Category Archives: Tourism

Domestic tourism continues to recover in Qld

Posted on December 12, 2012 by Gene Tunny

There is some useful information on recent trends in domestic tourism (i.e. Australians holidaying in Australia) in Tourism Queensland’s latest Domestic Tourism Snapshot for the year ended September 2012. Domestic tourism in Queensland continues to recover, but still appears below … Continue reading →

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Tourism recovering at slower rate in Qld than in rest of Australia

Posted on December 5, 2012 by Gene Tunny

Queensland’s tourism industry is recovering at a slower rate than that of the rest of Australia, as shown in these charts from Tourism Queensland’s new International Tourism Snapshot:     Pete Faulkner at Conus Economics Blog has some insightful analysis of … Continue reading →

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Qld should look to Victoria for tips on tourism promotion

Posted on November 14, 2012 by Gene Tunny

Tourism Queensland released its handy Overseas Arrivals and Australian Departures Data Sheet yesterday (basically a repackaging of ABS data), and it highlighted to me that Queensland’s tourism promotion is failing and that we can learn something from the quirky, interesting … Continue reading →

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Eclipse tourism boost for Far North Qld

Posted on November 7, 2012 by Gene Tunny

From Tourism Queensland’s news room (60,000 to make eclipse pilgrimage to Queensland’s Tropical North): Tropical North Queensland is preparing to welcome an estimated 60,000 people to witness the region’s first total solar eclipse in more than 1,300 years. Minister for … Continue reading →

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Positive outlook for Far North tourism with direct flights from China about to commence

Posted on October 9, 2012 by Gene Tunny

Pete Faulkner at Conus Economics Blog has a nice summary of today’s new ABS overseas arrivals and departures data and their implications for Far North Queensland (FNQ), noting: …Importantly for the FNQ tourism industry, the influx of Chinese visitors showed … Continue reading →

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Big call from ANZ strategist – $A to hit $US1.07 in longer run

Posted on September 18, 2012 by Gene Tunny

AFR Marketwrap (pay-walled) reports on a big call from an ANZ currency strategist on the Aussie dollar: The Australian dollar will continue to appreciate and could top $US1.07 in the longer run as major economies continue to loosen monetary policy … Continue reading →

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Strong recovery in Qld domestic tourism – particularly Queenslanders holidaying in Qld

Posted on September 13, 2012 by Gene Tunny

Tourism Queensland yesterday released a snapshot of Tourism Australia National Visitor Survey data for 2011-12, which contains some nice charts showing a strong recovery in domestic tourism in Queensland (i.e. intra-state or interstate tourism): The recovery is solely due to … Continue reading →

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Chinese tourism expected to boost Far North economy

Posted on September 6, 2012 by Gene Tunny

The forecast doubling of numbers may sound overly optimistic, but let’s hope there is some truth to expectations of a boom in Chinese tourism in the Far North, as reported this morning in the Cairns Post: THE number of Chinese … Continue reading →

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Does tourism promotion on a Statewide basis make sense?

Posted on July 25, 2012 by Gene Tunny

A report in the Courier-Mail that the Government is considering a cut to Tourism Queensland’s funding reminded me of a comment by Simon Anholt, an international advisor on national branding, in the latest Monocle (p. 93, Issue 55) regarding the … Continue reading →

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Las Vegas a poor example for Gold Coast to follow

Posted on July 12, 2012 by Gene Tunny

The Gold Coast Bulletin reports this morning that Las Vegas may become Coast’s sister city: MAYOR Tom Tate will today officially ask Las Vegas to become a sister city of the Gold Coast and says our region’s tourist strip can … Continue reading →

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