Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk today announced Brett Godfrey as the new Tourism and Events Queensland chair.

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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. 

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Tourism businesses, industry groups and stakeholders are invited to attend Queensland’s leading tourism forum, DestinationQ, in Toowoomba on August 30.

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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.

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Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk congratulated Queensland’s newest world champion as the state celebrated a massive windfall from the Battle of Brisbane.

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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. 

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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.

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Tourism is now worth $25b to the Queensland economy and supports more than 225,000 direct and indirect jobs, new figures reveal. 

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Townsville will welcome up to 35,000 new interstate visitors each year, with Tigerair launching the first flight between Melbourne and North Queensland today.

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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.

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Australian domestic overnight travellers are spending more than ever before in Queensland pumping $15.3 billion into the state economy.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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Australia’s most iconic tourism brands are joining forces to encourage more Australians to holiday in cyclone–affected Whitsundays.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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The effects of ex-Tropical Cyclone Debbie are being felt throughout numerous Queensland tourism regions and our thoughts are with those communities who have been feeling the impacts.

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Domestic travellers spent more money than ever while visiting Queensland last year, injecting $15.1 billion into the economy, according to national tourism data released today.

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With the impacts of Tropical Cyclone Debbie still being felt in Queensland communities, I wanted to pay tribute to the way industry has responded in ensuring safety of visitors in affected regions.

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Queensland has strengthened ties with one of China’s largest travel agencies, Utour, through a cooperative marketing agreement that will help grow visitation to the state.

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Tourism Minister Kate Jones is leading a high-level tourism mission to China and Hong Kong in a bid to promote Queensland as a leading investment destination.

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Queensland has cemented its reputation as the nation’s home of country music with CMC Rocks secured for another three years.

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Queensland is set to welcome the nation’s best equestrian athletes and horses through a new partnership with Equestrian Australia.

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Tourism Minister Kate Jones today announced a new aviation project to draw more Chinese visitors to Queensland, under the Government’s successful Advance Queensland: Connecting with Asia Strategy.

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Host nation Australia has been given the top honour of announcing the global draw for the prestigious 2017 TOTAL BWF Sudirman Cup at a special event on the Gold Coast today.

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Queensland’s world-class tourism experiences will be on show in Hangzhou, China this week with a delegation of tourism operators travelling as part of a Tourism and Events Queensland (TEQ) trade mission.

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Leading communication experts from across the globe will descend on the Gold Coast in May 2020 to attend the 70th Annual International Communication Association Conference. 

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Overseas tourists’ love affair with Queensland is stronger than ever, with a record 2.6 million international visitors coming here during 2016, according to new data released today.  

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Off the back of record crowd numbers and a coveted win at the Qantas Australian Tourism Awards, the Mount Isa Mines Rotary Rodeo is set to be the hottest ticket in North West Queensland again this year.

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Tourism and Events Queensland is leading a contingent of tourism operators to North America this month to promote Queensland as the ultimate travel destination. 

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Four of Queensland’s leading regional tourism events and operators have taken out top honours at the prestigious Qantas Australian Tourism Awards in Darwin.

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Minister for Tourism, Major Events and the Commonwealth Games Kate Jones today announced Brisbane would host Australia’s Davis Cup quarterfinal tie against the United States from 7 to 9 April. 

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The Palaszczuk Government has attracted a major aviation coup for north Queensland, with new direct flights by Tigerair from Melbourne to Townsville set to boost the local economy.

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In a major musical coup for North Queensland, with Sir Elton John’s exclusive Once In A Lifetime Tour set to hit Mackay and Cairns in September 2017.

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The inaugural Brisbane Global Rugby Tens has been rated as a success both on and off the Suncorp Stadium pitch.

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Officials came together today to announce the 32 countries that will compete for top honours at the globally-celebrated Total BWF Sudirman Cup 2017.

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Skydiving over the stunning Gold Coast is on many people’s bucket list and for the world’s elite parachutists, it is now a reality.

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Twenty-two Queensland tourism operators travelled across Continental Europe to sell the State’s unrivalled holiday experiences as part of Tourism and Events Queensland’s (TEQ) Queensland on Tour roadshow.

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World-class thoroughbred racing will remain on the Gold Coast with a new deal securing the Magic Millions Carnival and Race Day for a further five years.

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Tourism and Events Queensland (TEQ) will farewell its greatly respected and long-serving International Director Japan, Toshiaki Nishizawa on 30 June 2017. 

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Queensland tourism expenditure growth has outpaced the nation as more Australians look to the state for their holidays.

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A new daily Singapore Airlines flight to Brisbane will bring up to 100,000 extra visitors a year to Queensland, Acting Tourism Minister Leeanne Enoch announced today.

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China Eastern Airlines’ inaugural flight from Shanghai to Brisbane has touched down in Queensland, with the new service expected to deliver up to approximately 110,000 additional seats into Brisbane over three years.

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Acting Premier Curtis Pitt and Tourism Minister Kate Jones have announced that Tropical North Queensland has been given the green light to secure a strategic partnership for the China tourism market.

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Korean airline Jin Air has flown into Tropical North Queensland for the first time, welcomed by Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk and Treasurer Curtis Pitt at Cairns Airport this morning.

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Tourism and Events Queensland has developed a new resource aimed at providing industry with the tools to deliver memorable experiences through storytelling.

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Queensland tourism will receive a major boost with more than half a million dollars to grow events throughout the state.

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There was more good news for the Sunshine Coast tourism industry after reports show the 2016 IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship held in Mooloolaba was the largest in the history of the event.

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Double-digit growth from Asia has led to the highest number of tourists ever visiting Queensland.

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IRONMAN has announced the expansion of the hugely successful Velothon brand into the Southern Hemisphere with the launch of the inaugural Velothon Sunshine Coast.

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A new multimillion dollar tourism campaign is set to inspire even more global travellers to visit Queensland than ever before.

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The National Rugby League “Brisbane Doubleheader” is back at Suncorp Stadium in 2017.

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The Gold Coast will host one of Australia’s biggest ever business events when more than 8,000 employees from Chinese company, Infinitus, come to Queensland in 2018. 

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Tourism and Events Queensland extends partnership with World Surf League to secure Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast until 2018.

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The three month countdown to the Brisbane Global Rugby Tens kicked off with the tournament draw held at Queen Street Mall this morning.

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Queensland will continue to attract the world’s best tennis players with a new deal securing the Brisbane International for a further five years.

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The Australian Rugby Union has announced the Qantas Wallabies will play Italy at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane in the final game of their June Test series in 2017. 

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PGA TOUR player Harold Varner III is returning to the Gold Coast in 2016 for the Australian PGA Championship.

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Queensland is preparing to host another supercharged celebration of science when the World Science Festival Brisbane returns from 22-26 March 2017.

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Marvel’s super heroes will descend on Queensland next year in a world-first, large-scale exhibition at Brisbane’s Gallery of Modern Art.

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Britain’s flagship ballet company, The Royal Ballet, will perform exclusively in Brisbane for the 2017 QPAC International Series.

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Tickets sales for the World Mixed Team Championships of Badminton - the prestigious Total BWF Sudirman Cup 2017 - officially launched today.

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China’s largest airline carrier has forged a lasting friendship with Queensland with a baby Koala named in honour of China Southern Airlines.

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The AFL announced today that Cazalys Stadium in Cairns will see its seventh straight Toyota AFL Premiership Season match happen as part of the 2017 season.

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Queenslander Scott Hend and Victorian Marcus Fraser proudly wore green and gold at the Rio Olympics and will compete at the Australian PGA Championship on the Gold Coast from 1-4 December.

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Visitors to the Sunshine Coast will be shown the way to the best food and wine through a new food trail mobile site, Tourism Minister Kate Jones announced today.

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The Gold Coast Airport Marathon has proven a tourism winner with record economic impact, visitor nights and the highest number of international competitors in history.

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Hong Kong Airlines will fly two additional services into the Gold Coast and Cairns from December delivering an extra $70 million in overnight visitor expenditure to Queensland.

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Defending champion Milos Raonic (CAN), Kei Nishikori (JPN) and Dominic Thiem (AUT) round out five of the world’s top-ten players to sign on for the Brisbane International presented by Suncorp in 2017.

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US Open champion Stan Wawrinka has announced that he will begin his 2017 season at the Brisbane International.

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Tourism and Events Queensland (TEQ) is proud to have received the World Routes 2016 Marketing Award for Destination Marketing in Chengdu, China on Monday 26 September 2016.

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The Gold Coast has won the right to host the first Corroboree West in October 2017, one of Australia’s largest forums for international frontline travel specialists.

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Almost 6,500 people from Greater China visited the Royal Queensland Show (Ekka) this year thanks to an international marketing campaign driven by Tourism and Events Queensland. 

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Thirteen tourism operators from across Queensland are in Seoul today, meeting with around 100 key trade partners to promote their products and the State as part of Queensland on Tour Korea 2016.

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Tourism and Major Events Minister Kate Jones announced $252,000 in funding for 14 events through Tourism and Events Queensland.

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Queensland’s tourism and hospitality industries received a boost worth almost $1 billion after data released today by Tourism Research Australia revealed $950 million extra had been spent by domestic travellers in the Sunshine State over the past year.

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Tourism operators from across Queensland have set out to attract more Japanese visitors to the State by taking part in Queensland on Tour Japan 2016. 

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Queensland will host the biggest games of the Rugby League World Cup 2017 with the women’s final to be played at Suncorp Stadium in a double-header with the men’s decider.

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Tourism and Events Queensland will launch an upgraded image library on Thursday, 15 September 2016. The new resource will be named Queensland's Visual Gallery

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For the first time more cruise ships sailed into Queensland in the last year than any other Australian state. 

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Tourism leaders are encouraged to register for DestinationQ in Mackay on Tuesday 25 October.

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Premier and Minister for the Arts Annastacia Palaszczuk and Minister for Tourism and Major Events Kate Jones today welcomed Ballet Preljocaj exclusively to Queensland, announcing a three-year agreement to secure some of the world’s finest performing arts companies for the state.

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Iconic Outback Queensland horse racing carnival announces fields for 13 thoroughbred events.

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Queensland tourism growth continues to surge with international tourism numbers reaching a new high, Minister for Tourism and Major Events Kate Jones announced today.

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One lucky movie buff will rub shoulders with some of Hollywood’s biggest stars and win a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity with a walk-on role in the blockbuster Thor.

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The Palaszczuk Government’s Connecting to Asia Forum in Cairns today heard how Queensland plans to become Australia’s leading destination for Asian travellers.

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Tourism and Events Queensland (TEQ) has appointed Charley Shen as International Director - China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. 

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Queensland will be on show in India this week, with Tourism and Events Queensland (TEQ) leading tourism operators from across the State on an international trade mission.

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Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk this week announced the Government’s first ever Connecting with Asia Forum would be held at Cairns Convention Centre on Thursday 25 August.

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The sands of Coolangatta Beach will transform into the Egyptian shoreline when Opera Australia presents Griffith Opera on the Beach – Aida, next September.

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Queensland will promote its hugely successful It’s Live! in Queensland major events calendar throughout New Zealand for the first time.

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The best Rugby Union players in the world will be in Queensland next year for the first ever Brisbane Global Tens tournament.

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An inter-agency working group will identify ways to maximise economic opportunities for our iconic Great Barrier Reef.

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Queensland has struck a new deal with Qantas to attract even more international visitors to the state. 

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The Blues on Broadbeach Music Festival has confirmed itself as one of the Gold Coast’s largest annual events after delivering record visitors in 2016.

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The par-3 16th hole at RACV Royal Pines Resort will be the most eagerly anticipated golf hole this summer of golf. ​

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Adam Scott is headed home to the Gold Coast for the Australian PGA Championship to be played at RACV Royal Pines Resort from 1-4 December.

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Mackay will host Queensland’s leading tourism industry forum for the first time in 2016.

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Queensland will host rugby league’s showpiece match of the 2017 Rugby League World Cup with the final to be played at Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium.

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Brisbane’s world-class reputation has once again shone on the world stage, with the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre (BCEC) being named ‘The Best Convention Centre in the World’ for 2016.

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Queensland has secured the prestigious The Walkley Awards in Brisbane from 2016 to 2018.

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The Palaszczuk Government has secured the Castrol Gold Coast 600 and the Castrol EDGE Townsville 400 for the next three years.

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The world’s largest coral reef system and Australia’s greatest natural wonder has ranked No. 1 in U.S. News & World Report’s 'World’s Best Places to Visit' rankings for 2016-17.

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Tropical North Queensland tourism is taking off with new direct flights from Seoul to Cairns secured for the first time.

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Townsville North Queensland will host a group of international education specialists from the United States and New Zealand to showcase the regions’ edutourism offerings.

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Queensland tourism growth has outperformed the nation with a huge boost in Australian visitors to the state.

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The Palaszczuk Government will deliver an extra $33.5 million in funding over four years to grow tourism and make Queensland the number-one destination for millions of Asian visitors.

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Brisbane’s appeal as a vibrant short break destination is the centrepiece of a new campaign to attract more domestic visitors to the Queensland capital

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Another two major Asian airlines will boost their services to Queensland this year bringing the number of new inbound seats to the state to more than 500,000.

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Minister for Tourism Kate Jones welcomed the first direct service between Canada and Queensland when Air Canada flight AC035 touched down in Brisbane.

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Strong growth from the USA and China has underpinned a record $5 billion year for Queensland’s international tourism market.

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Queensland will shine as part of the Nine Network’s Today Show ‘We Love Australia’ tour with three regions sharing the spotlight next week.

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Entries are now open for this year’s NetFest with a special `early bird’ discount on offer to those who register a team before June 18.

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Queensland’s $23 billion tourism sector will receive a major boost when the State hosts Australia’s largest tourism trade show, the Australian Tourism Exchange, on the Gold Coast this week.

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Tourism will get a boost after Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk today announced China Eastern Airlines would increase its services from Shanghai to Brisbane to daily flights from this December.

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One of Queensland's most celebrated chefs, Ben O'Donoghue, arrived in Hong Kong last week to promote Queensland's culinary experiences at a four-day VIP event between 29 April - 2 May at the Mira Hotel.

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The Gold Coast Airport Marathon is set to attract more competitors from China following a landmark agreement with leading Chinese sports media company, Sina Sports.

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Tourism and Events Queensland is producing a 24-page winter magazine to be inserted into The Sunday Telegraph on 19 June 2016.

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Tropical North Queensland will inspire travellers from all walks of life to find their paradise as part of a new winter campaign in market this week.

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Queensland’s unique destination holiday experiences will shine in the USA when the new Connect for Life campaign launches in the United States today.

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Queensland is on show to thousands of Kiwi households after the second Bachelor New Zealand season began airing episodes filmed exclusively in Queensland.

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The ‘Attenborough effect’ is inspiring more international visitors to travel to Queensland following the screening of David Attenborough’s Great Barrier Reef in the United Kingdom.

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Queenstown will become Queensland-town when the largest contingent of state tourism trade representatives head to the South Island to inspire more New Zealanders to holiday in the Sunshine State.

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One of Asia’s biggest stars has launched a new music video featuring some of Brisbane’s most iconic landmarks and Queensland destinations.

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Tourism and Events Queensland has partnered with STA Travel to launch a multi-million dollar tourism campaign in Australia, the UK and Europe, designed to inspire more young travellers to visit Queensland.

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Tourism and Events Queensland’s "Big Aussie Reunion" campaign has taken out the Gold Award for Best Strategic PR campaign at the recent Travel Marketing Awards in the UK.

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Queensland’s greatest natural treasure will be featured in a one-hour, prime-time television documentary to be aired this Sunday (27 March 2016).

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Queensland has landed five of Australia’s top ten favourite destinations in TripAdvisor's Traveller’s Choice Awards.

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Tourism and Events Queensland (TEQ) will target China’s fast growing Free and Independent Traveller market through a new partnership with the country’s largest social travel network Mafengwo. 

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Tourism and Events Queensland is undertaking a wide range of consumer marketing activity in the upcoming weeks to promote the Great Barrier Reef. 

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Tourism and Events Queensland will lead a trade mission to China showcasing the state to key trade partners from China, Hong Kong and Taiwan, as Queensland welcomes record numbers of Chinese visitors.

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Tourism and Events Queensland is leading a major marketing push in New Zealand on the back of record international visitor numbers across the state.

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Queensland will be on show as Asia Pacific’s largest aviation route development forum brings more than 1000 senior decision makers from major international airlines, airports and the tourism industry to Brisbane in 2018.

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International visitors spent almost $5 billion across Queensland in 2015 as tourism continues to boom, Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said today.

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More New Zealand travellers will head to Queensland this winter with the introduction of a new year-round Qantas service from Christchurch to Brisbane.

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Queenslanders will discover the Mackay region’s nature-based tourism offerings as part of a new marketing campaign which kicks off this week.

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The 2016 Australian PGA Championship will capture the attention of the world with a prime position on the international golf schedule.

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Queensland Rugby League fans will have twice as many reasons to cheer at Suncorp Stadium on 14 May with the return of the Doubleheader to Suncorp Stadium.

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Noosa Triathlon can now lay claim to being the world’s largest mass participation triathlon.

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Queensland’s aviation sector is taking off after Hong Kong Airlines announced year-round flights from Hong Kong to the Gold Coast and Cairns, due to commence in early April.

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The 2016 NAB Challenge match in Mackay was officially launched today by Member for Mackay Julianne Gilbert as tickets went on-sale to members ahead of the general public on-sale tomorrow.

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One of China’s most famous celebrity families is experiencing some of Queensland’s best destinations as part of a filming tour led by National Geographic Magazine China.

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Two-time Women’s British Open champion and former world number one Jiyai Shin will make her fourth appearance at the RACV Ladies Masters at the RACV Royal Pines Resort from February 25-28.

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Cheyenne Woods returns to Royal Pines Resort on the Gold Coast as a former champion of the RACV Ladies Masters and should she reproduce the form that saw her sweep to victory in 2014, she will have a great chance of lifting the crystal trophy for the second time.

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SBS has launched an innovative virtual reality campaign promoting The 8th Asia Pacific Triennial ofContemporary Art (APT8) exhibition, on behalf of Tourism and Events Queensland.

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There are only 100 days until the world’s best Cross Country and Downhill riders hit Tropical North Queensland for the second round of the 2016 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup.

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New Singapore Airlines flights to Queensland will deliver a $46 million tourism boost to the state with the airline introducing three new flights each week to Brisbane from late May. 

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Australia’s first Hong Kong Airlines flight HX015 touched down on the Gold Coast today strengthening the state’s growing aviation connections with the booming Chinese tourist market.

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Minister for Tourism and Major Events Kate Jones has welcomed the world’s greatest tennis player back to Queensland where he will defend his Brisbane International title.

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Daily flights between Vancouver and Brisbane could bring more than 90,000 additional travellers to Queensland every year, Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announced today.

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Queensland tourism regions will benefit from a $1.8 million funding boost supporting growth in destination events across the state, Minister for Tourism and Major Events Kate Jones announced today.

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A strong rise in business travel to Brisbane has resulted in Queensland’s best-ever year in domestic tourism, Minister for Tourism and Major Events Kate Jones said today.

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Sunshine Coast creative marketing and advertising agency dtb! Advertising has been appointed Tourism and Events Queensland’s sales agent.

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Queensland’s living treasure has received the star treatment at a special London pre-screening of Sir David Attenborough’s latest documentary series – Great Barrier Reef with David Attenborough.

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A delegation of 35 VIP Japanese tourism trade representatives will experience some of Queensland’s best tourism and event offerings when they tour the state this week.

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International visitors to Queensland spent a record $4.7 billion in the state with Brisbane and the Gold Coast recording the biggest rises, according to new figures released by Tourism Research Australia.

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North Queensland Cowboys will play an NRL premiership fixture in Cairns for the first time in 2016.

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Queensland has secured another sporting blockbuster with the announcement of a marquee NRL premiership double-header at Suncorp Stadium in May next year.

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Queensland holiday destinations will receive greater promotion in China through a new three-year agreement with Asia’s largest airline.

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Queensland has confirmed its status as Asia-Pacific’s home of triathlon by capturing one of the world’s most prestigious IRONMAN events from Melbourne.

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The Justin Timberlake of Asia, ‘King of K-Pop’, Rain, arrived in Queensland today to tour the state as ambassador of a new Tourism and Events Queensland campaign. 

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Queensland has become the first Australian state to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with China Eastern Airlines in a landmark agreement set to deliver a $22 million tourism boost for the State, Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announced today. 

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Minister for Tourism, Major Events and the Commonwealth Games Kate Jones met with Hong Kong Badminton Association Chairman Tong Wai Lun today to discuss opportunities to encourage further participation in major events staged in Queensland.

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Tourism and Events Queensland (TEQ) today unveiled the 2016 Queensland calendar of events, featuring Australia’s best live events staged in the best destinations.

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Queenslanders are being encouraged to travel to the Southern Great Barrier Reef to experience the annual turtle season, one of the state’s signature eco-tourism encounters.

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A delegation of 22 Gold Coast tourism operators are visiting China this week as part of a tourism mission aiming to create new business opportunities and grow the important market.

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Korean  celebrity and K-Pop sensation, Rain, will star in a new Queensland tourism marketing campaign that will entice more Korean travellers to visit. 

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A Toyota AFL Premiership Season match will occur at Cazalys Stadium, Cairns in the 2016 Season.

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A new luxury day tour to Lady Musgrave Island is expected to bring up to 25,000 extra visitors to Bundaberg and about $10 million to the local economy each year.

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Netball is set to provide a massive boost to the Gold Coast economy with almost three thousand competitors preparing to take part in NetFest, Netball Australia’s mass participation event for men and women aged 18 years and over.

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Gold Coast Airport today welcomed the first passengers flying direct from Wuhan, China, on the new Jetstar flight JQ68.

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One of the most star-studded fields in the event’s history will line-up for the 2015 Coates Hire Coolangatta Gold on October 10 and 11.

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As it prepares to host some of the world’s best athletes at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, the Gold Coast will also be a major player in promoting the grassroots growth of Australian sport by staging key participation conferences in 2015 and 2017.

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Maranoa Regional Council’s Tourism Coordinator, Megan Swords, will represent Queensland in October at the 2015 Australian Regional Tourism Network (ARTN) Young Regional Tourism Professionals Awards.

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A delegation of 17 Queensland tourism businesses will tour Japan this week as part of a national trade mission aimed at growing the State’s share of Japanese visitors.

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Queensland’s tourism attractions and visitor experiences are on show for 36 European journalists this week as part of Queensland on Stage Europe hosted by Tourism and Events Queensland.

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International visitors to Queensland have spent a record $4.6 billion in the past financial year, demonstrating the state’s strongest performance since the Global Financial Crisis.

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Minister for Tourism and Major Events Kate Jones today announced $740,000 in grants to support regional events.

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AN influential group of female travel and lifestyle writers, photographers, social influencers and camerawomen, plus a male mechanic called Dave, will drive 1700km from Brisbane to Birdsville to cover the iconic horse race next week.[No text in field]

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A delegation of 16 Queensland tourism businesses will visit India this weekend as part of a national trade mission in an effort to grow the State’s share of Indian travellers.

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Four of the world’s top-ranked tennis players have signed on for Brisbane International 2016, including 17-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer who is back to defend his title.

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Tourism and Events Queensland has launched a range of new features on the This is Queensland app designed to increase the number of drive visitors who travel throughout Queensland each year.

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Queensland’s Regional Tourism Organisations will invest almost $5.5 million in 17 projects that will promote our state’s iconic tourism destinations.

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Queensland is preparing to welcome an extra 108,000 international visitors each year with the first direct flights from Japan since 2010 touching down in Brisbane today.

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More Chinese travellers are bound for Queensland with Hong Kong Airlines to begin the first flights to the Gold Coast and Cairns from January 2016.

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The latest Tourism Research Australia figures show international visitors spent a record $4.4 billion in Queensland in the year to March 2015.

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Queensland’s whale watching season has begun with an estimated 20,000 humpback whales expected to migrate along the coast, bringing thousands of visitors to the Fraser Coast.

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Brisbane has been painted red this week as the city hosts English Premier League giants Liverpool FC for the first time in the club’s 123-year history. 

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The first direct flights between Canada and Queensland will get underway next year bringing 12,000 extra visitors and a more than $24 million annual boost to the economy.

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Queensland welcomed almost 900,000 more Australian visitors in the year to March 2015, boosted by a surge in business-related travel according to new figures released today.

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Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has launched a new social media tourism campaign inviting global travellers to experience the greatest reef on earth.

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A record number of participants will line up in the Gold Coast Airport Marathon next month with almost 5,800 runners already registered for the main race, two weeks out from the event.

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The Great Barrier Reef will be centre stage at Australia’s largest tourism trade event which begins this weekend following the release of a new e-magazine developed by Tourism and Events Queensland.

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Queensland’s native wildlife will star in a new Tourism and Events Queensland (TEQ) digital marketing campaign, thanks to an artistic twist on a series of animal images. 

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A tourism trade mission to Japan this week will help attract more visitors to Queensland when daily Qantas flights between Tokyo and Brisbane start in August.

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Treasurer Curtis Pitt was on the tarmac at the Cairns International Airport today to welcome passengers disembarking SilkAir flight MI828, the first into Cairns.

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The Gold Coast is ready to welcome 180,000 spectators in October for the Castrol Gold Coast 600 V8 Supercars event.

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Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has unveiled a new tourism campaign to entice South East Queenslanders to Queensland’s Outback to help boost districts struggling through drought.

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Tourism and Major Events Minister Kate Jones today announced a new $2 million program to grow events tourism in Queensland.

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A major international tourism marketing effort is underway in Japan this week to promote Queensland before new daily Qantas flights from Tokyo to Brisbane begin in August.

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Today marks two years until the Gold Coast serves up the World Team Badminton Championships, with Queensland receiving the Sudirman Cup flag in a handover ceremony in China this week. 

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Queensland has won the rights to host the 2018 ITU World Triathlon Series Grand Final and World Championships on the Gold Coast.

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Queensland tourism destinations are on show this week with more than 200 leading Chinese travel agents visiting the Whitsundays.

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Australians are being encouraged to book the perfect winter escape to the Whitsundays following the launch of a new interstate tourism campaign.

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The Gold Coast is set to welcome thousands more travellers from China thanks to new non-stop flights starting in September.

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FOUR digital influencers with a combined Instagram following of more than 420,000 people will capture Tropical North Queensland through the lens of a Canon camera in a new social media campaign by Tourism and Events Queensland (TEQ) and Canon Australia.

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Brisbane will become the second city in the world to host the World Science Festival when it heads down under in March 2016 in an exclusive six-year agreement.

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A new tourism marketing campaign is underway to encourage Australians to take a Vacation Migration to the Sunshine Coast this winter. 

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Australia’s largest tourism trade show, the Australian Tourism Exchange (ATE), will be hosted on the Gold Coast for the first time in 2016 – providing a boost to the state’s $23 billion tourism sector.

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Brisbane residents could sample a taste of the country at Brisbane’s Eat Street Markets this weekend, Minister for Tourism and Major Events Kate Jones said today.

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A new tourism campaign will encourage New Zealand visitors to escape the cold winter and soak up the warmth of a Sunshine Coast holiday. 

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Minister for Tourism and Major Events Kate Jones today congratulated the winner of the Paradise Through Your Lens Tropical North Queensland marketing campaign.

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Social media audiences around the world will hear all about Queensland’s tourist destinations through an online campaign underway this week.

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Sixteen Queensland tourism businesses have been recognised for their contribution to Australia’s tourism industry at the Qantas Australian Tourism Awards.

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The Famous for Fun Gold Coast has rolled out the red carpet as budding silver screen enthusiasts arrive in Queensland for the highly-anticipated 2015 Gold Coast Film Festival.

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The Gold Coast will remain home to the hugely popular NetFest in 2015 under a new partnership announced between Netball Australia and the Queensland Government, through Tourism and Events Queensland.

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A landmark digital tourism initiative is guiding visitors to explore Queensland’s destinations as Tourism and Events Queensland rolls out Australia’s largest tourism network of iBeacons across the state.

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New technology is now being used in the Queensland Tourism industry to attract visitors to local attractions and appeal to families in a bid to boost tourism expenditure.

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Tourism and Events Queensland is leading a delegation of tourism businesses to China today for a week-long trade mission to showcase the State as a premier holiday destination.

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Past, present and future champions have officially launched the Centenary celebrations of the Australian Surf Lifesaving Championships on the Gold Coast.

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A delegation of 20 Queensland tourism operators has arrived in Los Angeles today ahead of the second annual Australian Marketplace. 

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The Southern Hemisphere’s largest international country and roots music festival will rock Willowbank Raceway, just outside of Ipswich for the first time when the CMC (Country Music Channel) Rocks QLD festival begins tomorrow.

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The Gold Coast is set to host the 2020 World Bowls Championships for the first time since its inception almost 50 years ago.

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A wave of artistic celebration will sweep across the Gold Coast from today as the Bleach* Festival lights up venues throughout the city

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Queenslanders are being encouraged to visit the Southern Great Barrier Reef to support the local tourism industry and do their bit to support the region with its recovery from Tropical Cyclone Marcia.

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Townsville will host another NAB Challenge pre-season fixture when the Gold Coast Suns play the Geelong Cats this Sunday March 1 as part of a partnership between Tourism and Events Queensland and the Australian Football League.

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Ten passionate travellers are exploring Tropical North Queensland this month to capture their view of paradise in the bid for a $20,000 prize.

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Queenslanders will be enchanted by Mackay’s stunning nature-based tourism experiences with a new marketing campaign to commence tomorrow, 14 February 2015.

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Queensland’s tourism industry has received a boost today with Qantas announcing it will increase services on a range of routes into the State in 2015.

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English Premier League giants, Liverpool FC, have today announced they will tour Australia in July, kicking off their campaign in Queensland against the Brisbane Roar at Suncorp Stadium.  

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Chinese New Year festivities are underway with thousands of Chinese visitors choosing to celebrate the Year of the Sheep in Queensland.

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Tourism and Events Queensland will lead a delegation of 44 Queensland tourism businesses on a trade mission to New Zealand, the state’s largest international visitor market, with the 2015 Queensland on Tour arriving in Auckland today.

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Queensland will stage Australia’s only Baroque festival under a new three-year agreement, reinforcing the state’s reputation as a cultural mecca.  

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Ten passionate travellers have been invited to visit Tropical North Queensland in February to capture the destination’s visitor experiences as part of a new global tourism marketing campaign.

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Tourism and Events Queensland (TEQ) will lead a delegation of 20 Queensland tourism businesses to South East Asia next week to capitalise on the growing international market.

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British visitors will be reunited with Australian friends and families on the Gold Coast today thanks to a partnership between Tourism and Events Queensland, Flight Centre, Virgin Australia, Etihad Airways and Gold Coast Tourism.

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As part of the AFC Asian Cup 2015 currently underway in Australia, ball boy Stephen White, 12, has been hailed a lucky charm for China's Asian Cup team after giving their goalkeeper, Wang Dalei a match-winning tip for the game against Saudi Arabia during the penalty kick.

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The unique wildlife experiences of the Mackay Region have gained worldwide coverage in social and traditional media following a promotional push by Mackay Tourism in partnership with Tourism and Events Queensland.

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Tourism and Events Queensland has announced that the Country Music Channel Music Awards will be staged in Brisbane from 2015, as part of a new multi-year partnership with Foxtel.

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Tourism and Events Queensland (TEQ) today unveiled a new look Queensland.com, the State’s official tourism website, and visitor app providing global travellers with enhanced access to destinations across the state.

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The international spotlight will once again shine on Brisbane as the city hosts two Asian entertainment giants when the AFC Asian Cup 2015 goes head to head with China’s mega popular reality television show I, Supermodel in a spectacular fusion of football and fashion.

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Tennis great Roger Federer has returned to Brisbane, Australia to revisit the form and feeling that led to 73 wins in 2014; one of his best years ever and more wins than any other player.

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The Australian PGA Championship will remain in Queensland under a new long-term agreement that will see the tournament hosted on the Gold Coast until 2017.

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One of Australia’s largest annual international tourism trade events will return to Queensland in 2015 with the Whitsundays confirmed to host Tourism Australia’s Corroboree Greater China event.

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The Queensland Government has secured the Harvey Norman Rugby League All Stars match for a further two years. 

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The search is on for 10 global travellers to capture the beauty of Tropical North Queensland as part of an exciting new tourism campaign.

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The Newman Government has expanded the Outback Education Tour Subsidy Scheme for a further three years and introduced more destinations for students to tour.

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The 2017 Badminton World Federation (BWF) Sudirman Cup will be held on the Gold Coast following a successful bid by Tourism and Events Queensland (TEQ) and Badminton Australia.

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Queensland’s most exceptional food and wine experiences will be showcased to millions of potential travellers as 11 of the world’s most respected culinary VIPs tour the state this week. 

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More jobs and a stronger tourism industry will flow from Silk Air’s announcement of its first regular Queensland service, with flights between Singapore and Cairns bringing around 20,000 extra passengers into the tropical north each year.

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Want to know where to pop the question in Queensland? Which hotels are pooch friendly? Or how to spend 48 hours in the state’s prettiest beach town? Then head to the all-new Queensland.com/blog where the team that scours the state picking the best travel experiences for the world’s top media, now upload their own tales for everyone to read.  

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Queensland has scored another arts coup with the opening of Future Beauty, an exclusive exhibition of 30 years of Japanese design opening at the Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA).

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A world-class line up of events will feature as part of a new Queensland calendar unveiled today under the marketing banner - It’s Live! In Queensland.

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A major state-wide advertising campaign will promote the Bundaberg North Burnett and the Southern Great Barrier Reef region ahead of the local turtle hatching season.

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A $6 million commercial partnership between Tourism and Events Queensland (TEQ) and Flight Centre has rolled out this week promoting Queensland across Australia.

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A new million dollar tourism campaign encouraging visitors to migrate to the Sunshine Coast for a holiday this summer was launched to industry and media on the Sunshine Coast today.

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More than 6000 images of Queensland were captured by 1085 Instagrammers who gathered in almost 90 locations across the state on Saturday as part of the landmark Queensland ‘Instameet’, the biggest event of its kind in the world.

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Robert Allenby and Greg Chalmers are set to tee it up at the Australian PGA Championship on the Gold Coast from 11-14 December.

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Tourism and Events Queensland’s (TEQ) Best Job in the World campaign has been inducted into the PR News Platinum PR Awards Hall of Fame at an awards ceremony in New York City. 

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Families in Shanghai, Taiwan and Hong Kong will be targeted in a major new marketing initiative that will promote the Sunshine State across Greater China.

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Queensland tourism businesses will gain access to the latest Asia-Pacific visitor research as part of an exclusive new partnership between Tourism and Events Queensland (TEQ) and the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) announced today.

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In a tourism and events coup for Queensland, Brisbane Festival secured the exclusive rights to produce and stage The Perfect American. The latest opera by world-renowned composer Philip Glass will delight audiences through until 20 September at the QPAC Concert Hall.

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Around 50 per cent of Chinese residents living in Australia intend to holiday in Queensland within the next two years, according to a new Tourism Research Australia report titled Chinese Resident Perceptions of Queensland.

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The ITU World Triathlon Series is coming to Queensland following a successful bid by the State Government. The International Triathlon Union has confirmed the Gold Coast will host a leg of the series from the 10-12 April 2015, positioning Queensland as Australia’s home of triathlon. 

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V8 SUPERCARS has unveiled the action-packed program of off-track events and celebrations that will light up the Gold Coast in the two weeks leading up to the Castrol EDGE Gold Coast 600.

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Roger Federer has today announced he will return to Queensland for his second shot at the Brisbane International in 2015.  Minister for Tourism, Major Events, Small Business and the Commonwealth Games, Jann Stuckey, welcomed the news that the 17-time Grand Slam champion and World No. 3, Roger Federer, would again travel to Queensland to start his 2015 season. 

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The Gold Coast will host more than 500 leading digital influencers with a combined audience of more than 35 million at the 2014 ProBlogger Conference starting today.

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Tourism and Events Queensland and Flight Centre Travel Group have today announced a new $6 million commercial partnership to promote Queensland globally as a premier tourism and events destination.

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A major new tourism initiative has been unveiled for the Mackay Region today with the launch of the destination’s new destination brand– The Mackay Region. Nature. Reserved.

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Hometown hero and World Number 2 Adam Scott will return to the Gold Coast in December to defend his Australian PGA Championship title.

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The spectacular Gold Coast will be showcased to millions of TV viewers across Asia and North America with the opening of the 2014 Hancock Prospecting Pan Pacific Swimming Championships today.

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Queensland has secured the largest international country music festival in the Southern Hemisphere, CMC Rocks QLD (Queensland) to be held 13-15 March 2015. 

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This year’s Pan Pacific Masters Games held from 1-9 November will host one of the biggest live entertainment programs in its history with an impressive line-up of Australian rock and roll royalty.

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Queensland’s global reputation as a pre-eminent major event destination has been bolstered at a gathering of large British firms in London today.

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Mackay’s economy will receive a boost, when it hosts more than two hundred event organisers from across Queensland, delivering on the Government’s promise to grow tourism as one of the four pillars of the economy.

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Queensland’s economy has received a $14.51 million boost, thanks to the Gallery of Modern Art’s (GOMA) blockbuster Cai Guo-Qiang exhibition Falling Back to Earth. 

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Queenslanders are encouraged to save the date on 4 October to participate in the world’s biggest ‘Instameet’, a landmark social media event to capture thousands of images of Queensland destinations.

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IRONMAN announced today that it has chosen Australia’s Sunshine Coast in Mooloolaba, Queensland to host the 2016 IRONMAN® 70.3® World Championship. The championship race will be held in September, 2016 and is the first time that the IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship will be staged in the Southern Hemisphere. 

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A major new international tourism campaign promoting Queensland as the perfect place for a working holiday amongst UK youth premiers in the UK today.

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Toowoomba’s families and the local economy will receive a boost, with the city to host five new mountain bike events over the next three years including the Oceania Mountain Bike (MTB) Championships in 2015 and 2017 at Jubilee Park.

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The best of Queensland tourism will be on display for 35 inbound tour operators and online travel agents who work in the state’s key international visitor markets during an Australian Tourism Export Council (ATEC) workshop supported by Qantas and Tourism and Events Queensland in Sydney today.  

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The 2015 Australian athletics season will come to an impressive crescendo in Brisbane (Qld), with Athletics Australia and Tourism and Events Queensland today confirming that the Sunshine State capital will play host to the 93rd Australian Athletics Championships on 26-29 March 2015.

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Teamwork is set to help build even more positive promotion of Bundaberg, Gladstone and Capricorn as the ‘Southern Great Barrier Reef’

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In a major show of confidence in the state’s tourism industry, the Whitsundays are today giving a warm Queensland welcome to the first passengers travelling on Qantas’ new Sydney – Hamilton Island service.

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The iconic Koru symbol will again be seen across Sunshine Coast skies as Air New Zealand commences its 2014 seasonal Auckland-Sunshine Coast flights today.

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Queensland’s food and wine experiences will be top of the menu this week as a selection of Australian food and wine industry representatives take a seat at the table for the Queensland lunch as part of Tourism Australia’s global campaign, Restaurant Australia.

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Almost $3.1 million will be invested in 22 Queensland tourism and events projects as part of the Queensland Government’s Regional Tourism Organisation (RTO) Contestable Grants Funding Scheme.

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Sydneysiders are being encouraged to embrace their desire for a Queensland holiday and break the winter blues with the next instalment of the ‘Give me Brisbane Any Day’ interstate marketing campaign.

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Surf Life Saving Australia today announced that the 2016 Australian Life Saving Championships (The Aussies), the largest event of its kind, will be held on the Sunshine Coast from Saturday 16 to Sunday 24 April 2016.

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Queensland has welcomed some of the world’s best ballet dancers, with the stars of the American Ballet Theatre visiting the Queensland Performing Arts Centre ahead of their exclusive season of Swan Lake in Brisbane later this year.

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Explorer and environmentalist Jean-Michel Cousteau will front a new tourism marketing campaign encouraging North American families to follow in his footsteps and explore the Great Barrier Reef.

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The idyllic tourism experiences of the Whitsundays will be showcased to Australian holidaymakers as a new tourism campaign lights up television screens this week. 

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Sixty top-selling German travel agents will begin a tour of Queensland this week culminating in a trade event in Cairns.

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A major new marketing initiative has been unveiled for Townsville North Queensland today with the launch of the destination’s new global destination brand – Townsville North Queensland, Alive with curiosity.

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Residents in regional Queensland will be able to enjoy 23 community events with $520,000 of new funding for a scheme to support local businesses and deliver on the Government’s election promise to grow tourism as one of the four pillars of the economy.

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A new digital campaign will promote the Whitsundays and Queensland as Australia’s premier sailing destination, delivering on the Government’s election promises and growing the tourism industry.

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Thousands of car enthusiasts will flock to Cooly Rocks On this weekend where a nostalgic mix of custom and classic vehicles, hot rods and retro markets will provide a big boost for the region’s tourism industry as well as local small businesses.

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Hundreds of primary school children will be serenading at popular spots along the Queensland coast as the whale watching season gets underway today.

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Queensland has welcomed more than two million international visitors in the year to March 2014, according to new figures released today.

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Thousands of international and domestic athletes and spectators have converged on Cairns this week for the Cairns Airport Adventure Festival, providing a big boost for the region’s tourism industry as well as local small businesses.

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More than 150 Queensland tourism operators will learn the latest online marketing trends and digital technology tips from global IT leaders at QTalks: A Digital Big Bang! held in Brisbane today.

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Australians will be enticed to warm up this winter with a holiday on the Gold Coast as the latest instalment of the ‘Famous for fun’ And Action! campaign rolls out this week.

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A new tourism marketing campaign is encouraging travellers to take a break from the city and head to Southern Queensland where 'somewhere in the country... it’s snuggling season'.

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The 2014 Hancock Prospecting Pan Pacific Swimming Championships are coming to the Gold Coast this August with public tickets going on sale TODAY.

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The Gold Coast economy is set to be boosted by more than $12 million, with the Blues on Broadbeach Music Festival returning on 22-25th May. The award-winning festival was officially launched by the Minister for Tourism, Major Events, Small Business and the Commonwealth Games Jann Stuckey, who said the four-day major event would see 60 performers deliver more than 330 hours of free entertainment for both visitors and locals.

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Three of Queensland’s leading chefs will serve up the state’s most spectacular food and wine experiences to a global audience as part of Tourism Australia’s new ‘Restaurant Australia’ campaign.

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Southern Queensland Country tourism operators are hitting the road and heading to Victorian destinations to gain insights into some of the country’s leading tourism locations to attract more visitors to Queensland.

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Thousands of people from 33 countries will descend on Cairns this weekend for the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup at the Smithfield Regional Park, providing another boost for the local tourism market.

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A new tourism marketing campaign to attract Brisbane and interstate visitors to Tropical North Queensland will start screening this week.

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Brisbane is set to host its first ever rugby league Four Nations international double-header, bringing an anticipated six thousand interstate and overseas tourists to Queensland in October.

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Brisbane has cantered into the racing season spotlight with the launch of the 2014 Brisbane Racing Carnival.

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There is no better place to holiday this Easter than in Queensland.

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Australians are spending up in Queensland with a $330 million dollar boost in 2013, showing the Government is delivering on its election promise to grow tourism as one of the four pillars of the economy.

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Tourism experts have gathered in Cairns to discuss global industry trends and drive growth in international visitor numbers to Queensland.

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The strength of the State’s tourism industry has been further recognised at the 2013 Qantas Australian Tourism Awards with eleven Queensland operators awarded for their outstanding contribution.

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New research has shown that Queensland communities recognise the importance of the growth of the Queensland tourism industry under the Newman Government’s DestinationQ strategy.

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Minister for Tourism, Major Events, Small Business and the Commonwealth Games Jann Stuckey has today announced the appointment of Leanne Coddington as CEO of Tourism and Events Queensland (TEQ).

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Queensland’s tourism industry received a $1 billion boost in overnight visitor expenditure in the year to September 2013, showing the Newman Government is delivering on its election promises.

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The Sunshine Coast tourism industry is flying high following the announcement that Air New Zealand will extend its seasonal flights from Auckland for another three years.

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Brisbane will be home to the third Australian base for budget airline Tigerair Australia from 2014, in a significant boost to the Queensland economy and tourism sector.

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International visitors spent an extra $200 million in Queensland in the year to September, with a record number of Chinese visitors delivering the extra boost for the tourism industry.

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Queensland’s drive tourism market will be further boosted after plans were announced to overhaul camping guidelines in the state.

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Travellers around the world have shown their love for a Queensland holiday with Tourism and Events Queensland’s Visit Queensland Facebook page overnight reaching one million fans.

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Queensland’s tourism industry is set for a further boost with the Newman Government today announcing a refocus of Tourism and Events Queensland’s (TEQ) international operations.

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Fraser Coast tourism operators have reported a bumper whale-watching season with both humpbacks and tourists migrating to the destination this year, providing another boost to the local economy.

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Three hundred of China’s top travel agents who specialise in selling Australian holidays will converge on the Gold Coast for the inaugural Corroboree Greater China in 2014.

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The Australian PGA Championship teeing off on the Gold Coast today will deliver a massive boost to the state’s tourism industry with more than 30,000 visitors expected to attend and 400 million television viewers across 40 countries expected to watch the world-class sporting event.

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A major international promotion to entice more UK, US and Hong Kong visitors to travel to Queensland has taken off this month as part of the new $12 million agreement between Queensland and Qantas.

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Fifty-two events across the state will share $1.4 million in new funding under the latest round of the Tourism and Events Queensland Regional Development Program.

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Eight Queensland artists and companies who will be on show to more than 600 national and international producers at the Australian Performing Arts Market (APAM) have been congratulated by Arts Minister Ian Walker and Tourism and Events Minister Jann Stuckey.

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Holiday makers will be encouraged to secure their spot to experience Queensland’s awe-inspiring turtle season, with a new tourism campaign being launched today.

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Swags of Queensland students will be encouraged to take an excursion to experience Australia’s most authentic classroom in Outback Queensland as part of a new Tourism and Events Queensland marketing campaign, launched this week.

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An invitation to attend Brisbane’s blockbuster summer event season will be extended to New Zealanders as part of a new tourism marketing campaign that began this week.

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Gold Coast tourism attractions will be the star of screens across Australia from next week, reminding Australians to book a trip to the nation’s playground this summer.

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Queensland today welcomed the arrival of the first daily Emirates A380 Dubai-Brisbane-Auckland service in a boost worth an estimated $23 million in visitor expenditure annually.

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Queensland remains a favourite holiday destination for Southerners according to new figures released today.

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Students from a Gladstone school have won a trip to see the Fraser Coast’s humpback whales after taking part in the ‘Junior Whale Whisperers’ program, an initiative of the ‘Harvey and the Humpbacks’ tourism marketing campaign.

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The Gold Coast may be ‘Famous for Fun’ but in two weeks’ time it will also become ‘Famous for blogging’, when Australia’s blogging guru Darren Rowse brings his annual ProBlogger Training Event to the Sunshine State.

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Queensland’s tourism industry has received another boost today with China Southern Airlines officially confirming it will increase its Guangzhou-Brisbane route to a daily service from 21 November 2013.

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The Queensland Government and Qantas have today signed a $12 million cooperative marketing agreement to promote the State’s tourism destinations to the world.

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Almost 100,000 additional tourists a year will be able to visit Brisbane with Emirates’ first regular A380 services into the city.

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Thousands of visitors from Australia and overseas are expected from today on the Sunshine Coast for the prestigious Noosa International Food and Wine Festival.

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