Gold Coast Holiday Dollars launched - 3 June 2021 - Queensland

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                                    3 June 2021

Gold Coast Holiday Dollars launched

The fourth phase of Queensland's Holiday Dollars program is going live with travel
vouchers to explore the Gold Coast up for grabs next week.

Another 30,000 travel vouchers for Queenslanders, this time to stay and explore the
Gold Coast, are on offer and can be used for a range of experiences from the region's
whale watching tours and theme parks to its accommodation offerings and everything
in between.

The Gold Coast campaign is designed to support local tourism operators and drive
visitation during a key shoulder period. Gold Coast operators have until 21 July
to register to participate in the Holiday Dollars campaign.

As the Gold Coast Holiday Dollars campaign begins, the Cairns & Great Barrier Reef
and Whitsundays campaigns are continuing with their respective booking and
redemption phases finishing at the end of June, while the Brisbane campaign travel
period continues until 15 August.

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Queensland on show

As we reach mid-year, TEQ continues to work with industry to showcase the many
visitor experiences across the state to potential travellers and trade partners. This week
and into the next, this will occur through a few high-profile events.

TEQ is currently hosting a Queensland stand at the biggest caravanning event in
Queensland - the Let's Go Queensland Caravan and Camping Show - from 2 to 7 June
in Brisbane. TEQ will join more than 220 other exhibitors, including six regional
tourism organisations, at the popular event which is expected to see more than 40,000
people through its doors. With drive tourism increasing as a popular method of
domestic travel, the stand will provide an opportunity to engage with potential
travellers and raise awareness about the diversity of drive tourism experiences
Queensland has to offer.

On the trade front, Australia's largest tourism trade event, the Australian Tourism
Exchange (ATE), will kick off on Sunday with ATE Live from 6 to 9 June, immediately
followed by ATE Online, running from 10 to 17 June. The program will bring together
thousands of international and domestic travel buyers and frontline Australian tourism
industry representatives across more than 57,000 appointments. The Queensland
contingent this year is the largest ever with 223 Queensland sellers attending across
both events, representing 150 companies across the state. Queensland industry

representatives will have the opportunity to meet with 428 buyers representing 206
companies face-to-face at ATE Live and a further 506 buyer companies during ATE
Online. Visit the ATE website for more information and to view content from the live
event next week.

Townsville region to host major sporting spectacles

In a major coup for the Sunshine State, Townsville's Queensland Country Bank
Stadium will turn into the Cauldron of the North next week as it hosts State of Origin
Game One on 9 June. This is the first Origin ever held in a regional city and is expected
to provide a welcome economic boost to Townsville with Game One tickets selling out
within minutes and the city fully booked. Ahead of the opener, Townsville Enterprise
has partnered with Airbnb to help North Queenslanders roll out their welcome mats to
Origin fans and list their homes or spare rooms on Airbnb. It’s all hands-on deck with
all North Queensland industry stakeholders working around the clock to put on a
world-class event in only one week and give visitors a once-in-a-lifetime Origin
experience in tropical paradise.

In more great news, Townsville has secured the inaugural Oceania Rugby Sevens
Challenge next month, bringing Australia, New Zealand and Fiji’s best male and female
rugby talents and thousands of fans to North Queensland. The event is a major lead-up
trial ahead of the Tokyo Olympics and is expected to generate more than 10,000 visitor
nights and an estimated $2.3 million for the local economy.

Queensland Day                               Work in Paradise update
Just three days remain until Queensland      The $7.5 million Work in Paradise
Day, this Sunday 6 June, when the            program, designed encourage thousands
Sunshine State will celebrate its 162nd      of workers from across Australia to take a
birthday.                                    tourism job in regional Queensland, has
                                             received more than 12,500 registrations,
Queensland's tourism and events industry
                                             with more than half from job seekers
is encouraged to promote Queensland
                                             outside Queensland, in addition to more
Day by sharing their Queensland story -
                                             than 50,000 website visits. It has also
whether it be enjoying local produce,
                                             garnered global media coverage, worth
watching the sunset, enjoying a morning
                                             $1.7 million in estimated advertising
ocean swim or incorporating your visitor
                                             value and a reach of 4.71 million.
experience offering - through your
engagement channels. Join the online         The Work in Paradise Incentive Scheme -
conversation about #myQLDstory using         $1500 incentive and $250 travel bonus -
Facebook or Instagram, light up or           will open for applications on 1 July with
decorate your business in maroon, or         the Work in Paradise Jobs website going
attend one of the various Queensland Day     live at the same time. The website will
events.                                      feature information on living and working
                                             all over Queensland and promote jobs
View this information pack which
                                             across the state. Low-cost
includes web and social media icons, key
                                             accommodation packages or options, or
messages and suggested newsletter
                                             other relevant suggestions from industry
content. Don't forget to tag
                                             for the website are welcomed and can be
#thisisqueensland in your Queensland
                                             emailed to
Day social posts.
                                             workinparadise@dtis.qld.gov.au

COVID-19 latest: What you need to know

Victoria remains a declared hot spot for Queensland as the number of COVID-19 cases
and exposure sites in Victoria continue to rise. Anyone who has been in Victoria from
1am Friday 28 May will not be allowed to enter Queensland unless they are a returning
Queensland resident, except for a limited range of people who can enter for an essential
purpose. Anyone who is allowed to enter Queensland will be required to go into 14 days

mandatory hotel quarantine. For more information on the Interstate Exposure Venues
Direction, visit the Queensland Health website.

Queensland also has current contract tracing alerts and related public health advice for
people who have been in NSW. Anyone who has been to an interstate exposure site
must complete 14 days quarantine, even if you receive a negative test since you were at
the location. More information is available here.

What do tourism businesses need to do?

While tourism businesses are required to make their guests aware of public health
requirements, they do not need to enforce compliance. If you have concerns about the
health of a guest you can contact Queensland Health, or if you have concerns that
someone is not following Public Health Directions you can contact the Queensland
Police. You can display this poster at your tourism business to help notify your guests
of the requirements.

Business support and opportunities

Finding Staff by Demystifying the Migration System webinar

Online: 10:00am - 11:00am, Tuesday 8 June 2021

Join CEO Shannon Semenikow from Education and Migration Services Australia for an
informative webinar to help demystify the migration system and assist with a migration
strategy that will help you build a dynamic hospitality team.

Queensland Tourism Industry Council ATO Webinar Series

Online: Various, July - October 2021

QTIC together with the Australian Taxation Office have developed this webinar series
addressing a range of topics curated by First Nations operators. These 60-minute
webinars, run by tax experts Linden Regina and Matthew Walsh, will include 15
minutes for Q&As.

Destination Food 2021

Bundaberg: Monday 2 August 2021

Destination Food 2021 will once again bring together industry leaders and colleagues,
creating a space to network, share ideas and be inspired to take marketing and
development of culinary experiences to the next level.

TEQ's Conversations with Industry

Cairns & Great Barrier Reef: 9:00am, Thursday 26 August 2021

TEQ invites the Cairns & Great Barrier Reef region's tourism and events businesses to
join us to connect with the latest insights, TEQ’s marketing and event activities and
opportunities to get involved. There will also be an opportunity to connect with TEQ
specialists during breakout sessions to provide feedback and ask questions.
Registrations will open in the coming weeks.

Australian Festival Industry Conference

Gold Coast: Wednesday 1 - Friday 3 September 2021

The Australian Festival Industry Conference is Australia’s only conference dedicated
exclusively to festival industry professionals that produce quality music, arts and
culture, food and drink, 'intellectual and ideas' and sporting festivals. Across two-and-
a-half days at Sea World Resort, hear from some of Australia's leading industry experts.
Gain valuable insights and practical knowledge to ensure the future viability of your
business.

Great Barrier Reef Education Experience Program

Find out more

The Great Barrier Reef (GBR) Education Experience Program, which supports
opportunities for students to undertake place-based learning activities in the GBR, is
currently seeking expressions of interest from reef tourism operators who would like to
be included in the program and host school groups on their reef experiences. Closes
5:00pm, 7 June 2021.

INDUSTRY CALENDAR

Quick snippets

The latest Queensland Accommodation Report for April 2021 is now available,
providing an overview of occupancy rates, revenue per available room and average
daily rate for Queensland accommodation establishments with 10 or more rooms.

Four new dedicated Tourism Business Financial Counsellors have been appointed to
support tourism operators in Cairns, Whitsundays, Gold Coast and Brisbane as an
extension of the Queensland Government’s COVID-19 Small Business Financial
Counsellors, providing free financial counselling support.

Brisbane Airport Corporation’s efforts in improving local air quality has been officially
acknowledged, with Brisbane Airport awarded Platinum Recognition in Airports
Council International Asia-Pacific’s Green Airports Recognition 2021.

Advance Queensland alumni and Brisbane-based travel technology company Travello
has been given a boost thanks to a $6.5 million Series A funding round supported by
some of the biggest names in the Australian travel industry.

Congratulations to the Douglas Shire Council and Jabalbina Yalanji Aboriginal
Corporation for their Indigenous Language Signage Program and to the highly
commended Of One Mind for the Women of the World - WOW Australia which have
both been named finalists in the 2021 Queensland Reconciliation Awards this week.

Tourism Tropical North Queensland has appointed Experience Co Chief Executive
Officer John O’Sullivan to the Board of Directors.

Visit Sunshine Coast has announced Kelly Ryan has been appointed Head of
Marketing.

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