As expected, Australia's Perth Convention Bureau (PCB) has pulled its support for the annual Perth Event Show saying the event does not come under its charter.
Dion Bassett (left) has been appointed London-based operations director at Congrex UK with effect from 01 July. Bassett currently is operations director at Kenes UK and previously worked for CongressWorld and for Concorde Services.
During her 25 years in the conference industry, Bassett has built relationships with the majority of UK venues and convention bureaux and has a worldwide network of contacts in the industry. She is a member of the advisory board of The Barbican, Europe's largest multi-arts and conference venue.
The Mauritius Tourism Promotion Authority (MTPA) will stage a series of destination workshops in June in Perth, Melbourne and a media event in Sydney, all Australia.
Australia's International Air Services Commission (IASC) has awarded new seat and freight capacity allowances to Qantas, Virgin Australia and Pacific Air Express.
Malaysia's airports reported a 9.98 per cent increase in passenger traffic to hit 23.95 million in the January to April period compared to the corresponding period last year.
Irish budget carrier Ryanair is in talks with Israeli airports with a view to introducing flights between Israel and Poland for Israeli schoolchildren who want to visit the former Nazi death camp at Auschwitz.
More Australians are paying for their accommodation on a domestic holiday rather than visiting friends and relatives (VFR), according to the latest Roy Morgan Single Source Survey.
London-based digital programs company GenieConnect has launched MeetingsConnect, claimed to be the industry’s first multi-platform, one-to-one intelligent meetings management tool.
US-based event management company and professional conference organiser Pacific World has confirmed its expansion into the Middle East, operating in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Oman, servicing MICE clients in the Gulf region.
Bassett currently is operations director at Kenes UK and previously worked for CongressWorld and for Concorde Services.
During her 25 years in the conference industry, Bassett has built relationships with the majority of UK venues and convention bureaux and has a worldwide network of contacts in the industry. She is a member of the advisory board of The Barbican, Europe's largest multi-arts and conference venue.