Inspire EX has announced they will cease, effective immediately to focus on developing other exhibitions and conferences.

Air China is set to launch direct services between Melbourne four times a week, starting 1 June 2015.

Qantas Frequent Flyer members can benefit from plunging oil prices although it will not lead to a decrease in airfares. A reduction of $130 in Frequent Flyer redemption bookings has been made.

The Aquire loyalty program has expanded with Qantas Loyalty for small and medium enterprises, now adding new partners (now a total of 20) to the system, which was launched last year.

A new Chief Executive, Greg Erwin, has been appointed for the Tjapukai Aboriginal Park.

An extension has been made by the Cook Islands Tourism Corporation (CITC) for the deadline of a Request for Proposal (RFP) for a convention centre feasibility study.

A $25m extension has been set for Parkroyal Parramatta, seeing the hotel expand to add four meeting rooms.

The very first Qantas Boeing 747-400 is set to be the new attraction in the NSW South Coast after the airline donated to the Historical Aircraft Restoration Society at Shellharbour’s Illawarra Regional Airport, near Wollongong.

International tourist arrivals peaked 1.138m last year for the UN World Tourism Organisation, increasing 4.7% over 2013. It has been estimated to grow by another 3% to 4% this year.

A four-star 44 apartment boutique-style hotel, Ramada Suits Christchurch (of Wyndham Hotel Group) has opened, offering studios and one and two bedroom apartments.

A new exclusive Lounge has been opened at Sydney Airport by the Global airline alliance SkyTeam. The alliance is operated by member airline China Airlines, China Eastern, China Southern, Delta Air Lines, Garuda Indonesia, Korean Air and Vietnam Airlines.

A growth of 20% year on year for 2015 and 2016 is likely to be had due to a strong pre-bookings for business events at Voyages Ayers Rock Resort.

MGallery Collection Hotel in Brisbane has been opened in addition to The New Incholm Hotel & Suites, by Accor.

Las Vegas experienced a 1.2% increase of convention attendees, reaching a total of nearly 5.2 million.

New York City experienced an all-time record of 56.4 million visitors during 2014, which includes 12.2 million international visitors.

Melbourne welcomed 8 members of the Tupperware Indonesia Manager Incentive Trip on 8 February, with an expectation of a further 4,000 members over the next 6&45;8 weeks.

English Premier League soccer team Liverpool FC have announced they will tour Australia in July, starting in Queensland against the Brisbane Roar at Suncorp Stadium on July 17.

The upcoming 2015 AIME Expo is set to launch an amount of changes to the usual format, including a new Gala Dinner.

Sunshine Coast Council has given preliminary approval to a proposed resort and waterpark, which will include the world's largest wave pool