Tourism WA's executive director of industry, aviation and markets has stepped up as managing director, more than a year after Brodie Carr left the agency's top job.
The Western Australian government has suspended its tourism campaign featuring MasterChef's George Calombaris after he was fined for underpaying restaurant workers by almost $8 million.
The tourism industry has called for the establishment of a growth fund following the release of data showing a 7 per cent fall in spending by international tourists in Western Australia during the past year.