively to HM on camera about the nation’s tourism outlook, why innovation is the key to success and how the airline is looking to hotels and other businesses to constantly perform at…
