Hundreds descend on Perth for tourism conference

Almost 1000 delegates from across the globe have travelled to Perth for a three-day tourism conference that's set to kick off tomorrow and showcase the best of Western Australia.

"Perth is isolated but its connectivity is incredible and improving all the time," Tourism Council President Julia Simpson said. 

Conference attendees will have the opportunity to experience many of WA's tourism sites.

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"One of the groups has been up to Exmouth and fortunately the whale sharks were still out, the humpback whales, so they saw all of those in one day," Tourism Minister Rita Saffioti said.

But should the conference prove successful, Saffioti said the state will need another high-end hotel to accommodate visitors. 

"We have some of the highest hotel occupancy rates in Australia," she said.

The conference was secured by the state government at an unknown cost, having been funded by reallocations from the destination marketing budget and aviation recovery funds

This article was produced with the assistance of 9ExPress.