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Tangalooma Island Resort uses comedy to bolster low season sales

Thinking outside the box, and in a bid to bolster low season sales, Queensland’s Tangalooma Island Resort has announced it will be presenting the very first ‘Tangalooma Laughs Comedy Festival’ on Friday 13 May and Saturday 14 May.

The first event of its kind and one Queensland has never seen before, the event has attracted some of Australia’s hottest comic talent, while providing a unique island backdrop, making it a welcome addition to Tangalooma’s already impressive events calendar.

Every tourism operator experiences peaks and troughs throughout the seasons and we are no different says Ben Forbes, marketing manager of the resort, “We wanted to create an event, something exciting and something that will appeal to our target market and entice them over to the island on off season and I think this comedy festival does just that.

“May and June can be quieter, but with the addition of this new and unique comedy event, as well as our primary Winter based Whale Watching season, we’ll be on track to increase our domestic room nights, year-on-year for May-June by 10 to 20 percent. The island will be positively thriving. We will also be welcoming a P&O cruise on the Saturday so we are delighted to have something new and exciting to offer those passengers as well as our own.”

With hilarious stand up style gala shows from a selection of great Australian comedians, the festival will run on Friday 13th and Saturday 14th May 2016 after 8pm and is open to over 18s only.

Some of the comedians include great Australian acts such as the hilariously raw Greg Fleet, the sharp-witted Chris Wainhouse and many more – along with guest appearances by household name Mike Goldman, former host of Big Brother, Joker Poker and actor on the hugely popular Slide on Fox 8.

While the festival is over 18s only, to ensure families are still well catered for, a free of charge, all ages comedy performance will be hosted from midday, Saturday 14th May featuring Chris Wainhouse, Rob Brown, Mike Goldstein & Steve Allison, as well as emerging local comedy talent to enjoy.

Guests already booked on the 13th and 14th can purchase tickets for $40 per person per night on the Tangalooma website, through the Tangalooma call centre (1300 652 250) or at the resort reception upon arrival.

Tangalooma Island Resort is a short 75-minute ferry journey from Brisbane with passenger ferry services departing from Holt Street Wharf in Pinkenba.

Accommodation packages for the Tangalooma Laughs Comedy Festival start from $199 per night, for up to four adults and includes the iconic sunset wild dolphin feeding, selected resort activities and two tickets to the festival. Extra tickets can be purchased for $25 per person when attached to an accommodation package.

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