New data released today shows the Palaszczuk Government has created more than 30,000 tourism jobs since forming government in 2015 – an increase of 15.5 per cent – to 236,000 jobs state-wide.
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A world-first operatic masterpiece being staged in Brisbane in late 2020 is already demonstrating its value to the state’s tourism economy.
Brisbane will host three international water polo test matches in January 2020 in what is expected to be an epic clash between old rivals Australia and the USA.
Queensland businesses and tourism operators will head to India this week to showcase the state’s unique offerings to key trade partners.
Cloncurry - dubbed Queensland’s friendliest town in 2018 - will have a new moniker as the centre of the state’s events industry today as it hosts the 2019 DestinationQ Events Conference.
Ash Barty will compete at the Brisbane International in January 2020
A major international art exhibition held over five months at Queensland’s Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA) pumped $35 million into the economy and generated 1.5 million visitor nights for Queensland, new data has revealed.
More Australians than ever before are choosing to holiday in Queensland, with visitor numbers and spending reaching record highs.
New data released this month shows the Blues on Broadbeach Music Festival experienced record growth in 2019 with more than 50,000 people attending each day of the iconic event, pumping more than $25 million into the local economy.
Brisbane will host one of the world’s largest travel industry conferences next year, with Tourism Industry Development Minister Kate Jones today announcing Flight Centre will bring its global conference to the River City in July 2020.
Hundreds of Queensland’s foremost experts in tourism and major events will converge on Cloncurry for the state’s leading events forum next month.
An innovative new ‘mini program’ within WeChat, China’s most popular mobile application, will provide a platform to showcase some of Queensland’s key attractions to Chinese visitors.
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has today revealed strong growth in the number of viewers who tuned in for the second ever Logies on the Gold Coast at the weekend.
Queensland has welcomed the inaugural AirAsia service between Bangkok and Brisbane, with the first flight touching down at Brisbane Airport today.
A tourism campaign positioning the Gold Coast as the ultimate family-friendly holiday destination has generated an estimated $20 million economic return for the Coast’s tourism industry.
International visitors are spending more in Queensland than ever before with the latest data released today showing a record $6 billion was spent in the past year.
Qantas will start non-stop flights from Brisbane to Chicago and San Francisco from April next year under a deal secured by the Palaszczuk Government.
The world’s first rideshare submarine, scUber, has arrived in Tropical North Queensland where it will focus the eyes of the globe on the Great Barrier Reef off Cairns and Port Douglas.
The world’s largest open lawn bowls tournament will be held on the Gold Coast for the next five years after the Palaszczuk Government today announced a new deal with Bowls Australia.
A huge surge in popularity for this year’s Gold Coast Marathon has prompted race organisers to increase capacity of the event to meet growing demand.
A potential 2.9 billion people world-wide have heard the news of the world’s first rideshare submarine within a week of launching on the Great Barrier Reef.
Member for Cairns Michael Healy has today announced an extra $1 million to promote Tropical North Queensland to domestic visitors.
Celebrity chef Matt Sinclair is the face of a new tourism campaign promoting Queensland’s world-class food and culinary offerings to the rest of the country.
In a world first, Brisbane will host a brand-new production of Richard Wagner’s operatic masterpiece Der Ring des Nibelungen, or ‘The Ring’, set to play out over four weeks in late 2020.
More than $900,000 worth of grants has been awarded to events across Queensland in the latest round of Queensland Destination Events Program (QDEP) funding.
The world’s first rideshare submarine has today been launched in a landmark partnership between Tourism and Events Queensland and Uber which will showcase the Great Barrier Reef like never before.
More than 1700 of the world’s most high-powered sporting executives took part in what is quickly becoming regarded as the best SportAccord in history on the Gold Coast last week.
The first-ever NRL Magic Round held in Brisbane over the weekend has been unanimously hailed a success with new data revealing strong support for the fixture.
A new tourism campaign encouraging Aussies to visit North Queensland will also generate cash for the North Queensland Flood Appeal, Tourism Industry Development Minister Kate Jones has announced.
New flights direct from Seoul to the Gold Coast will pump more than $176 million into the economy and create close to 2,000 jobs over the next three years.
Two weeks out from one of the biggest events on the rugby league calendar, junior footy clubs across Brisbane are set to capitalise when the biggest names in football converge on the River City.
The Gold Coast’s iconic Bleach* Festival will attract its biggest ever crowd in 2019, with the legacy of the Commonwealth Games helping to boost the profile of the event among interstate visitors.
As Queensland tourism operators capitalised on a bumper Easter break, new data showed a record number of domestic visitors spent more than ever before in 2018.
Queensland will be one of the easiest places in the world for Chinese tourists to visit following a new marketing agreement signed with global financial company UnionPay International.
New research shows Queensland’s tourism industry is about to enter one of its busiest annual holiday periods, bolstered this year with a series of public holidays.
New data shows more than 325,000 people attended Curiocity, QODE and the World Science Festival Brisbane over the past six weeks, boosting Queensland’s reputation as a world leader in science, technology and innovation.
The Year of Outback Tourism will ramp up this weekend when thousands of visitors arrive in Julia Creek for the Dirt n Dust Festival.
Queensland continues to grow its international tourism market share, with the latest data today showing international tourists spent more in Queensland in 2018 than ever before.
A delegation of outback Queensland tourism operators will fly to North America on a mission tomorrow as part of a strategy to promote the region’s dinosaur-related tourism experiences.
The Palaszczuk Government has secured the biggest sporting event ever to be held in Townsville – a fixture set to pump more than $16 million into the economy.
The first of more than 6000 Amway China delegates have touched down in Cairns as part of a month-long initiative set to pump $40 million into the Cairns economy.
The Year of Outback Tourism marketing campaign is expected to reach more than three million prospective tourists and double the number of Sunlover bookings in western Queensland, new data has revealed.
Tourism industry leaders will gather on the Sunshine Coast this November for three key tourism events – The Queensland Tourism Industry Council’s Indigenous Tourism Forum, the annual DestinationQ Forum and the Queensland Tourism Awards gala ceremony.
World-class women’s tennis will return to the Queensland Tennis Centre in April after Brisbane secured hosting rights for the blockbuster Fed Cup semi-final between Australia and Belarus.
A contingent of 38 Queensland companies featuring 49 delegates has joined Tourism and Events Queensland in Tianjin, China this week for the 2019 Queensland on Tour Greater China mission.
Five major events in the space of a month are set to inject more than $36 million into the Brisbane economy and attract hundreds of thousands of visitors.
Tourism and Events Queensland (TEQ) has today announced a new board for Events Management Queensland (EMQ), the organisation responsible for delivering the Gold Coast Marathon and the Pan Pacific Masters Games.
Olympic and Commonwealth Games gold medallist Anna Meares has been announced as the official ambassador for the inaugural Brisbane Cycling Festival in 2019.
Australia’s TV A-list will return to the Gold Coast for the 2019 TV WEEK Logies on Sunday, 30 June, Tourism Industry Development Minister Kate Jones has announced.
MasterChef Australia is set to be filmed in Queensland for the first time ever promoting the state’s unique local produce and world-class restaurants.
Queensland tourism operators from across the state will travel to key cities in India as part of a six-day Queensland on Tour trade mission.
More than $50 million will be pumped into the Queensland economy from international business events this year following strong support from the Palaszczuk Government, new economic modelling has revealed.
A new AirAsia service between Bangkok and Brisbane starting in June 2019 is forecast to inject up to $156 million to the Queensland economy over the next three years.
Following years of growth and overwhelming success, Assistant Tourism Industry Development Minister Meaghan Scanlon today named Broadbeach’s Groundwater Country Music Festival Queensland’s newest ‘major event’.
This weekend will mark the biggest ever Bundaberg Cup as a record-breaking 68 teams converge on Wide Bay for the iconic touch football competition.
One of the world’s richest horse racing events taking place on the Gold Coast today will deliver millions of dollars to the Queensland economy.
Strong growth in Queensland’s burgeoning international tourism sector has seen the Sunshine State out-perform both NSW and Victoria according to new data released today.
The world’s best men’s and women’s tennis players will be back in Brisbane every year in a new and exciting format announced today – attracting tourists and delighting tennis fans from around the world.
Tourism Industry Development Minister Kate Jones has today launched an innovative new, multi-location golf event for Outback Queensland, including a million-dollar hole-in-one challenge.
Events across Queensland will receive a funding boost as part of a strategy to attract more visitors to Queensland.
SilkAir will increase its Singapore to Cairns service to daily from June 2019, delivering an additional $20.6 million for Queensland’s economy.
Queensland will host a new event set to become one of the world’s biggest innovation festivals
Tourism and Events Queensland has signed a deal with China’s largest online travel company, Ctrip, to promote Queensland as the perfect next holiday destination to more than 300 million members.
More than 1500 athletes and fans from around the globe will descend on the Gold Coast for a world-first ultimate frisbee tournament next year - the inaugural World Flying Disc Federation World Masters Ultimate Championship to be held at the Runaway Bay Sports Precinct in September 2020.
More than $80 million will be pumped into Queensland’s economy this summer thanks to a blockbuster line-up of events.
Brisbane’s hero Jeff Horn is the pride of the state today – fresh from his spectacular knockout win over Anthony Mundine at Suncorp Stadium last night.
The Gold Coast will host lifesaving’s most prestigious event for the first time in 35 years – this week securing the rights to the 2024 Lifesaving World Championships.
Tourism and Events Queensland (TEQ) and Tourism Australia (TA) have today announced that they will enter a partnership agreement to deliver marketing and trade activities in the United Kingdom (UK).
New data released today shows visitors spent more than $11 million at the iconic Mount Isa Mines Rotary Rodeo this year.
New data released today shows the Gold Coast’s iconic Cooly Rocks On Festival generated more than $6 million for the local economy this year.
CMC Rocks continues to be a powerhouse attraction on Queensland’s events calendar, with figures released by Ipswich MP Jennifer Howard today showing its value to the economy almost doubled over the last year.
A major Queensland tourism campaign running in the UK has reached more than six million people in its first week, off the back of the Royal visit which put the global media spotlight on Fraser Island last week.
In what is expected to be one of Brisbane’s biggest events of 2019, Tourism Industry Development Minister Kate Jones has today announced the draw for the NRL’s Brisbane Magic Round.
A tourism campaign launched in the United Kingdom coinciding with the Royals’ visit this week is already paying off for Queenslanders, reaching more than 3.9 million people.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will receive a warm Queensland welcome when they visit Fraser Island (K’gari) today, where a plaque will be unveiled, dedicating the site to the Queen’s Commonwealth Canopy (QCC).
Tourism Industry Development Minister Kate Jones has today announced the Sunshine Coast will host a new food festival in 2019, aimed at showcasing the region’s food experiences.
Tourism Industry Development Minister Kate Jones today officially launched ticket sales for the upcoming River City Rumble between Brisbane’s own Jeff Horn and Anthony Mundine.
New data shows Australians spent more money in Queensland over the last 12 months than ever before.
The Palaszczuk Government has secured a major international aviation conference for Brisbane set to pump more than $2.3 million into the Queensland economy.
The Gold Coast will once again come alive with the spirit of the Commonwealth Games this weekend, as three Games sports return to the coast.
Queensland’s unique visitor experiences are being showcased in Japan this week as part of a Tourism and Events Queensland travel mission.
The Gold Coast will host three major hockey events over the next two years in a deal set to generate $3.9 million and 25,500 visitor nights for the local economy.
A new tourism campaign encouraging travellers to discover the Queensland outback has today been launched by the Palaszczuk Government.
The 40th edition of the Gold Coast Marathon generated a record-breaking $28.5 million and more than 100,000 visitor nights for the Queensland economy.
The world’s leading and most exclusive sports convention will be held on the Gold Coast in 2019.
Events across Queensland will receive a combined $799,000 in funding as part of a program supporting tourism throughout the state.
More than 15,000 athletes have registered to compete at this year’s Pan Pacific Masters Games on the Gold Coast, setting a new record for the event and helping to cement the legacy of the Commonwealth Games.
More than 400 Asian travel agents and Australian tourism businesses have descended on the Gold Coast this week for one of the city’s largest business-to-business tourism events.
The Gold Coast will host Gymnastics Australia’s biggest ever event next month, with more than 3800 athletes and their families set to converge on the Coast.
More than $5 million will be pumped into the Queensland economy by this year’s IRONMAN 70.3 Sunshine Coast, the government has today revealed.
The Socceroos will host South Korea in a multi-million-dollar showdown in Brisbane as part of a deal announced by Tourism Industry Development Minister Kate Jones today.
Caravan Parks are overflowing, ‘Swag City’ bookings have doubled from last year’s event and Platinum and Gold reserved seating has been sold out for weeks ahead of what’s tipped to be the largest Mount Isa Rodeo in history.
Months after Australia dominated the cycling with 14 medals at the Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast, the government via Tourism and Events Queensland has secured a prestigious cycling event for Brisbane that will serve as a qualifying event for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has today announced Rugby league legend Johnathan Thurston will join the board of Tourism and Events Queensland (TEQ).
Queensland’s new “Find Your Perfect Next…” tourism campaign has recorded impressive early success with data released by Tourism Industry Development Minister Kate Jones today revealing the campaign has reached more than 12.7 million Australians since April.
Queensland has strengthened its position as Australia’s Indigenous tourism leader after the Yarrabah Band Festival today announced it will reschedule the annual event from November to July, starting in 2019.
World-renowned Canadian events leader Vern Kimball has been confirmed as the keynote speaker for next month’s DestinationQ forum in Gladstone, with nearly 200 tourism operators already registering to attend the free event.
Queensland continues to welcome a record number of international visitors each year, with new data showing nearly three million tourists spent $5.5b in the state in the past year.
Tourism has solidified its position as a pillar of Queensland’s economy according to new data released today that shows the industry now employs nearly 220,000 people and generates more than $25 billion for the state.
In an innovative attempt to lure more Japanese visitors to the Gold Coast, the Queensland Government has worked with a Japanese company to develop a range of tea that smells like the Gold Coast.
The biggest names in Australian television have celebrated their night of nights on the Gold Coast as part of an event tipped to generate $40 million in publicity alone for Queensland.
The Gold Coast is bracing for an $80 million weekend of blockbuster events headlined by the 60th TV WEEK Logie Awards and 40th Gold Coast Marathon.
Spectacular Cobbold Gorge and Outback local Simon Terry are the heroes of Tourism and Events Queensland’s latest ‘Find your perfect next’ campaign video.
Brisbane has secured a new world-class cycling festival commencing in 2019 which will deliver a multi-million-dollar boost for Queensland’s economy and build on the legacy of the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games.
Mackay is set to be flooded with Wallaby fans of the non-rugby variety at today’s launch of the ‘Cape Hillsborough Sunrise with the Wallabies Tour’ at stunning Cape Hillsborough Beach, north of Mackay.
Queensland has set tourism expenditure records for the tenth consecutive quarterly survey, with 21.8 million domestic overnight visitors injecting $16.2 billion into the state’s economy over the past year.
Tourism and Events Queensland’s ‘Find your perfect next’ campaign continues to roll out, using Queensland locals to share the state’s tourism secrets.
An entire round of the NRL will be played over one weekend in Brisbane next year following an historic agreement set to pump more than $60 million into Queensland’s economy.
The first cruise ship ever to port in Bundaberg will arrive this weekend.
Gladstone MP Glenn Butcher has announced Gladstone will host Queensland’s leading tourism and events forum, DestinationQ, for the first time in history later this year.
Queensland will continue to be known as the State of Endurance after securing a historic deal to lock in seven endurance events across the state for the next five years.
Malaysia Airlines will touch down in Brisbane tonight, marking its return to Queensland’s capital with an expected boost to the economy of more than $98 million.
The next phase of Tourism and Events Queensland’s ‘Find your perfect next’ campaign is underway, with the focus on Capricorn’s Great Keppel Island.
Regional events across the state will benefit from a $484,500 funding boost, attracting more visitors to Queensland and supporting growth in the local tourism economy.
The 40th Gold Coast Marathon has sold out for the first time in its history.
Arts Minister Leeanne Enoch today announced eight Queensland cities and towns will experience Teatro alla Scala Ballet Company’s exclusive performance of Don Quixote via a free simulcast, as part of the 2018 QPAC International Series program.
Local teenager Melia Hinks is the latest hero in a series of Queensland tourism promotional videos as she invites visitors to discover Magnetic Island.
Granite Belt local Leanne Gangemi is the latest hero in a series of Queensland tourism promotional videos, inviting tourists to explore the boutique wines of the region’s Strange Bird Food and Wine Trail.
Queensland continues to establish itself as the most entrepreneurial state in Australia as the International Conference on Robotics and Automation officially opens at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre.
Hervey Bay local Vicki Neville is the hero in the latest Queensland tourism promotional video as she invites tourists to connect with nature during the region’s annual whale watching season.
Assistant Tourism Industry Development Minister Meaghan Scanlon has welcomed to Queensland a contingent of more than 7000 Chinese visitors part of a trip that’s tipped to inject $40 million into the local economy.
Heron Island local Lauren Bailey is the hero in the latest Queensland tourism promotional video as she invites tourists to connect with nature on Heron Island.
Cape Hillsborough local Ben Atherton is the hero in the latest Queensland tourism promotional video as he invites tourists to discover what he describes as ‘nature at its best’.
Tourism Industry Development Minister Kate Jones has revealed the Whitsundays Clipper Race Carnival injected around $2 million into the local economy.
Queensland will host Auckland’s top trade representatives this week as Tourism and Events Queensland’s (TEQ) ‘Queensland on Tour’ program crosses the Tasman to New Zealand.
Thousands of Chinese delegates will enjoy the Gold Coast’s iconic tourism experiences next month as part of the largest business event ever secured for the Queensland city.
The Gold Coast will continue as a focal point for major international sporting and business events as the legacy of the Commonwealth Games continues to take shape.
Commonwealth Games and Tourism Industry Development Minister Kate Jones will today arrive in Thailand to deliver the keynote speech at the world’s premier and most exclusive annual sport convention.
Almost 1.5 million fans have passed through the gates of the Watpac Townsville 400 since its inception, as the iconic North Queensland event gets set to celebrate its 10-year anniversary.
"Beautiful one day, perfect the next" is back, bolder than ever, as part of Queensland's official tourism catch-cry and the centrepiece of a new campaign launched in time for the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games.
A week out from the Commonwealth Games, Tourism Industry Development Minister Kate Jones has announced Singapore airline Scoot will expand its Gold Coast service in a deal that will deliver $42.2 million for Queensland over three years.
Queensland’s domestic tourism market has reached record levels with 21.8 million domestic overnight visitors spending $15.8 billion in the past year.
A group of leading Chinese travel agents will visit Cairns and the Great Barrier Reef this week to expand their tourism knowledge of the region.
Tourism Industry Development Minister Kate Jones has today announced a stellar line-up including Aussie rock legend Jimmy Barnes to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee 60th Anniversary Mount Isa Mines Rotary Rodeo.
Baby turtles, space telescopes, bugs and drugs and explosive science experiments are hitting Brisbane this week as part of World Science Festival, and Minister for Science and the Arts Leeanne Enoch has announced this one-of-a-kind Festival has been secured for Queensland for the next three years.
Italy’s Teatro alla Scala Ballet Company will perform exclusively in Brisbane for the 2018 QPAC International Series in the company’s first-ever Australian visit in 240 years, Minister for the Arts Leeanne Enoch announced today.
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has announced Vietnam’s largest budget airline will fly from Ho Chi Minh City to Brisbane from 2019 in a deal that will generate $30 million for Queensland and support hundreds of jobs.
For the first time ever, more than 500,000 Chinese people in a year have visited Queensland as the state’s tourism industry achieved record high growth in visitation and expenditure driven by several key Asian markets.
The Palaszczuk Government has inked a deal with the World Surf League that will see the Quiksilver and Roxy Pro stay at home on the Gold Coast for another three years.
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk and Tourism Industry Development Minister Kate Jones congratulated Queensland sporting hero Jeff Horn on signing a multi-million-dollar deal to defend his title in Las Vegas next month.
Snowy London provided the perfect backdrop to showcase sunny Queensland last Friday as Tourism and Events Queensland (TEQ) partnered with STA Travel UK to stage a race across the city.
Voting has officially opened for the 60th TV WEEK Logie Awards as the Gold Coast prepares to welcome Australia’s A-list of television stars.
Tourism Industry Development Minister Kate Jones has congratulated the 10 Queensland businesses and events who took home awards from the Qantas Australian Tourism Awards in Perth overnight.
The Southern Hemisphere’s largest ecotourism conference will be held in Townsville and focused on the Great Barrier Reef following a strong bid from the Queensland Government to host the event in 2018.
The Gold Coast is the feature of the latest promotional video to be released by Tourism and Events Queensland (TEQ), timed to coincide with today’s Gold Coast mega ‘Be my guest’ event.
As some of the world’s best surfers get set to carve up the waves of the Gold Coast, Tourism Industry Development Minister Kate Jones has pledged her support to one of Australia’s most iconic surfing events.
New research shows Queensland has emerged as a global leader in fitness and wellness tourism, with a report released by the government revealing what drives the world’s most active travelers to ‘bucket list’ endurance events across the state.
The Palaszczuk Government will provide hundreds of thousands of dollars to dozens of regional events and festivals as part of a strategy to attract more visitors to Queensland.
Queensland’s Sunshine and Fraser Coasts are once again joining forces as ‘Australia’s Nature Coast’ to spruik their natural attractions in Germany.
Malaysia Airlines will fly between Kuala Lumpur and Brisbane four times a week in a move that will inject more than $98 million into the Queensland economy over the next three years.
A new flight path from Shenzhen to Cairns will inject $64 million into the Tropical North Queensland economy over the next two years, in what leaders say is a game changer for the industry.
Queensland raked in a record $15.7 billion from overnight travel in the last year with growth in the business tourism sector set to see that number grow in the future.
Jeff Horn has cemented his place as one of the world’s top boxers following a convincing win over English challenger Gary Corcoran in the Battle of Brisbane 2.
Singaporean travellers are being enticed to Queensland as part of a joint local invitation marketing campaign between Tourism and Events Queensland, Singapore Airlines and SilkAir.
Local island legend Geoff Mercer is the hero in the latest Queensland tourism promotional video.
Queensland tourism has boomed over the last 12 months according to data released by the state government this week.
Tourism and Events Queensland is leading an Australian first tourism mission to China in a bid to connect tourism operators with digital travel partners and grow Queensland’s share of the market.
Relationships with the German travel trade are being strengthened as 20 ‘Aussie Specialist’ travel agents from across Germany converge on Queensland for the first time.
Borobi will host his Malaysian counterpart ‘Rimau’ on the Gold Coast this week in a colourful bid to promote the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games to one of the Coast’s key southeast Asian tourist markets.
If world champion Jeff Horn ever fights the legendary Manny Pacquiao again one thing is for sure – the bout will take place in Brisbane.
Cairns and Townsville will host AFL Premiership Season matches in 2018 and into the future under a deal announced today by Tourism and Major Events Minister Kate Jones.
Queensland is in the final stages of securing a deal that will see world boxing champion Jeff Horn defend his belt in Brisbane later this year and secure another bout next year.
The 2018 Queensland events calendar is forecast to generate more than $780 million in economic benefit to the State’s economy.
Tourism and Events Queensland (TEQ) will seek to grow a resurging Korean traveller market, showcasing a broad range of Queensland tourism experiences at a trade event being held today.
Two towns in Rugby league heartland will host NRL premiership matches for the first time in history under a deal struck between Tourism and Events Queensland and the Gold Coast Titans.
Two of Australia’s highest-ranked tennis players have confirmed their attendance at Queensland’s marquee tournament for 2018.
The growing importance of the tourism industry as a cornerstone of Queensland’s economy has been revealed in new data released this month.
The Gold Coast will host Australia’s university games four times in the next five years – a move expected to attract thousands of visitors and inject millions of dollars into Queensland’s economy.
Visitors from across Australia are returning to the Whitsundays after Cyclone Debbie thanks to a joint marketing campaign between Tourism and Events Queensland and some of Australia’s most iconic brands.
Tourism and Major Events Minister Kate Jones today launched a world-first marketing initiative to shine the spotlight on Queensland’s best tourism experiences.
Two iconic Whitsunday holiday island projects have gained special status to cut red tape and create hundreds of local jobs as the region recovers from Tropical Cyclone Debbie.
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk today announced Brett Godfrey as the new Tourism and Events Queensland chair.
Double digit growth in business travel has helped produce another record breaking year for domestic visitation to Queensland, the latest Tourism Research Australia data revealed.
Brand Queensland is being beamed across the Eastern seaboard as part of the $1.1 million ‘I know just the place’ campaign to lure visitors to the Sunshine State through spring and summer.
Brisbane has secured its first direct flights from the Chinese capital with Air China to fly four times a week from Beijing, injecting more than $191 million into the Queensland economy.
A wide range of Queensland tourism experiences have been showcased in Japan this week as part of a Tourism and Events Queensland (TEQ) trade mission involving 22 businesses from across the state.
Australian television’s night of nights, the TV WEEK Logie Awards, has a new home on the Gold Coast.
The Palaszczuk Government today announced more than $100,000 in funding to support regional events throughout Queensland.
Queensland is set to welcome more than 120,000 new visitors over the next four years with China Eastern Airlines to increase its direct Shanghai-Brisbane flights to daily.
Growth in visitors from Taiwan have helped drive record international tourism to Queensland in the year to June 2017.
Tourism and Major Events Minister Kate Jones today congratulated Queensland tourism identity and Mantra Group CEO Bob East for his appointment to the chair of Tourism Australia.
The far north economy is set for a $64 million injection with Hainan Airlines to fly twice a week between Shenzhen and Cairns.
More than 8000 Amway employees from China will travel to Cairns in 2019 for the company’s annual Leadership Seminar, an event expected to pump more than $50 million into the Tropical North Queensland economy.
Tourism businesses, industry groups and stakeholders are invited to attend Queensland’s leading tourism forum, DestinationQ, in Toowoomba on August 30.
Sir Elton John’s Once in a Lifetime Tour is set to attract a record-breaking 40,000 fans in Mackay and Cairns later this year.
Global travel retailer Flight Centre are joining forces with Queensland in a new agreement to market the state around the world.
New figures released ahead of the Watpac Townsville 400 show just how significant the event is in terms of delivering tourism benefits for the region.
Tourism businesses, industry groups and stakeholders are invited to be part of Queensland’s leading tourism industry forum, DestinationQ, in Brisbane on 9-10 November 2017.
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk congratulated Queensland’s newest world champion as the state celebrated a massive windfall from the Battle of Brisbane.
China Southern Airlines will operate three flights a week direct from Guangzhou to Cairns following a landmark agreement set to pump $90 million into the Tropical North.
The Whitsundays’ reputation as a world-class sailing destination is riding high with Airlie Beach to be a host port for the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race in 2018.
Tourism is now worth $25b to the Queensland economy and supports more than 225,000 direct and indirect jobs, new figures reveal.
Townsville will welcome up to 35,000 new interstate visitors each year, with Tigerair launching the first flight between Melbourne and North Queensland today.
Tourism and Major Events Minister Kate Jones today announced a new partnership with Toowoomba’s Carnival of Flowers, securing the future of the popular event for the next three years.
Australian domestic overnight travellers are spending more than ever before in Queensland pumping $15.3 billion into the state economy.
In time for the highly-anticipated Battle of Brisbane bout between Manny Pacquiao and Jeff Horn, Suncorp Stadium has secured permission to expand its capacity to 60,000.
The Palaszczuk Government has secured additional flights to attract more tourists and create more jobs for Queensland, with China Airlines to increase its Taipei-Brisbane service from four times per week to daily.
Tourism and Major Events Minister Kate Jones announced successful Cairns tour owner-operator James Dixon as a new member of the Tourism and Events Queensland Board.
Tourism and Major Events Minister Kate Jones said international tourists continue to flock to Queensland, with 2.6 million visitors pumping a record-breaking $5.2 billion into the state’s economy.
Queensland’s tourism attractions and visitor experiences are on show for New Zealand trade partners and media as part of Queensland on Stage New Zealand 2017 hosted by Tourism and Events Queensland.
The acclaimed Royal Ballet will give a special one-night-only performance in Cairns next month as part of the QPAC International Series, bringing the world’s best performers to regional Queensland
Minister for Tourism and Major Events Kate Jones said the Battle of Brisbane has officially become the biggest fight in Australia’s history after ticket sales hit the 40,000-seat mark this week.
Visitors can see some of the world’s most-loved superheroes come to life in an exclusive exhibition featuring hundreds of Marvel costumes, props and artworks at Queensland’s Gallery of Modern Art.
Tourism and Major Events Minister Kate Jones has joined with some of the biggest names in rugby league to get behind Queensland’s footy heroes ahead of this weekend’s NRL Double Header at Suncorp Stadium.
Australia’s most iconic tourism brands are joining forces to encourage more Australians to holiday in cyclone–affected Whitsundays.
More than 150 Whitsundays tourism operators descended on Whitehaven Beach yesterday to roll out their beach towels and emphatically Welcome Back all Australian and international visitors as the region continues to strengthen nearly one month after Tropical Cyclone Debbie.
The planned arrival of the first cruise ship, with 2000 passengers, at Airlie Beach following Tropical Cyclone Debbie would inject confidence and cash in the Whitsunday region.
All Australians are being urged to support Queensland’s tourism industry after Tropical Cyclone Debbie, with a new $2 million joint State and Federal Government marketing campaign.
Brisbane will host the biggest boxing match in Australia’s history between Queensland’s own Jeff Horn and world champion Manny Pacquiao at Suncorp Stadium on 2 July 2017.
Tourism Minister Kate Jones is urging all Australians to get behind Queensland’s tourism industry following ex-Tropical Cyclone Debbie, by sharing their best #thisisqueensland holiday memories.
