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.

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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.

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Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has today announced Rugby league legend Johnathan Thurston will join the board of Tourism and Events Queensland (TEQ).

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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. 

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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.

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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. 

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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. 

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Spectacular Cobbold Gorge and Outback local Simon Terry are the heroes of Tourism and Events Queensland’s latest ‘Find your perfect next’ campaign video.

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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.

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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.

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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. 

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Tourism and Events Queensland’s ‘Find your perfect next’ campaign continues to roll out, using Queensland locals to share the state’s tourism secrets.

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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.  

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The first cruise ship ever to port in Bundaberg will arrive this weekend.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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The 40th Gold Coast Marathon has sold out for the first time in its history.

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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. 

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Local teenager Melia Hinks is the latest hero in a series of Queensland tourism promotional videos as she invites visitors to discover Magnetic Island.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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. 

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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’.

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Tourism Industry Development Minister Kate Jones has revealed the Whitsundays Clipper Race Carnival injected around $2 million into the local economy.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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"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.

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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.

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Queensland’s domestic tourism market has reached record levels with 21.8 million domestic overnight visitors spending $15.8 billion in the past year.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Queensland’s Sunshine and Fraser Coasts are once again joining forces as ‘Australia’s Nature Coast’ to spruik their natural attractions in Germany.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Local island legend Geoff Mercer is the hero in the latest Queensland tourism promotional video.

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Queensland tourism has boomed over the last 12 months according to data released by the state government this week.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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If world champion Jeff Horn ever fights the legendary Manny Pacquiao again one thing is for sure – the bout will take place in Brisbane.

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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.

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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.

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The 2018 Queensland events calendar is forecast to generate more than $780 million in economic benefit to the State’s economy.

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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.

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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.

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Two of Australia’s highest-ranked tennis players have confirmed their attendance at Queensland’s marquee tournament for 2018.

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The growing importance of the tourism industry as a cornerstone of Queensland’s economy has been revealed in new data released this month.

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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.

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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.

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Tourism and Major Events Minister Kate Jones today launched a world-first marketing initiative to shine the spotlight on Queensland’s best tourism experiences.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Australian television’s night of nights, the TV WEEK Logie Awards, has a new home on the Gold Coast.

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The Palaszczuk Government today announced more than $100,000 in funding to support regional events throughout Queensland.

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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. 

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Growth in visitors from Taiwan have helped drive record international tourism to Queensland in the year to June 2017.

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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.

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The far north economy is set for a $64 million injection with Hainan Airlines to fly twice a week between Shenzhen and Cairns.

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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.

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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.

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Global travel retailer Flight Centre are joining forces with Queensland in a new agreement to market the state around the world.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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