Australian merger

SYDNEY Conference and incentive travel specialists Group Event Travel have announced they are to merge their Australian operations in Sydney and Melbourne with Unique Journeys to form the largest full-service PCO in Australia.

This month all Unique Journey's staff will be joining the GET team and Unique Journey's owner, Jan Tracy, will take on the role of general manager — Conferences and Incentives at GET. CEO of GET, Rick Somerton, said: "Unique Journeys has always held a highly respected place in the CEI area. "The merger will add depth to our abilities and expand our client base." Tracy said: "Our team is looking forward to merging with GET as we and our clients will benefit from our association with a larger and more diversified company." GET has doubled the floor space in its offices in its head office in Sydney to accommodate the merged companies.