Attendance at Crowne Plaza Hobart opening 'essential', hotel boss says, as email chain links him to DPIPWE secretary

Adam Holmes
Updated August 12 2020 - 5:19pm, first published 4:32pm
THA chief executive Steve Old says he did nothing wrong in passing on an email from THSA managing director to the head of DPIPWE inquiring about a quarantine exemption for the opening of Crowne Plaza in Hobart.
THA chief executive Steve Old says he did nothing wrong in passing on an email from THSA managing director to the head of DPIPWE inquiring about a quarantine exemption for the opening of Crowne Plaza in Hobart.

The managing director of Tourism and Hospitality Services Australasia says his in-person attendance at the opening of Crowne Plaza in Hobart in July was essential so he could sign off on the hotel's handover to InterContinental Group.

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Adam Holmes

Adam Holmes

Journalist at The Examiner and Advocate, Tasmania

From Adelaide to south-west Victoria, Bendigo to Tasmania, I've provided in-depth stories in politics, environmental affairs, issues facing disadvantaged communities, legal affairs and much more. Contact me at adam.holmes@examiner.com.au or on Twitter at @adamholmes010

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