ITS OPEN SEASON
Great escape tourism will surges as Qld borders opens on 10 July 2020
Queensland is set for a tourism boom; following news the border will open on 10 Jul 20, sparking an extraordinary surge in holiday bookings. Online searches for holidays are up 70% since the announcement. Cairns has the most enquiries for flights.
Our readers would have noted over the last three months we have focused on the relationship between the tourist industry and the Australian general aviation industry. In brief, various tourist agencies have published reports which have shown an enormous amount of money is spent by Australians on overseas recreational travel.
Now that international travel will be disrupted for at least 3 to 5 years, Australian tourists will be restricted to enjoying their holidays within Australia. Tourist agencies suggest this will be a boost for the regional airlines and of course other tourist activities involving general aviation.
During the current winter months, Queensland traditionally hosts enormous numbers of interstate visitors from colder regions of Australia. At present, the Queensland helicopter industry currently leads the other states as shown by the CASA Aircraft Register.
Queensland has 763 helicopters, next is New South Wales with 534, Victoria is third with 331; Western Australia follows with 290, Northern Territory - 190; South Australia 79; Tasmania - 50 and ACT 11.
Let us hope the numbers will increase over the next year or so, as suggested by tourist agencies!