Queenslanders answer call to keep tourism afloat

While the coronavirus pandemic has wiped an estimated $12 billion from the state’s tourism industry in the past year, there are some positive signs, with new data from Tourism Research Australia to be released today showing a 10 per cent surge in spending by Queenslanders on intrastate travel.In the September quarter, Queenslanders spent $2.7 billion on home-state holidays – an increase of almost $270 million on the same period in 2019 – helping to offset the impact of a time when international…



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