Tag Archives: queensland

A code of conduct for hosts and guests and a “strikes and you’re out” policy will be central to Queensland’s response to short-term letting issues, says state tourism minister Kate Jones. 

New data shows Queensland tourism is booming, with the industry employing some 220,000 people and generating more than $25 billion for the state.

Airbnb is mobilising its hosts to lobby for a Queensland-wide bed tax, in an effort to stop local governments imposing their own short-stay fees.

A Queensland island resort with its own turtle rehabilitation centre and natural cyclone protection has hit the market, attracting strong interest from home and abroad.

For the first time, visitor spending in regional NSW has overtaken that in regional Queensland - despite the tourism mecca of the Gold Coast being included in Queensland’s tally.

Resort News heard from more than 100 accom managers at a marketing masterclass in the Gold Coast last week, where Airbnb unveiled its hope for managers to become hosts.  At the ‘Explore new avenues to increase your booking revenue’ event, Airbnb and Google explained how accom managers could leverage their platforms in future to gain online bookings. They spoke about guest …

A world-first electronic tracking system uses tourists' handprints to monitor their movements is being trialled on the Great Barrier Reef to reduce the risk of tourists being left behind.

An ancient Dreamtime story about the birth of the Great Barrier Reef  is uniting indigenous Australians in a new tourism drive.

The Queensland tourism industry is looking to cash in on a growing interest from Chinese investors.

An historic Queensland resort has been partially destroyed by fire.