Half of conference firms may fail without govt support

Half of conference firms may fail without govt support
Victoria Young
The business events industry says half the firms in the sector will be gone by December without further government support. Conventions and Incentives New Zealand chief executive Lisa Hopkins, who represents 460 companies including hoteliers, event managers and tourism attractions, said the situation is "critical,” with 65 percent of employees in the sector facing the possibility of redundancy. The event business behind the high-profile coronavirus cluster, the World Hereford Conference 2020, has already collapsed...

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