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Outback Queensland tourism season extended as tourists brave heat to check out west in summer
Tourism operators in outback Queensland usually enjoy some much-needed downtime over the summer months.
Key points:
- The off-season for tourism operators in outback Queensland was much shorter this summer, as tourists braved the heat over the Christmas break
- The Longreach visitor information centre saw a 120 per cent increase in inquiries over summer
- Many families saw remote Queensland as a safer option for their holidays, with COVID-19 front of mind
Most travellers usually steer clear of the west, as temperatures consistently hover around the high 30s and early 40s, opting instead to spend their holidays near the beach.
But the 2020-2021 summer period bucked the trend.
“What a crazy year,” the director of Outback Aussie Tours, Alan Smith,…
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