Tourism

News It’s been just short of a week since they arrived in Bundy and now locals have had their say.

News Far North tourism businesses were braced for the fallout from a snap lockdown in Brisbane – only to be surprised by an influx of visitors.

News An exciting travel bubble announcement is expected today, with Aussies possibly setting off on overseas holidays from the start of next week.

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News You may know him from shows like I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here and Bondi Vet but now the fan-favourite television hunk has visited the region to say g’day to our...

News You might start to see a splash of orange hitting the pathways and rolling into Bundaberg’s CBD and here’s why

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News While COVID-19 has put a spanner in the works for some holiday-goers, Bundaberg has been revealed as one of Queensland’s 10 most popular destinations to spend the...

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News Battling tourism operators are facing a ‘heartbreaking and devastating’ Easter, and one frustrated industry leader has given the State Government a massive spray.

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News The world’s first offshore floating dive attraction is on track to start operating early next year, with some remarkable details about its construction revealed

Politics The State Gov is racing to close a loophole that could result in thousands of $200 travel vouchers sitting on fridges instead of translating into dollars.

Travel Looking beyond China to emerging tourism markets is one of two key elements to the future growth of the Far North’s tourism sector.

Travel Holidays on Daydream Island have been painted as real-life nightmares by travellers leaving horror reviews about the high-profile Queensland resort.

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Travel Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says a $1.2b Federal Government package won’t do enough to help tourism operators hit hard by the end of JobKeeper.

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Travel Hundreds of thousands of flights will be sold at half price to destinations around Australia under a billion dollar tourism boost to begin in weeks.

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Business A developer has unveiled plans for a $75 million, 27-storey Japanese-inspired tower in central Surfers Paradise with some highly unusual features. SEE THE PLANS

Travel Just a day after offering $200 to visitors of the Great Barrier Reef, the State government has unveiled a $1 million bid to get even more Queenslanders there.

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Opinion Surely it is of greater benefit to enlighten visitors about sacred Indigenous landmarks rather than pressure governments to lock them up, writes Mike O’Connor

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News The State Gov’s tourism voucher scheme for Queensland’s far north launches today. This is what you need to do to score one of the 15,000 discounts up for grabs.

News With Queensland tourism operators preparing for a supercharged Easter, locals are being warned they need to book now or risk missing out on a holiday spot.

News The controversial closure of campgrounds on nearby Stradbroke Island over Easter has Moreton operators fearing a similar fate.

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Business A Queensland tour company offering off road bike treks across the Simpson Desert has gone bust due to COVID-19 owing customers an estimated $130,000.