Noosa helps others, and wants help itself

Tuesday, 20 Jan, 2011 0

Tourism operators in Noosa on Australia’s Sunshine Coast, which escaped the recent flooding experienced elsewhere in Queensland, have offered room nights to help Brisbane and South East Queensland get back on its feet.

Individuals and businesses have supported the Premier’s Flood Appeal, and more fundraising projects are under way.

Tourism Noosa CEO Steve Cooper said that with the town’s tourism industry starting to hurt from the flow-on impact of the disaster affecting other areas of Queensland, operators are now in recovery mode.

“Interstate and overseas visitors have unfortunately received the message that Queensland is off the holiday shopping list because of the disaster.

“Tourism contributes about $1 billion to the Noosa and regional economy each year and accounts for over 14,000 direct and indirect jobs in the region,” Cooper said.

“We’re encouraging people to visit our website to look for some incentive deals to make that decision to take another break, reward themselves and support our industry.”



 

profileimage

Ian Jarrett



Most Read

Vegas’s Billion-Dollar Secrets – What They Don’t Want Tourists to Know

Visit Florida’s New CEO Bryan Griffin Shares His Vision for State Tourism with Graham

Chicago’s Tourism Renaissance: Graham Interviews Kristin Reynolds of Choose Chicago

Graham Talks with Cassandra McCauley of MMGY NextFactor About the Latest Industry Research

Destination International’s Andreas Weissenborn: Research, Advocacy, and Destination Impact

Graham and Don Welsh Discuss the Success of Destinations International’s Annual Conference

Graham and CEO Andre Kiwitz on Ventura Travel’s UK Move and Recruitment for the Role

Brett Laiken and Graham Discuss Florida’s Tourism Momentum and Global Appeal

Graham and Elliot Ferguson on Positioning DC as a Cultural and Inclusive Global Destination

Graham Talks to Fraser Last About His England-to-Ireland Trek for Mental Health Awareness

Kathy Nelson Tells Graham About the Honour of Hosting the World Cup and Kansas City’s Future

Graham McKenzie on Sir Richie Richardson’s Dual Passion for Golf and His Homeland, Antigua
TRAINING & COMPETITION
Skip to toolbar
Clearing CSS/JS assets' cache... Please wait until this notice disappears...
Updating... Please wait...