Queensland Tourism – realestatesource https://www.realestatesource.com.au Commercial and residential property news Thu, 17 Feb 2011 04:00:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.3 https://www.realestatesource.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/rsfav-100x100.png Queensland Tourism – realestatesource https://www.realestatesource.com.au 32 32 Queensland Tourism Sector at Rock Bottom https://www.realestatesource.com.au/queensland-tourism-sector-at-rock-bottom/ Thu, 17 Feb 2011 04:00:11 +0000 http://realestatesource.com.au/wordpress/queensland-tourism-sector-at-rock-bottom.html QUEENSLAND’s tourism industry is “right at the bottom of the pits”, with expectations it will take some regions up to three months to fully rebuild.

That said, the government is trying to encourage visitors to the state, which has many businesses that thrive on the tourism dollar.

The sector is reportedly worth some $9.2 billion.

Billionaire businessman Bob Oatley told the AFR he expects it to take three months for some parts of Queensland to rebuild following fatal floods, and then cyclone Yasi.
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Qantas Airways chief executive expects the Japanese to snub the Cairns market even though it was relatively untouched by the recent disasters.

Tourism towns Cairns and Airlie Beach are largely open for business, despite perceptions to the contrary.

At Mission Beach, operators are trying to get their properties reopened before Easter. The Elandra resort will reopen on April 11.

Hideaway Resorts are “assessing the damage” at its Dunk and Bedarra Islands.

“It’s too early to say when they will reopen but it will be months,” Hideaways Resorts chairman Rupert Greenhough told the AFR.

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