At Illuminate 2022 our parent company founder, Graham 'Skroo' Turner talked about the dark days of the pandemic and the group’s global corporate business returning to gross pre-COVID turnover ahead of schedule.
With a billion-dollar world-class terminal in the planning stages, the CEO of Brisbane Airport Corporation (BAC) Gert-Jan de Graaff is at the helm at a pivotal time. With innovation and biometrics transforming aviation, he explains the journey from post-COVID recovery to future Olympic city airport.
While the pandemic was arguably a good time to hunker down and lay low, Virgin Australia took the bold step to transform, from the ground up. The result has delivered new aircraft, strategic new initiatives and a refreshed offering for corporate travellers.
With hotel rates and corporate contacts stymied by two years of ad hoc travel, businesses want to know what lies ahead. At Illuminate, ACCOR’s Anne Gill addressed issues and trends in the hotel sector, while FCM Consulting revealed that airline capacity continues to recover.
For the lowdown on what’s going up, we asked respected macro economist and financial commentator, Paul Bloxham to share his insights at the recent Illuminate event in Sydney. From interest rates to the war in Ukraine, he explains the global impacts.
