No Bull: Air race blow for Perth - TravelMole


No Bull: Air race blow for Perth

Monday, 29 Jul, 2010 0

In a blow to Western Australia’s flagship tourism event, the Red Bull Air Race has been cancelled worldwide.

The organising body has axed all stages of the global event for 2011, citing new safety measures and “headquarters” restructure.

The chairwoman of Tourism WA, Kate Lamont, said she believes the event has been cancelled due to the global financial crisis.

The race suffered its first ever crash in Perth this year, when Brazilian pilot Adilson Kindlemann plunged into the Swan River during a practice run.

The race was first held in Perth in 2006. This year’s race saw more than 300,000 spectators during the two-day event.

In 2010 races were held in major cities worldwide, including New York, Rio de Janeiro, Barcelona, Hungary and Abu Dhabi, but the final event of the season, in Portugal on September 4 and 5, has been cancelled after organisers said they failed to reach an agreement with Tourism Portugal.



 

profileimage

Ian Jarrett



Most Read

Tony from Gatto’s Pizza on Columbus’s Unique Pizza Trail

Sophia Hyder Hock on Global Social Inclusion in Tourism

Sustainable Tourism: Don Welsh on Community Values and Global Collaboration

Jane Cunningham: Enhancing European Engagement in Tourism

Kristin Dunne: Navigating Destination Strategy

Revolutionizing Mobile Connectivity: Boris Bijlstra on HUBBY eSIM

Capturing Glasgow’s Vibrancy: An Interview with Susan Deighan, Chief Executive of Glasgow Life

Lebua Hotel & Resorts: Rajan Khurana on Hospitality and Bangkok’s Charms

Sustainable Tourism and Growth: Insights from Chiravadee Khunsub from Tourism Authority of Thailand

Revolutionizing Travel: SmartSIM USA’s Dale Takio Unveils the Power of E Sims

TravelMole Interview with Hishan Singhawansa, Deputy CEO of Cinnamon Hotels & Resorts, Sri Lanka

Unveiling the Essence of Magari Tours: A Dive into Authentic Italian Experiences
TRAINING & COMPETITION

Our emails to you has bounced travelmole.com Or You can change your email from your profile Setting Section

Your region selection will be saved in your cookie for future visits. Please enable your cookie for TravelMole.com so this dialog box will not come up again.

Price Based Country test mode enabled for testing United States (US). You should do tests on private browsing mode. Browse in private with Firefox, Chrome and Safari