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$80 million lifeline for Rex Airlines - Spice News
1 day ago · The $80 million lifeline means Rex workers will be paid for the first time since July, and will keep the airline’s planes flying until after the 2025 federal election. Company administrators EY are still seeking a buyer for Rex Airlines, having rebuffed two potential suitors already. “Rex’s regional service is critical to communities and ...
Signs Chinese delegate market is back in Australia - Spice News
1 day ago · A recent Melbourne conference exceeded its delegate target by 280 per cent thanks to an influx of Chinese attendants. The 32nd ACM International Conference for Multimedia 2024 – managed by ICMS Australasia and running from 28 October to 1 November in Melbourne – had an initial target of 700 delegates but that figure grew to 1700, with 1200 ...
Low-key exit for Tourism and Events Queensland CEO
6 days ago · 6 November, 2024. . Through a late-night weekend email, Tourism and Events Queensland CEO Patricia O’Callaghan has made a low-key announcement that she is leaving the agency. Having only been appointed to the head role at the state’s lead marketing, tourism experience, destination development and major events agency in January 2023, reports ...
$100 billion impact of Indigenous tourism - Spice News
4 November, 2024. . A new report from World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) reveals Indigenous tourism’s $100 billion economic and social-benefits impact worldwide. At its recent Global Summit in Perth, Western Australia, WTTC released its “Supporting Global Indigenous Tourism” report, which indicates Indigenous tourism will contribute ...
Brisbane booming as a business travel hub - Spice News
Nov 5, 2024 · New data reveals Brisbane is forging ahead as a corporate travel city, with record growth and visitor spend. The Queensland capital’s corporate travel sector is going from strength to strength, with data from Tourism Research Australia showing a 20.5 per cent year-on-year surge in domestic business-related travel in the 12 months to June 2024.
Queen’s Wharf: Breathing new life into Brisbane city
21 August, 2024. . With just one week to go until the $3.6 billion Queen’s Wharf precinct opens, The Star Brisbane’s chief operating officer, hospitality, Kelvin Dodt, tells Spice how his venue is transforming the city’s events and hospitality landscape. At the heart of Brisbane’s new $3.6 billion Queen’s Wharf precinct, The Star ...
Accor renews partnership with 40-plus Aussie hotels
Oct 9, 2024 · Hotel operator Accor has signed partnership renewal agreements for more than 40 hotels across Australia. Australia’s largest hotel operator has renewed its agreements with the hotels, which comprises 5500 keys. At the same time, Accor Pacific partners have invested more than $450 million in hotel renovations and refurbishments since the ...
NSW’s biggest pub to open by Christmas - Spice News
Oct 1, 2024 · NSW’s biggest pub to open by Christmas. 1 October, 2024. . The biggest pub in NSW is currently under construction and it’s a juggernaut with plenty of space for events, dining and fun, writes Spice publisher Paul Wootton. Oran Park Hotel, in southwest Sydney, is indeed huge, a jaw-dropping sight, especially to someone who grew up in Britain ...
The 100th issue of Spice magazine is out now! - Spice News
27 February, 2023. That’s right – our autumn edition of Spice magazine is our 100th issue and our highly popular annual Hot Seat feature! As the industry steams ahead with a strong pipeline of events and developments for 2023, business events leaders share their latest updates and what to expect for the year ahead. This issue also reveals ...